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Floresta do fim do mundo

Forest of the End of the World
Forum Expanded 2026
© Denilson Baniwa Estúdio
Blending speculative fiction with the cosmogeny of the Amazonian Baniwa people, the film tells the story of Suely, an Indigenous woman who divides her days between a small apartment in a large Brazilian city and dreams in which she communicates with a forest. Between romantic dances in a suburban bar, the heavy sounds of machines in a recycling factory and the mysterious voices of an impatient nature, Suely connects to secrets about herself that place her in the midst of radical changes to the future of the world as we know it.
Floresta do fim do mundo is the third creative collaboration between Rio de Janeiro filmmaker Felipe M. Bragança and Indigenous visual artist Denilson Baniwa, completing the “Plant Trilogy” – which also includes a video performance and a video installation.

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by Felipe M. Bragança (Director, Screenplay), Denilson Baniwa (Director, Screenplay)
with Iracema Pankararu, Ítalo Martins, Ywyzar Tentehar Brazil 2026 Portuguese, Guajajára 25' Colour World premiere

With

  • Iracema Pankararu (Suely)
  • Ítalo Martins (Jorge)
  • Ywyzar Tentehar (Jennifer)

Crew

Directors Felipe M. Bragança, Denilson Baniwa
Screenplay Felipe M. Bragança, Denilson Baniwa
Cinematography Guilherme Tostes
Editing Lobo Mauro
Music Brisa Flow
Sound Design Edson Secco
Production Design Denilson Baniwa
Costumes Danielle Amaral
Make-Up Luisa Kwarahy
Casting Felipe M. Bragança
Producers Rafaela Campos, Rafael Teixeira
Executive Producers Rafael Teixeira, Marina Meliande

Produced by

Denilson Baniwa Estúdio

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Duas Mariola Filmes, Felipe M. Bragança

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Felipe M. Bragança

Felipe M. Bragança is a filmmaker whose work is deeply rooted in Brazilian culture and historical memory, exploring its many layers using a distinctive form of magical realism. His films have been screened at festivals such as the Berlinale, Cannes, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Locarno and Sundance. Retrospectives of his work have been held at Jeu de Paume, California Institute of the Arts, Arsenal and Wolf Kino. Together with Denilson Baniwa, Bragança is currently developing his next feature film MAKUNAIMA XXI. This is his fourth participation in Forum Expanded.

Filmography (selection)

2010 A alegria (The Joy); co-directed by Marina Meliande 2015 Fuja dos meus olhos (Escape from My Eyes); Forum Expanded 2015 2017 Não devore meu coração! (Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl!); Berlinale 2017 2020 Um Animal Amarelo (A Yellow Animal) 2025 Zizi (ou oração da jaca fabulosa) (Zizi (or Praying to a Fabulous Tree)); Forum Expanded 2025 2026 Floresta do fim do mundo (Forest of the End of the World); co-directed by Denilson Baniwa, Forum Expanded 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026

Denilson Baniwa

Denilson Baniwa is an Amazonian visual artist from the Baniwa Indigenous people who blends ancestral and present-day elements in his art to highlight Indigenous challenges and resist colonial narratives. His work has been shown in exhibitions at institutions such as the Pinacoteca de São Paulo, the 22nd Sydney Biennale and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. In 2024, he served as one of the curators of the Brazilian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Floresta do fim do mundo marks his first work for cinema.

Filmography (selection)

2026 Floresta do fim do mundo (Forest of the End of the World); co-directed by Felipe M. Bragança, Forum Expanded 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026