Documentary Mondays: " Uýra – The Rising Forest"

This event is online and in-person. Join the Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library for a free screening of “Uýra – The Rising Forest” .

Program Description

Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon to promote the significance of identity and place, threatened by Brazil’s oppressive political regime. Through dance, poetry, and stunning characterization, Uýra confronts historical racism, transphobia, and environmental destruction, while emphasizing the interdependence of humans and the environment. Co-presented with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) and Peril and Promise, a public media initiative from The WNET Group.

Directed by Juliana Curi, João Henrique Kurtz, Lívia Cheibub, Martina Sönksen and Uýra Sodoma

Run time:  60 minutes

This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent non-fiction film series on PBS www.pbs.org/pov

Space is Limited So Please Register In Advance.