Dream People of the Amazon-Ecuador,2006

This 32-minute documentary by Larry Lansburgh is the first film the Achuar people have allowed to be made in their territory. Featuring in-depth interviews with Achuar men and women, this documentary shows how these extraordinary indigenous people have kept oil companies out of their territory.

The Achuar people live in a part of the Amazon rain forest as pristine today as it was a thousand years ago. Their dreams are keeping it that way.
Dream People of the Amazon tells the story of the Achuar, indigenous people who live in a remote and pristine part of the Amazon rain forest in southeastern Ecuador. Dream People of the Amazon is the first film the Achuar people have allowed to be made in their territory. Overcoming their shyness of cameras, they share with us their knowledge, customs, and spiritual beliefs. We learn how their dreams have protected their forest and their society—and could even help guide all of us to a sustainable future on our planet.