outubro, 01 2024

By WWF-Brazil 
 
Armed men, tractors opening roads and tearing down the forest: it's like that, with violence and under threat, that families of extractivists who lived in Resex (Extractive Reserve) Jaci-Paraná, in Rondônia, had to leave behind their homes and their livelihoods. In its place are now illegal cattle ranches, owned by well-known and influential people, who easily sell their product to large slaughterhouses. The drama of these populations is the subject of the documentary Exiles - Extractivists Expelled with Bullets in Rondônia” – directed by Marcio Sanches, Maira Hofmeister and Fernanda Wenzel, which will have two sessions, both with free entry, in São Paulo: on 8/4 at 2:30 pm, at the Cultural Reserve, and on 8/7 at 7:00 pm, at the São Paulo Cultural Center. 
 
Held by the Kanindé Ethnoenvironmental Defense Association – of the Rondônia Seringueiros Organization – and by WWF-Brazil, the documentary “Exiles - Extractivists Expelled with Bullets in Rondônia” is part of the list of 122 films from 24 countries in the 13th edition of the Ecofalante Film Festival, considered the most important South American event for audiovisual production related to socio-environmental themes. The work brings testimonies and forceful interviews that show how families of extractivists were violently expelled from Resex Jaci-Paraná, in Rondônia, with the connivance of authorities. The film also details the land grabbing scheme, non-compliance with judicial decisions and attempts to reduce the area through the Legislative Assembly. 
 
The Resex Jaci-Paraná is a protected area that extends over three municipalities in Rondônia. It was created in 1996 to protect the forest and the families who live from the extraction of rubber, chestnuts, açaí and other products from the Amazon. Almost 30 years after its creation, however, data from the government of Rondônia show that there are 765 farms within the area that should be protected. 
 
The documentary is also part of the Ecofalante Universities Program, which brings films that are part of the Ecofalante's educational project. With more than 250 titles, the objective is to bring the socio-environmental debate to schools and universities throughout the year. All information about the Ecofalante Film Festival, which takes place between August 1 and 14, is available on the Ecofalante website: www.ecofalante.org.br. 

Schedule: 

Screening of the documentary “Exiles - Extractivists Expelled with Bullets in Rondônia” (17 min) 

 8/4 at 2:30 pm (Sunday): Reserva Cultural – room 8/27 
 at7:00 pm (Wednesday): Centro Cultural São Paulo – Sala Lima Barreto 

13th Ecofalante Film Festival 

Topics such as climate emergencies and resilient cities are on the agenda of the Exhibition, as well as debates with experts on restoration and regeneration of ecosystems, labor rights and taxation of the super-rich, artificial intelligence, activism, among others. Children are also part of the agenda with the theme of sustainability in the audiovisual industry. 
 
This year, the program of the 13th Ecofalante Film Festival has as great novelty the creation of a competitive festival entitled Territories and Memory Competition, dedicated exclusively to Brazilian productions. The event thus opens up more space for the significant growth in the realization of audiovisual works of a socio-environmental nature in the country. It also allows the discussion of issues related to the different territories of Brazil – whether geographical or symbolic – and their memory. Ten other sessions 
 
are also scheduled: Contemporary International Panorama, Historical Panorama, Special Climate Emergency, Special ISA 30 years: For a Socio-Environmental Brazil, Latin American Competition, Short Ecofalante Contest, Special Sessions, Children's Session and the Ecofalante Universities Program 
 
The 13th Ecofalante Film Festival is made possible through the Culture Incentive Law. Directed by Chico Guariba, the event is sponsored by Itaú, Mercado Livre, Spcine and the City of São Paulo. The event has the support of White Martins and Synergia Socioambiental; and institutional support from the French Institute, WWF, Ecofalante Universities Program and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. The production is by Doc & Outras Coisas, with co-production by Química Cultural and partnerships of Instituto Akatu, Autosustentável, eCycle, Green Me, Greenpeace, Iniciativa Verde, Instituto Socioambiental, Observatório do Clima and The Climate Reality Project Brasil. It is an accomplishment of Ecofalante, ProAC ICMS, Government of São Paulo, Ministry of Culture and Federal Government. 
 
Ecofalante is a Civil Society Organization (CSO) that works in the areas of culture, education and sustainability, working in teacher training, exhibitions and debates in schools, universities and cultural spaces, in addition to producing seminars and workshops on cinema, education and sustainability. Ecofalante is also responsible for the free streaming platform Ecofalante Play, aimed at educators, and Ecofalante Universidades, an educational extension program. 
 
The following rooms are part of the festival circuit: Reserva Cultural - room 2 and room 3, Circuito Spcine Lima Barreto (Centro Cultural São Paulo), Cine Satyros Bijou, Nave Coletiva, Circuito Spcine Centro de Formação Cultural Cidade Tiradentes and 15 units of the Circuito Spcine located in the CEUs. 

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About WWF-Brazil 

WWF-Brazil is a Brazilian NGO that for 27 yeas has been working collectively with civil society partners, universities, governments and companies throughout the country to fight socio-environmental degradation and protect the lives of people and nature. We are connected in an interdependent network that seeks urgent solutions to the climate emergency.