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Films
4 Films
with a digital version available
x
Region
“South America”
x
Keywords
“Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples”
and
“Land Rights”
x
films with a digital version
4
x
short films
1
Region
South America
4
x
Country
Brazil
2
Colombia
1
not set
1
Keywords
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
4
Land Rights
4
x
Political Activists
2
Resistance
2
Social Change
1
Social Conflict
3
Directors
Beckham, Michael
2
Drion, Georges
1
Henley, Paul
1
Moser, Brian
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
3
not set
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
4
Year of production
1971
1
1987
2
1989
1
Film list
Embera — the End of the Road
1971
52
‘
Directed by
Brian Moser
.
The way of life of the 10,000 Embera Indians who live in the Choco region of Colombia, South American, is threatened by the encroachments of Negro Libres (descendants of freed slaves) and by the
South America
Land Rights
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
The Kayapo
1987
52
‘
Directed by
Michael Beckham
.
This film focuses on the conflicts and determination of a group of people trying to survive and maintain their ethnic identity in the face of almost overpowering odds. The film contrasts the
South America
Land Rights
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Political Activists
Resistance
Social Conflict
The Kayapo: Out of the Forest
1989
52
‘
Directed by
Michael Beckham
.
Early in 1989 the Kayapo rallied other Brazilian Indians to attend a reunification of the tribes at Altamira«the proposed site of a massive hydro-electric dam, that will flood large parts of the
South America
Land Rights
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Resistance
Film / Photography / Mass media
Political Activists
Social Conflict
Reclaiming the Forest
1987
39
‘
Directed by
Paul Henley
Georges Drion
.
National governments, itinerant gold-miners, and indigenous inhabitants compete for control of an area of the South American rainforest. The film shows the potential conflict between the interests
South America
Land Rights
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Social Change
Social Conflict