The Falling Sky
Brazilian Cinema
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1h 48m
Directed by Eryk Rocha, Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha • Documentary • 2024 • 108 minutes
In collaboration with Brazil’s indigenous Yanomami people, THE FALLING SKY follows the Yanomami leader and shaman Davi Kopenawa as he fights to return the world to balance in closely observed rituals and trenchant comments on the ruthless logic of a materialistim outside culture. Illegal logging, gold mining, and the deadly mix of epidemics these intrusions spread threaten the existence of the Yanomami.
Based on an acute understanding of geopolitical forces, Davi Kopenawa holds up a mirror to capitalist societies of “the merchandise people” and the unsustainable lifestyle of the so-called “developed countries” that threatens the survival of humanity as a whole.
"One of the most necessary and scorching pieces of nonfiction storytelling in recent memory." —Variety
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