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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Amazon Tribe Go behind the Camera in Nat Geo Film 'The Territory'

A member of the Uru-eu-wau-wau tribe poses in the tribe’s reserve in the Amazon, south of Porto Velho, Brazil. “The Territory,” to be released by National Geographic on August 19, follows the plight of some 200 hunter-gatherers who live in the protected area of the rainforest, surrounded and encroached upon by aggressive and illegal settlers, farmers and loggers. Photo: AFP

When Covid-19 reached Brazil's Amazon, and an indigenous tribe sealed off its borders, director Alex Pritz found an innovative way to finish his documentary -- he handed the cameras over to the Uru-eu-wau-wau themselves.

"The Territory," to be released by National Geographic on Friday, follows the plight of some 200 hunter-gatherers who live in a protected area of rainforest, surrounded and encroached upon by aggressive and illegal settlers, farmers and loggers.

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