Kunha Karai and The Earth Narratives

(Kunhã Karai e as narrativas da Terra)
Paola Mallmann | Documentary

2023 | 105 minutes | Brazil

A powerful portrait of Indigenous Brazilian women, highlighting their leadership in the fight for rights and climate justice.

Synopsis

A powerful documentary that weaves together the personal narratives and collective struggles of Brazilian Indigenous women, highlighting their role as leaders in both their communities and broader social movements. Through a tapestry of memories, dreams, oral traditions, and Amerindian cosmologies, director Paola Mallmann explores how processes of healing and resistance are deeply rooted in ancestral knowledge and territorial belonging.

Centered on Indigenous female protagonism, the film showcases how women are reshaping political discourse through collective action in defense of their rights and the environment. Their stories offer a vital perspective in global conversations on climate change, decolonial feminism, and the interconnection between land, identity, and justice in Brazil.

Reviews

“In times of climate crisis and threats to indigenous rights, Kunha Karaí and the Narratives of the Earth is an urgent work. More than informing, the film proposes a reunion with the Earth - as mother, as home, as part of us.” – Marcela Brandes, Brasil de Fato

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Festivals

Humberto Mauro Film Festival - Best Documentary, Best Script, Best Music Score; FAM Florianopolis Film Festival; Ciranda de Filmes Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Paola Mallmann

NATIONALITY: Brazil

YEAR: 2023

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Guarani; Indigenous languages; Other languages; Portuguese

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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