THE TERRITORY
THE TERRITORY
Release date: 27th October 2022
THE TERRITORY provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon.
With awe-inspiring cinematography showcasing the titular landscape and richly textured sound design, the film takes audiences deep into the Uru-eu-wau-wau community and provides unprecedented access to the farmers and settlers illegally burning and clearing the protected Indigenous land. Partially shot by the Uru-eu-wau-wau people, the film relies on vérité footage captured over three years as the community risks their lives to set up their own news media team in the hopes of exposing the truth.
FILM DETAILS
TITLE: THE TERRITORY
GENRE: Documentary
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2022
RUNNING TIME: 83 mins
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Portuguese, Tupi-Kawahiva
COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: Brazil, Denmark, USA
DIRECTOR: Alex Pritz
PRODUCERS: Darren Aronofsky
Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær
Will N. Miller
Gabriel Uchida
Lizzie Gillett
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Txai Suruí
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tangãi Uru-eu-wau-wau
EDITOR: Carlos Rojas Felice
COMPOSER: Katya Mihailova
CAST: Bitaté Uru-eu-wau-wau
Neidinha Bandeira
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: National Geographic Documentary Films
Doc Society
Passion Pictures
Associação Jupaú do Povo Uru-eu-wau-wau
Documist
Protozoa Pictures
Real Lava
Time Studios
XTR