Eliane Brum is a journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker whose work delves deeply into the Brazilian reality, particularly the Amazon region, and its connection to global issues. Brum is characterized by her incisive observations, empathetic approach, and her ability to weave personal narratives into broader social and environmental themes. Her writing unveils the complexities of human experience, seeking understanding in often unexplored territories. She brings a keen eye for detail and a profound sense of place to her compelling narratives.
A confrontation with the destruction of the Amazon by a writer who moved her life into the heart of the forest. Eliane Brum reveals the direct links between structural inequities rooted in gender, race, class, and even species, and the suffering that capitalism and climate breakdown wreak on those who are least responsible for them.