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Alex Pritz is a documentary film director and cinematographer focused on human’s relationship with the natural world. Pritz’s directorial debut, THE TERRITORY, premiered in the World Cinema competition at Sundance 2022, winning both an Audience Award and Special Jury Award for Documentary Craft, making it the only film at that year’s festival to win awards from audience and jury alike.
- Showing All Sides of The Conflict
- Taking Control of The Narrative
- Working to Ensure A Lasting Impact
Bandeira acts as a gateway of sorts, coordinating access to the Uru-eu-wau-wau. Once she knew that the story was in good hands with theTerritory team, she connected them with Bitatè Uru-eu-wau-wau, 22, the new president of the Jupaú Association, an Indigenous leadership body that engages with the government. (Members of the Uru-eu-wau-wau use the w...
When Pritz first arrived, a linguist from outside the community was hoping to embark on a project of documenting the native language of the older generations, Tupi-Kawahiva, so it could be taught in local schools. The six villages of the Uru-eu-wau-wau got together to discuss and vote—their consensus was ultimately no. The linguist was not allowed ...
Marianna Olinger, the film’s impact producer, has been spearheading efforts to help build a multimedia and cultural center in the Uru-eu-wau-wau territory using both traditional architecture and modern designs. The center will include a production studio, podcasting area, equipment storage, and editing bays—designed for the Uru-eu-wau-wau to keep t...
The Territory. (2022 film) The Territory is a 2022 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Alex Pritz. It follows a young Indigenous leader of the Uru-eu-wau-wau people fighting back against farmers, colonizers and settlers who encroach on a protected area of the Amazon Rainforest. Filmed on location in Brazil from 2018 to 2020 ...
Aug 18, 2022 · ALEX PRITZ: For me, the journey behind The Territory really started when I read about the work of Neidinha Bandeira, the activist at the center of the film. I had read about her work protecting ...
The Territory: Directed by Alex Pritz. With Neidinha Bandeira, Bitaté Uru Eu Wau Wau. When a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a young Indigenous leader and his mentor must fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest.
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Sep 1, 2022 · Set in the Amazon basin, director Alex Pritz’s documentary about the ongoing conflict between the indigenous Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau tribe and poor Brazilian farmers trying to settle the land is well ...
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Aug 18, 2022 · Alex Pritz/Amazon Land Documentary/National Geographic Documentary Films. By Claire Shaffer. Aug. 18, 2022. ... Neidinha Bandeira, Bitaté Uru Eu Wau Wau. Rating PG. Running Time 1h 23m. Genre
