Two documentaries by Indigenous filmmakers from Brazil: BICYCLES OF NHANDERU, depicting everyday life among the Mbyá-Guarani, and GUARDIANS OF THE FOREST, observing the challenges of defending the boundaries around Indigenous lands.

As part of this year's annual Les Blank Lecture, the Indigenous filmmakers Patricia Ferreira Pará Yxapy and Ariel Duarte Ortega, who made BICYCLES OF NHANDERU, engage in an illuminating conversation with Natalia Brizuela, professor of Film & Media and Spanish & Porguese at UC Berkeley about their filmmaking practice as members of the Mbyá-Guarani Cinema Collective. Interpretation is provided by Sandra Bezerra.

Also part of the Les Blank Lecture, the Indigenous filmmakers Milson Silva Guajajara and Jocy Guajara, who made GUARDIANS OF THE FOREST, speak with Luisa Lanna about the essential role of filmmaking in protecting their lands. A film editor, educator, and producer, Lanna has collaborated with the Brazilian Video in the Villages project since 2017, where she coordinated the workshops for this film. Interpretation is provided by Sandra Bezerra.