Remember the filmmaker who made that viral climate change documentary about Greta Thunberg? He’s back with something completely different — and honestly, it’s pretty gripping.
Nathan Grossman, the Swedish director behind ‘I Am Greta’, has just wrapped up a feature documentary called ‘Amazomania’ that’s premiering at Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX Film Festival this year. But here’s the thing that makes this stand out: the film tells the almost-forgotten story of Brazil’s Korubo people, one of the most isolated indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest.
A 25-Year-Old Connection Gets the Big Screen Treatment
The story kicks off in 1996 when a Brazilian official and Swedish journalist Erling Söderström made an expedition deep into the Amazon. What they discovered — and documented — has now been transformed into a feature-length narrative that Grossman is bringing to global audiences.
What’s interesting here is how Grossman pivots from environmental activism documentaries to indigenous rights storytelling. The Korubo people have largely remained outside the mainstream media spotlight, and this film looks like it’s changing that conversation.
The trailer gives you snippets of the Amazon’s raw beauty mixed with the complexity of who gets to tell indigenous stories. It’s the kind of documentary that makes you realize how much we don’t know about communities literally living in our world.
Why Should Indian Viewers Care About This?
Here’s the connection: India has its own indigenous and tribal communities — around 700 recognized tribes across the country. Films like ‘Amazomania’ remind us how easily marginalized voices get written out of mainstream narratives, whether it’s in the Amazon or in states like Chhattisgarh, Odisha, or the Northeast.
Documentary filmmaking that centers indigenous experiences globally also influences how we talk about similar issues closer to home. When international audiences engage with stories about Brazil’s Korubo people, it naturally opens conversations about our own tribal communities and their struggles with land rights, cultural preservation, and representation.
Plus, if you’re into quality documentaries and meaningful cinema — the kind that wins festival recognition and gets discussed at film clubs — this one’s definitely on the watch list. Grossman’s track record suggests this won’t be your typical nature documentary.
The film’s journey from festival premiere to broader release hasn’t been announced yet, but based on the early buzz and Grossman’s previous success, ‘Amazomania’ is likely to make waves in the documentary circuit over the next few months.