Facing cultural genocide, a group of Indigenous women from Peru file a groundbreaking lawsuit demanding the government recognize the Marañón River, which flows into the Amazon, as a person with rights in order to protect the world of powerful spirits led by the Karuara.

Blending hand painted animation and documentary, Karuara, People of the River underlines the importance of protecting the natural world and the cultures that rely on it.

Previously screened at 28 Festival Cine de Lima and Hot Docs Toronto.

The film will be followed by a Q&A with Emilsen Flores - Woman Kukama leader and Gabriel Salazar - Foro Solidaridad Peru, hosted by Vanessa Baird, former New Internationalist editor.

The film is screening as part of our Planting Seeds season, which explores issues around nature and environmental activism. This screening is in partnership with the Peru Support Group.