Uýra: The Rising Forest

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Uýra: The Rising Forest

2022

1h 10m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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Uýra is the alter-ego of Emerson, a non-binary performance artist and ecologist of indigenous origin living in Manaus, Brazil. Marginalized as an Indigenous, queer, and trans person, Uýra travels through the Amazon on a journey of self-discovery using performance art and exquisite transformations -- often created from materials found in the nearby forest -- to spread their message of environmental protection and promote LGTBQ+ rights.

Jason Flatt

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

01/04/2023

7/10

Uýra: The Rising Forest’s subject is enrapturing, and it does leave me interested in following their and their compatriots’ art in the future. I only wish the documentary about it spent more time showing it and less time trying to tell me about it.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

07/27/2022

5/5

See it because it’s brilliantly made; see it because it’s one of those rare pieces of cinema which could permanently change the way you think.

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Popmatters Staff

PopMatters

07/12/2022

The Rising Forest is a visual feast. Even the decay of garbage-filled waterways offers a colourful panoply of horror from which it is impossible to turn away, repellent and seductive at the same time.

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

07/03/2022

4.5/5

There is a ton in here and the film allows it all to come to full bloom, from the talking points, to the teachings, to the performances.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

06/29/2022

4/5

It's a remarkably gentle film, and each segment carries a powerful jolt of understanding and emotion.

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

06/20/2022

7.5/10

Uýra is a compelling subject for a documentary and brings a true artist’s eye to their performances.

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Uýra is the alter-ego of Emerson, a non-binary performance artist and ecologist of indigenous origin living in Manaus, Brazil. Marginalized as an Indigenous, queer, and trans person, Uýra travels through the Amazon on a journey of self-discovery using performance art and exquisite transformations -- often created from materials found in the nearby forest -- to spread their message of environmental protection and promote LGTBQ+ rights.

Director: Juliana Curi
Producer: Juliana Curi, Uýra Sodoma, João Henrique Kurtz, Lívia Cheibub, Martina Sonksen
Screenwriter: Juliana Curi, Juliana Curi, Martina Sonksen
Production Co: Azores Filmes
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime: 1h 10m