Ailton Krenak

Ailton Krenak

Born: September 29, 1953

Movies for Ailton Krenak...

Stepping Softly on the Earth
Title: Stepping Softly on the Earth
Released: October 28, 2022
Type: Movie
In the documentary "Pisar Suavemente na Terra", three Indigenous leaders from the Amazon try to keep their ways of being in the world alive. This is the story of Kátia, chief of the Akrãtikatêjê people, of Manuel, chief of the Munduruku people and of José Manuyama, a teacher of Kokama origin. The three narrate the threats to their territories promoted by large-scale mining, monoculture, oil extraction, logging and the construction of hydroelectric plants. Interconnected by the voice and ancestral thoughts of Ailton Krenak, these accounts of resistance present us with other ways of existing and walking in the world.
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Sociedade do Medo
Title: Sociedade do Medo
Character: Self
Released: October 6, 2022
Type: Movie
This documentary is the last feature film of the "Trilogy of Catharsis" - a documentary series by filmmaker Adriana L. Dutra. This film leads us to reflect on the way in which fear dominates humanity and how the system takes advantage of this feeling to manipulate the masses, exploring the appropriate aspects in each environment to achieve its goal.
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Ironland
Title: Ironland
Character: himself
Released: January 23, 2022
Type: Movie
After living in the United States for decades, Brazilian geographer Camila decides to return to her native state of Minas Gerais when a mining-related environmental disaster strikes the area. A dam burst, destroying several villages with heavily polluted wastewater from an iron ore mine. In this documentary road movie, Camila shows how mining has shaped the state’s history.
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A Bolsa ou a Vida
Title: A Bolsa ou a Vida
Character: Self
Released: August 13, 2021
Type: Movie
In the post-pandemic future of covid-19, will the centrality be the financial casino and the accumulation of wealth by an elite or a quality life for all, with less inequality? Did the minimal state show itself capable of serving the collective? How to guarantee life without social and labor rights? What model of society do we want to live in? The film addresses the dismantling of the concept of social welfare and makes us reflect on the incompatibility of neoliberalism with a humanist project of society.
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Descarte
Title: Descarte
Released: February 24, 2021
Type: Movie
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Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Title: Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Character: himself
Released: December 3, 2020
Type: Movie
As the Sars-Covid 19 pandemic increased, Rubiane Maia was in Folkestone, England, and Tom Nobrega in Tarapoto, in the Peruvian Amazon. Both were surprised by the sudden need to cancel planned trips to Brazil, their homeland. The closed borders brought unusual situations and an unknown feeling of exile. As news from Brazil reaches the distance like rocks breaking their computer screens, blurring the line between what is personal and what is collective, the pair of friends share their bewilderment and try to find some resonance amid the overwhelming amount of information that floats the virtual space.
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De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
Title: De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
Character: Self
Released: September 11, 2020
Type: Movie
Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European invasion of the continent, police violence, the genocide of the black people, the massacre of indigenous peoples, religious violence, the criminalization of funk music, structural racism in art and education, the importance of quota policy and the need urgent historical repair as a commitment by the Brazilian state to the black people.
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My Blood is Red
Title: My Blood is Red
Released: October 26, 2019
Type: Movie
A young indigenous rapper tries to find his identity amidst the genocide of his people.
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Title: Guerras do Brasil.doc
Character: Ailton Krenak
Released: April 19, 2019
Type: TV
This documentary series details how Brazil was shaped by centuries of armed conflict, from the first conquerors to today's violence.
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Esquerda em Transe
Title: Esquerda em Transe
Released: January 10, 2019
Type: Movie
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Amazônia - O Despertar da Florestania
Title: Amazônia - O Despertar da Florestania
Character: Himself
Released: November 9, 2018
Type: Movie
How has Brazil dealt with nature and its natural resources in the early 20th century? What state is the Amazon Forest in? Based on specialties with specialties from the most diverse areas and with the rescue of historical figures, we discuss the notion of forestry, that is, the citizenship of the forest, a term necessary to reflect on Brazilian identity.
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Ailton Krenak e o Sonho da Pedra
Title: Ailton Krenak e o Sonho da Pedra
Character: Self
Released: July 20, 2017
Type: Movie
The documentary follows the trajectory of Ailton Krenak, indigenous leader from Minas Gerais, a descendant of the Krenak ethnic group, formerly called Botocudos. After studying in São Paulo, Ailton was active in the defense of indigenous peoples. While traveling through Brazil and the world, he became a kind of ambassador for the original Brazilian cultures. The film features images and testimonies of Ailton at different times in his life, as well as other characters that are part of his universe.
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Índios no Poder
Title: Índios no Poder
Released: June 20, 2017
Type: Movie
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Índio Cidadão?
Title: Índio Cidadão?
Character: Ele mesmo
Released: April 19, 2014
Type: Movie
The Kaiowa and Guarani Nation, oblivious to Law and Justice, reveals the testimonial narrative of the indigenous genocide underway in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
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ÑANDE MBARAETE’I KATU – VAMOS JUNTOS NOS FORTALECER
Title: ÑANDE MBARAETE’I KATU – VAMOS JUNTOS NOS FORTALECER
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
In 2019, a new government stepped into Brasília promoting the dismantling of rights and encouraging the occupation of indigenous territories by gold miners and agribusiness. This film shows the strength of indigenous mobilizations, as they quickly rose up, with the collective body of the native peoples transforming mourning into a struggle, resisting together to strengthen their traditions and ways of existence.