Special Report: We Are Guardians (2023)
From The Projection Booth by Weirding Way Media
July 10, 2026 · 37 min · Season 1 · Episode 724
About this episode
The episode discusses the documentary 'We Are Guardians' and the fight of indigenous forest guardians in the Brazilian Amazon against illegal loggers.
Deep in the Brazilian Amazon, indigenous forest guardians risk their lives to defend ancestral lands from illegal loggers — and the fate of the entire rainforest hangs in the balance. We Are Guardians follows indigenous guardian Marçal Guajajara and indigenous leader Puyr Tembé as they stand at the frontlines of this fight, while on the other side, illegal logger Valdir struggles to survive and sees no other way forward than continuing to cut. Mike talks with co-directors Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman about the making of this award-winning documentary. Directed by Edivan Guajajara, Greene, and Grobman, and produced by Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens with Leonardo DiCaprio serving as executive producer, We Are Guardians has earned accolades including Best Documentary at the Raindance Film Festival, the International Green Film Award at Cinema for Peace, and the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Mostra São Paulo International Film Festival. Greene and Grobman join Mike to discuss how they brought this urgent story to the screen, the challenges of filming in a contested and dangerous environment, and what they hope audiences will carry with them. Follow the film on…
People in this episode
Host: Mike
Guests: Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman
Topics covered
- indigenous rights
- environmental activism
- documentary filmmaking
- illegal logging
- Amazon rainforest
- interviews
Keywords
- indigenous guardians
- Brazilian Amazon
- illegal loggers
- documentary
- environmental issues
- Chelsea Greene
- Rob Grobman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Raindance Film Festival, Cinema for Peace, Mostra São Paulo International Film Festival
Books & works: We Are Guardians
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