Under the Canopy

Name: Under the Canopy
Released: 2026-10-14

2026

Trailer

A participatory document from the Andean-Amazonian foothills challenges the colonial narrative of the jungle as an uninhabited wilderness and the victim of natural resource exploitation. Indigenous peoples are taking an active role, combining the knowledge of their ancestors with modern technologies. They see the rainforest as a place where the human and the non-human, the rational and the mystical, meet.

Release Date

2026-10-14

Status

Released

Original Title

Bajo el Dosel

Runtime

22 min

Original Language

ES

Production Countries

Poland, Colombia

Overview

A participatory document from the Andean-Amazonian foothills challenges the colonial narrative of the jungle as an uninhabited wilderness and the victim of natural resource exploitation. Indigenous peoples are taking an active role, combining the knowledge of their ancestors with modern technologies. They see the rainforest as a place where the human and the non-human, the rational and the mystical, meet.

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