National Geographic Documentary Films Tribute
THE TERRITORY
FRI, 12/2, 7:00pm, 85 min SAG HARBOR CINEMA
Award to National Geographic Documentary Films, accepted by Chris Albert, EVP Global Communications, followed by a screening of The Territory.
Q/A with Director Alex Pritz in conversation with Roger Sherman
Director: Alex Pritz
Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Will N. Miller, Sigrid Dyekjaer, Lizzie Gillett, Gabriel Uchida
Editor: Carlos Rojas Felice
Cinematographers: Alex Pritz, Tangãi Uru-eu-wau-wau
National Geographic Documentary Films is committed to producing provocative and globally relevant stories from the best documentary filmmakers. Hamptons Doc Fest has shown many of their ground-breaking films in the past including Free Solo, Playing with Sharks, Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer, Science Fair and Torn. We are thrilled to add to this prestigious list two new films: The Flagmakers and The Territory.
The Territory provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon. With inspiring cinematography and richly textured sound design, the film takes audiences deep into the Uru-eu-wau-wau community and provides unprecedented access to the farmers and settlers illegally burning and clearing the protected Indigenous land. Partially shot by the Uru-eu-wau-wau people, the film relies on vérité footage captured over three years as the community risks their lives to expose the truth.
Alex Pritz’s directorial debut, The Territory, premiered at Sundance 2022, winning both the Audience Award and Special Jury Award for Documentary Craft.