The Critical Room: An entire way of life under pressure

Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro de Cunha's visually stunning film The Falling Sky is a captivating insight into the unique way of life and customs of the Yanomami people. 

In the film, which premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival, we are taken into the Amazon and meet members of the indigenous people who together number around 35,000. Until the 1970s, the Yanomami people lived almost completely isolated, but since then they have been under pressure from deforestation, mining and abuse. Ahead of the screening, in collaboration with the Rainforest Foundation Norway, we invite you to a conversation about the future of the Amazon and the Yanomami people. 

The film's directors will participate in the conversation via zoom.

Paneldeltakere: 

• Eryk Rocha is a Brazilian director and screenwriter. He is known for his film Cinema Novo (2016), which won Best Documentary at Cannes. Rocha participates digitally in the conversation.  
• Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha is a Brazilian director and actress. She is best known for a number of TV series roles in her home country. Carneiro de Cunha will take part in the conversation digitally. 
• Anne Leifsdatter Grønlund is a senior advisor at NICFI (Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative), which operates under the Ministry of Climate and Environment. She represents the Norwegian government’s extensive climate and forest initiatives and has close knowledge of the Yanomami people.
• Moderator: Lars Løvold was the director of the Rainforest Foundation Norway from 1990 to 2018 and continues to work there as a senior advisor. He is one of Norway's leading experts on Brazil and has worked closely with the Yanomami for several decades.

The event is held in collaboration with the Rainforest Foundation Norway.