BONUS - Amber Morning Star Byars, the Indigenous producer of Sugarcane and impact producer of Free Leonard Peltier will to do a short introduction for the film at the 4pm show on July 1st.  Also in the works is a potential Indigenous Prayer Giver to offer words before the start of the film!  More details t.b.a

Produced by Academy Award-winner Fisher Stevens (The Cove) and Executive Produced by Academy-Award Winner Leonardo DiCaprio, We Are Guardians is an enthralling and gorgeous portrait of a landscape in peril, detailing the Indigenous struggle to protect centuries-old trees and other resources that are being illegally removed from the Amazon; an unfolding crisis causing a ripple effect with consequences for this fragile ecosystem and the entire planet.

In the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the Indigenous forest guardians stand at the frontlines of the fight to protect their ancestral lands from relentless invasions and deforestation. As more and more people illegally invade their lands each year, devastating centuries-old forests for resources and fast profits, 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 and way of life from relentless invasions and deforestation. To them, the Amazon is not just home—it is life itself, worth every sacrifice to ensure its survival for future generations.

"It's done in a way that goes deeper into all the different threads that are involved in the deforestation of the Amazon." - Claudia Puig, FilmWeek (LAist)

”Like a well-made pamphlet, does the job with plenty of efficiency and heat." - Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times.

"Rather than taking a strong stance in one direction or another, “We Are Guardians” aims to sympathize with everyone involved, or at least to enlighten us as to the complexity of their motivations."- Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com