Uyra, The Rising Forest
Feature length film Completed 2022
Producer
Emerson Pontes/Uyra Sodoma
Producer
João Henrique Kurtz
Director
Juliana Curi
Producer
Lívia Cheibub
Producer
Martina Sönksen
Doc Society helped with
Production
Impact
Runtime: 63 minutes
In the country that most kills environmentalists, indigenous and trans people, Uyra is a body that Brazil insists on exterminating. As a drag queen indigenous educator, her existence and resistance foster a grassroots revolution that fights for the education of the native youth and for the preservation of the environment in the heart of the Amazon Forest.
Crew
See it because it’s brilliantly made; see it because it’s one of those rare pieces of cinema which could permanently change the way you think.
Eye for Film
July 27, 2022
The Rising Forest is a visual feast. Even the decay of garbage-filled waterways offers a colourful panoply of horror from which it is impossible to turn away, repellent and seductive at the same time.
PopMatters
July 11, 2022
There is a ton in here and the film allows it all to come to full bloom, from the talking points, to the teachings, to the performances.
Cinema Crazed
July 1, 2022
It's a remarkably gentle film, and each segment carries a powerful jolt of understanding and emotion.
Shadows on the Wall
June 24, 2022
Uýra is a compelling subject for a documentary and brings a true artist’s eye to their performances.
Film Threat
Sept. 25, 2023
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