Swedish director Nathan Grossman's documentary "Amazomania," premiering at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, reexamines footage from a 1996 expedition to meet Brazil's isolated Korubo tribe, exploring colonial legacy and Western media's "white man's gaze." The film follows the original expedition organizer's return to the tribe 30 years later, revealing misunderstandings and the Korubo's demands for compensation and the right to tell their own story.
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Swedish director Nathan Grossman's documentary "Amazomania," premiering at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, reexamines footage from a 1996 expedition to meet Brazil's isolated Korubo tribe, exploring colonial legacy and Western media's "white man's gaze." The film follows the original expedition organizer's return to the tribe 30 years later, revealing misunderstandings and the Korubo's demands for compensation and the right to tell their own story.