Partially shot by the Uru-eu-wau-wau people, 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.
Think-Film aimed to bring THE TERRITORY’s invitation from Indigenous communities to join their fight to protect the natural world to audiences and policymakers at national and international stages, rallying collective action and environmental hope in the fight for their home, our forests.
Impact Highlights include:
- High-level Brussels impact screening for 500 key policymakers and issue stakeholders alongside meetings between film protagonist Kuaimbu Uru-eu-wau-wau and three MEPs the week before a crucial Parliament vote, which put Indigenous rights on the map in the legislative proposal.
- A private EU Environment Council screening for 23 EU Member States, with a Q&A that moved forward the legislative debate the next day.
- Submitted Indigenous film participants and communities to prestigious human rights prizes with the support of influencers including Emma Thompson, and secured an oped for Kuaimbu in Al Jazeera.
