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‘The Territory’ director on making a documentary in the Amazon rainforest

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The Territory, Director Alex Pritz's Feature Film Debut

Director alex pritz's feature film debut is set in the amazon rain forest. Pritz and his team spent two years documenting nedina and the uru people's often dangerous fight to save the amazon. With the help of brazilian activist nadina bandera, known as the godmother of environmental protection in the western amazon, pritz was able to tell the story of the indigenous uruaowawa people. The film follows nadina and 18 year old uru leader bitate, as they struggle to fend off farmers and settlers who illegally destroy the rain forest.

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