IWFF Presents: We Are Guardians

From Academy-Award winning producer Fisher Stevens, 'We Are Guardians' tells the story of Indigenous forest guardians fighting to protect their ancestral lands from relentless invasions and deforestation in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. As more and more people illegally invade their lands each year, these small groups of guardians risk everything to protect their forest and way of life. Now, as the health of the entire Amazon teeters at the edge, will Brazil and the world take notice?
'We Are Guardians' offers an intimate portrayal of the lives ensnared within this crisis, bringing a multitude of voices from this complex landscape to the forefront. Indigenous forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and Indigenous leader Puyr Tembé stand at the frontlines of this fight, risking everything to protect their ancestral lands. To them, the Amazon is not just home it is life itself, worth every sacrifice to ensure its survival for future generations.