The Last Forest

"Shaman and activist Davi Kopenawa Yanomami has spent a quarter century leading a powerful international campaign to protect Yanomami land rights. But since Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019, he has reversed this progress, allowing the Amazon to become open for the taking once again. Director Luiz Bolognesi and Kopenawa Yanomani address these issues together as co-writers of this breathtaking documentary. With beautifully realized scripted sequences, they bring traditional stories to life about?the ongoing struggles the Yanomami people faces in their fight to preserve the Amazon and their culture. As one of the hunters goes missing and the youth are swayed by the empty promises of the gold prospectors, Davi must lead his community. Struggling to keep the death, disease and destruction of prospectors at bay, he draws upon the spirits of the forest that keep their traditions alive."
(Heather Haynes - Hot Docs 2021)