THE FALLING SKY

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Showings

Ped Mall -The Screening Room Fri, Oct 18, 2024 7:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sat, Oct 19, 2024 9:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sun, Oct 20, 2024 6:30 PM
Series Info
Series:Refocus Film Festival
Reel Representation
Event Info
Assisted Listening:Yes
Film Info
Director:Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha
Eryk Rocha
Runtime:110 minutes
Rating:Not Rated
Year Released:2024
Format:DCP
Production Country:Brazil
Language:Portuguese
Genre:Documentary

Description

In collaboration with Brazil’s indigenous Yanomami people, this documentary follows leader and shaman Davi Kopenawa as he fights to return the world to balance in closely observed rituals and trenchant comments on the ruthless logic of a materialistic outside culture. Based on the shaman's book of the same name, the film tackles illegal logging, gold mining, and the deadly mix of epidemics these intrusions spread that threaten the existence of the Yanomami. With an acute understanding of geopolitical forces, Davi Kopenawa holds up a mirror to capitalist societies of “the merchandise people” and the unsustainable lifestyle of the so-called “developed countries” that threatens the survival of humanity as a whole.