In a uncommon transfer for a Hollywood A-lister, Leonardo DiCaprio has dropped a model new characteristic documentary on his YouTube channel without spending a dime.
The virtually two-hour-long documentary, Yanuni, shortlisted for the 2026 Oscars, has been launched on September 5, 2026, to coincide with World Amazon Day, which goals to boost international consciousness in regards to the significance of defending the planet’s largest tropical rainforest.
Leonardo, a long-time environmental activist, is a producer on the movie that follows Juma Xipaia, “an Indigenous chief from the Amazon, who rises from activism to Brazil’s new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples.
“Whereas her husband Hugo, a federal agent, raids unlawful gold mines, she navigates politics, threats, and impending motherhood — on the private value of resistance.”
© Getty Photos for Tribeca Festiva“We’re so grateful for Leo’s dedication to giving this story the worldwide platform it wants and sharing it on his YouTube channel,” stated director Richard Ladkani.
“This isn’t only a story about Brazil, however a worldwide story about sustaining crucial ecosystem on the planet – what occurs within the Amazon really has international implications.
“At a time when deal with the surroundings is being eclipsed by authoritative regimes, this movie reminds us why we have to proceed to maintain the surroundings high of thoughts in international conversations.”
© Getty PhotosThe movie premiered finally 12 months’s Tribeca Movie Competition to important acclaim and has received 25 awards throughout 65 movie festivals.
Leonardo has served on the board of a number of environmental safety organizations up to now three a long time, founding the Leonardo DiCaprio Basis (LDF) in 1998, which offers grants for international conservation, renewable vitality initiatives, and biodiversity safety.
He has helped to provide documentaries The eleventh Hour (2007) and Earlier than the Flood (2016).
“From the territory to the world: as a part of the movie’s manufacturing crew, I’m proud that we selected to make it obtainable without spending a dime on YouTube in order that this story can attain everybody,” stated Ms. Xipaia.
“At this important second for the Amazon, the movie’s message couldn’t be extra essential. I hope it crosses borders, awakens consciences, and conjures up the world to behave earlier than it’s too late.”
© Getty Photos“A fearless defender of her folks and the rainforest, Juma has survived six assassination makes an attempt whereas confronting unlawful gold miners, land-grabbers, and multinational firms threatening her ancestral land,” reads the synopsis.
“Spanning years of activism and private sacrifice, the movie captures Juma’s historic appointment as Brazil’s first Secretary of Indigenous Rights below President Lula.”
The Amazon spans 9 international locations and is important for regulating the worldwide local weather, producing a good portion of the Earth’s oxygen and rainfall cycles.
Nonetheless, the ecosystem faces ongoing challenges from deforestation, human interference, and local weather change.
