'A struggle for us all': new film reveals light and shade of fight for Amazon

Five years in the making, We Are Guardians takes a hard look at the complexity of the struggle between Indigenous people, loggers and ranchersA UN report in 2021 described the Indigenous peoples of Latin America as the "best guardians" of the rainforests. Now, a new documentary, We Are Guardians, tells the story of those in Brazil fighting to protect their land from deforestation.The film, which premiered on Netflix in Latin America, is due to be screened in London on 15 March as part of the Human Rights Watch film festival. It is co-directed by the Indigenous Brazilian activist Edivan Guajajara and the environmental journalists Rob Grobman and Chelsea Greene. Leonardo DiCaprio was an executive producer. Continue reading...