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Macuxi

Feature Film | Live action | Drama | raising funds



Juliana Milheiro is a co-writer of this feature film based on the true story of Leandro, a native indigenous boy from former British Guiana.

Leandro runs away from his community at the age of 13 to pursue a better life in a Brazilian capital. The film shows what made him go away from his community and what will take him even further.




 Commissioned for development by Brazilian National Film Agency (PRODAV05 / 2014)
 Participated on the Rotterdam Lab 2016
 Best Feature Film Screenplay at FRAPA 2019 - the first and biggest screenplay festival in Latin America