Acting

Sonia Guajajara

Born

1974-03-06 (52)

Known for

Acting

Credits

9 titles

Known for

The Buriti Flower poster
7.1

Through her child’s eyes, Patpro will go through three periods of the history of her indigenous people, in the heart of the Brazilian forest. Tirelessly persecuted, but guided by their ancestral rites, their love of nature and their fight to preserve their freedom, the Krahô never stop inventing new forms of resistance.

The Buriti Flower

2024

Índio Cidadão? poster
NR

The Kaiowa and Guarani Nation, oblivious to Law and Justice, reveals the testimonial narrative of the indigenous genocide underway in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Índio Cidadão?

2014

Breaking Myths poster
7.9

“Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, a fanatical far-right politician who can best be described as the Brazilian Donald Trump. The story is told through the lens of the critically acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker and LGBTQ activist Fernando Grostein Andrade (“Abe” Sundance 19), who directed, wrote, and produced the feature alongside creative partner Fernando Siqueira as the first release under his production company in California, Cosmic Dog Studios.

Breaking Myths

2022

Nhãndê kuery mã hi'ãn rivê hê'yn  (Não somos apenas sombras) poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nhãndê kuery mã hi'ãn rivê hê'yn (Não somos apenas sombras)

2023

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade poster
NR

Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European invasion of the continent, police violence, the genocide of the black people, the massacre of indigenous peoples, religious violence, the criminalization of funk music, structural racism in art and education, the importance of quota policy and the need urgent historical repair as a commitment by the Brazilian state to the black people.

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

2020

ÑANDE MBARAETE’I KATU – VAMOS JUNTOS NOS FORTALECER poster
NR

In 2019, a new government stepped into Brasília promoting the dismantling of rights and encouraging the occupation of indigenous territories by gold miners and agribusiness. This film shows the strength of indigenous mobilizations, as they quickly rose up, with the collective body of the native peoples transforming mourning into a struggle, resisting together to strengthen their traditions and ways of existence.

ÑANDE MBARAETE’I KATU – VAMOS JUNTOS NOS FORTALECER

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Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

The Buriti Flower poster
7.1

Through her child’s eyes, Patpro will go through three periods of the history of her indigenous people, in the heart of the Brazilian forest. Tirelessly persecuted, but guided by their ancestral rites, their love of nature and their fight to preserve their freedom, the Krahô never stop inventing new forms of resistance.

The Buriti Flower

2024

Breaking Myths poster
7.9

“Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, a fanatical far-right politician who can best be described as the Brazilian Donald Trump. The story is told through the lens of the critically acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker and LGBTQ activist Fernando Grostein Andrade (“Abe” Sundance 19), who directed, wrote, and produced the feature alongside creative partner Fernando Siqueira as the first release under his production company in California, Cosmic Dog Studios.

Breaking Myths

2022

Nhãndê kuery mã hi'ãn rivê hê'yn  (Não somos apenas sombras) poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nhãndê kuery mã hi'ãn rivê hê'yn (Não somos apenas sombras)

2023

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade poster
NR

Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European invasion of the continent, police violence, the genocide of the black people, the massacre of indigenous peoples, religious violence, the criminalization of funk music, structural racism in art and education, the importance of quota policy and the need urgent historical repair as a commitment by the Brazilian state to the black people.

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

2020

Praia da Saudade poster
10.0

A documentary about climate change in Brazil, especially at Atafona Beach (in the Campos de Goytacazes region), which is being swallowed up by the sea. Narrated by Sonia Guajajara and Sidarta Ribeiro, the film deals with the genocide of the native people of Goytacazes.

Praia da Saudade

2024