We Are Guardians

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We Are Guardians

2025

1h 22m

Documentary

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We Are Guardians follows Indigenous forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and activist Puyr Tembé as they fight to protect their territories from deforestation, an illegal logger who has no choice but to cut the forest down, and a large landowner at the mercy of thousands of invaders and extractive industry. Through intimate, character focused storytelling, the film brings the issues to the forefront -- from the science of the Amazon Rainforest and its pivotal role in our global climate stability to the economic drivers of deforestation. The film weaves together politics, history, economics, science, and consciousness, providing an in-depth exploration of this incredibly complex and critical situation -- the origins and the impact of which ripple out far beyond the boundaries of the Amazon itself.

David Ehrlich

IndieWire

Jul 11

B-

The film awes at the work that Brazil’s Indigenous people have been doing on that front for centuries, and at the same time encourages the rest of us to join in their fight, because it’s our fight too.

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

Jun 7

3/4

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.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jun 7

It's done in a way that goes deeper into all the different threads that are involved in the deforestation of the Amazon.

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Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan)

Women Write About Comics

Aug 21

A tight cinematic experience, and I do think I missed out by not seeing it on the big screen. The gorgeous Amazon and the wildlife it houses would have been a sight in the theatre. And while the visuals are beautiful, they are also powerful.

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

Jul 11

4/4

Its unbearable watching majestic trees fall, knocking down others and erasing wildlife habitats and species. All hail the women who turned the tables on Big Money.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Jul 7

A powerful, heartfelt, enraging and captivating documentary.

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Zak K

Jul 24

Powerful and engaging!!

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Alex P

Jul 20

A stunning film with inspiring characters - highly recommend!

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Juliana V

Jun 24

Means well but misses the mark by far when it shows Lula’s government as if it cared about nature or deforestation! Filmmakers seem to have no clue about how corrupt this administration is.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 7

Success in 1 hour and 22 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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We Are Guardians follows Indigenous forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and activist Puyr Tembé as they fight to protect their territories from deforestation, an illegal logger who has no choice but to cut the forest down, and a large landowner at the mercy of thousands of invaders and extractive industry. Through intimate, character focused storytelling, the film brings the issues to the forefront -- from the science of the Amazon Rainforest and its pivotal role in our global climate stability to the economic drivers of deforestation. The film weaves together politics, history, economics, science, and consciousness, providing an in-depth exploration of this incredibly complex and critical situation -- the origins and the impact of which ripple out far beyond the boundaries of the Amazon itself.

Director: Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman
Producer: Fisher Stevens, Maura Anderson, Zak Kilberg, Chelsea Greene
Distributor: Area23a
Production Co: Appian Way
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 22m