Rionegrinas | Documentary

Documentary “Rionegrinas” tells the memories of indigenous women and inspires future generations.

Ohpenkõ di´a kahnã numia is how indigenous women of the Rio Negro or rionegrinas are written in Tukano, one of the languages ​​spoken in this region of the Amazon.

And on this March 8, 2025, Women's Day, the documentary “Rionegrinas” arrives on social media and can now be accessed on the YouTube channel of the Instituto Socioambiental (ISA).

Released in 2023, the documentary toured film festivals in 2024, winning an award at Ecocine, and is now available on social media.

The film tells the story of the mobilization of women in the indigenous movement of the Alto Rio Negro (Amazonas). “Rionegrinas” also marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Department of Indigenous Women of the Rio Negro (DMIRN/FOIRN).

“They gave me a very small room. There was barely enough room for me, a table and a chair. What am I going to do with just this table and chair?” recalls Cecília Albuquerque, from the Piratapuia people, the first coordinator of DMIRN.

Today, DMIRN has a coordinator and five regional coordinators who facilitate dialogue with the indigenous territory of the Rio Negro.

Learn about this story that rescues memories and inspires futures!

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Technical Sheet:

Direction and Screenplay: Fernanda Ligabue and Juliana Radler with collaboration from Dadá Baniwa, Carla Dias, Dulce Morais, and Ana Amélia Hamdan.
Cinematography/Capture: Fernanda Ligabue, Juliana Radler, Raquel Uendi, Diana Gandara, Fellipe Abreu.
Production: Ana Amélia Hamdan, Dulce Morais, Carla Dias, and Juliana Radler.
Interviews: Ana Amélia Hamdan, Dulce Morais, Francineia Fontes Baniwa, and Juliana Radler.
Editing: Fernanda Ligabue, Caio Montemor, and Camila Biau.
Finalization: Fernanda Ligabue.
Visual Identity: Isabella Luz.
Motion Graphics: PG Santiago.

GCs:
Almerinda Ramos, Tariano people.
Anita Ramos Barreto, Hupdah people.
Belmira Melgueiro, Baré people.
Cecília Barbosa Albuquerque, Piratapuia people.
Claudia Ferraz, Wanano people.
Claudineide Vasconcelos Gama, Arapaso people.
Cleocimara Reis Gomes, Piratapuia people.
Dadá Baniwa, Baniwa people.
Ednéia Teles, Arapaso people.
Elizângela da Silva Costa, Baré people.
Florinda Orjuela, Tuyuka people.
Francineia Bitencourt Fontes, Baniwa people.
Janete Alves, Dessana people.
Joaquina dos Santos, Desana people.
Juliana Albuquerque, Baré people.
Larissa Duarte Ye’padiho, Tukano people.
Luciane Lima, Tariano people.
Rosilda Cordeiro, Tukano people.
Rosilene Pereira, Piratapuia people.

Acknowledgments:
We thank Clara Opoxina, Mahari Urihi, Moyena Urihi, and Vincent Bonnet for allowing us to use their home for part of the filming.
We also thank Angelina de Lima Marques, Tuyuka people, and Rosa Marques Lima, Tuyuka, for taking us and filming with us in their field.

Partners: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (FSP/USP), Observatório da Violência de Gênero da Universidade Federal do Amazonas (OVGAM/UFAM).