The Bozeman Doc Series continues with the Montana premiere of the powerful new documentary, Yanuni.
Thursday, January 8
Doors open at 6:30PM | Screening begins at 7:00PM
Crawford Theater
$12 general admission, $10 for students
Tickets available at the door or online.
For more info or to see a trailer, go here.
A vivid cinematic portrait, Yanuni tells the story of Juma Xipaia, an Indigenous chief from the Brazilian Amazon who rises from a remote village in the jungle to being appointed Brazil’s first Secretary of Indigenous Rights. A fearless defender of her people and the rainforest, Juma has survived multiple assassination attempts while confronting illegal gold miners, land-grabbers, and multinational corporations threatening her ancestral land. At her side is Hugo Loss, her husband and the head of Special Operations at IBAMA, Brazil’s environmental protection agency. As Juma fights on the political front, Hugo leads dangerous operations to dismantle illegal mining camps deep in the Amazon—often under armed threat.
As Juma navigates political power, growing threats, and impending motherhood, she is forced to confront the personal cost of resistance. At once epic and intimate, Yanuni is a powerful portrait of resilience, love, Indigenous sovereignty, and the fight to protect the world’s largest rainforest—for future generations and the planet we call home.
“A thrilling, romantic documentary about Brazil’s fight for Indigenous land…it captures a hopeful, revolutionary spirit, but it grounds these notions within the poetry of nature, through some of the most enrapturing, awe-inspiring landscape photography…It’s the kind of movie deserving of enormous canvases like full-frame Imax…but its ultimate goals are emotionally intimate.” – Variety
“Timely…an inspiring portrait of two remarkable environmental advocates –Juma Xipaia and her husband Hugo Loss – and their urgent fight to defend indigenous land and sovereignty…The world may never free itself of corrupt leaders, or the careless opportunists who follow them like parasites. Which means that not only do we need more activists like Juma and Hugo, we need to know more about them, too. “Yanuni” is an ideal place to begin.” – The Wrap
“An intriguing portrait…engrossing…The war against insidious forces that thrive on exploitation has not ceased, but stories like this one are essential reminders of the brave soldiers who march on with victory in sight.” – Next Best Picture
