The powerful new trailer for upcoming documentary Yanuni has arrived. Directed by Richard Ladkani, the film follows Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia.

The tense, cinematic trailer explores Xipaia’s fight for both Indigenous rights as well as climate justice. Xipaia was appointed Brazil’s first Secretary of Indigenous Rights and is married to a federal IBAMA agent with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, who leads operations against illegal gold miners. Xipaia herself is at the frontlines of the battle to preserve the Amazon, all while facing multiple assassination attempts as well as impending motherhood.

Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the film’s producers. The film initially premiered this past June at Tribeca Film Festival to rave reviews. There is no rel

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