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Ancestral Guardians: Short Films & Panel Discussion (hosted by Cine+Mas and Amazon Watch)

  • 3036 24th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA (map)

Tonight the SF Latino Film Festival & Amazon Watch presents: Ancestral Guardians Shorts & Panel Discussion

 Indigenous resistance against environmental destruction and the defense of ancestral territories and ways of life. This program unites two powerful short films that chronicle the contemporary struggles of Indigenous peoples across the Americas as they fight to protect their ancestral territories, environments, and cultural integrity from external threats. 

This is a free screening with a panel discussion and a direct action element to the event.
Panelists include representatives from Amazon Watch, Cine+Más SF and an expert in the field.
Please RSVP. Limited seating.

Mukunã Aprendiz De Pajé (Mukunã Shaman Apprentice
By Rodrigo Sena ( BRZ )

Mukunã prepares to become the Shaman of the Potiguara Katu village in Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), older than us, the power plants become the teacher teaching environmental care.

Charip: Lightning in the River
By Mullu TV, Wampis Nation
As illegal gold mining spreads through the northern Peruvian Amazon, the Wampís Nation fights to defend its ancestral territory.

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