‘This Land is Our Land,’ ‘Ali and His Miracle Sheep’ Win Sheffield Doc/Fest Awards
Naman Ramachandran Brazilian film “Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: This Land Is Our Land!” has won best film in the Sheffield Doc/Fest international competition.Directed by Isael and Sueli Maxakali, who are Brazilian Indigenous directors, the film explores the loss of their land to local farmers.Elsewhere, the Special Jury Award in the international competition went to “Equatorial Constellations” (Silas Tiny, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe) with special mentions for “Summer” (Vadim Kostrov, Russia) and “Double Layered Town / Making a Song to Replace Our Positions” (Komori Haruka and Seo Natsumi, Japan).“Ali and His Miracle Sheep” (Maythem Ridha, Iraq/U.K.) won best film in the U.K.