Vessel x Cinema Politica - 06 May - We are Guardians

Vessel x Cinema Politica present ‘We Are Guardians’

Wednesday, 06 May 6.30-9 pm.

About the Film

We Are Guardians is a dramatic and energetic journey into the daring struggle of Indigenous land-defenders in the Brazilian Amazon that connects ecological balance with environmental activism.

The film is a rich, intimate journey meeting the many people who are living an intricate daily balance in the Amazon basin, one of the world’s most disrupted and threatened regions. We follow Indigenous leader and activist Puyr Tembé and forest guardian Marçal Guajajara as they fight to protect their territories from deforestation, as well as an illegal logger who has no choice but to cut the forest down to feed his family, and a large landowner at the mercy of thousands of invaders and extractive industry. Through intimate, character focused storytelling, the film reveals the many intertwined social and economic issues driving this complicated landscape.

But We Are Guardians takes us further, beyond the beautiful rainforest of the Amazon basin, to understand how it is inextricably connected to the entire planet. We explore the science of this incredible world treasure and its critical role in stabilizing our global climate. We see the economic connections to Western free markets that link goods derived in the Amazon region to Western consumers. Most importantly, we experience our own role in this delicate balance that plays out daily before our eyes, and learn from the wisdom of Indigenous cultures who remind us that we are — all of us — guardians.

Limited to 50 spaces so get your ticket now.

Donations encouraged by those who can to enable this free event to continue!

Times:

Doors open 6.30 pm

Movie will start at 6.45 pm (run time 1:22 hr)

Talk and conversation afterwards ~ approximately 8.15 pm.

Thanks to our 2026 event partners: Willoughby Park Wines, Otherside Brewing Co and Lightning Minds for your ongoing support.

And our Supporting Partner of the Vessel x Cinema Politica Series; Bendigo Community Bank - Fremantle