Event
SG - Piripkura: The Last Two Survivors
Get ready to explore the powerful story of the last two Piripkura people, fighting to preserve their culture against relentless deforestation in Brazil's Mato Grosso. "Piripkura" challenges what you think you know about progress, urging us to reflect on the urgent need to protect Indigenous communities on the brink of extinction.
About Piripkura: The Last Two Survivors
In the heart of Brazil's Mato Grosso region, the last two surviving members of the Piripkura people fight to preserve their way of life amid relentless deforestation. As the world around them changes at a devastating pace, they struggle to preserve their way of life, standing as living symbols of resistance against the relentless march of industrialisation.
Join us for a powerful exploration of their struggle through the lens of documentary cinema. Piripikura captures the poignant reality of a culture on the brink of extinction, challenging us to reflect on the consequences of industrialisation and the urgent need to protect the world's remaining Indigenous communities. Join us for an evening that will challenge your perceptions of progress and provoke a deeper understanding of what it means to protect not just a culture, but the very essence of humanity in the face of overwhelming odds.
Starring Pakyî and Tamandua
Directed by Bruno Jorge, Mariana Oliva, and Renata Terra
Brazil, 2017, 81 minutes, English subtitles
Free entrance for WUR-card holders. You can reserve seats at movieW under ’10-zittenkaart’.
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