Documentaries

Twenty five years ago, four friends noticed the degradation of the Atlantic Forest in the region of Socorro City, in São Paulo State, and mobilized actions to restore the forests. The idea of restoring the Atlantic Rainforest in the region gained the support of volunteers and other organizations, and the NGO was founded. Over time, it grew in size, expanded its activities and impact, and added members and collaborators. The video describes the trajectory of the institution, its achievements, challenges and hope in restoring this very important biome called the Atlantic Forest. Production: AGImagem. Direction and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Narration: Ligia Soares. Edition: Gulherme Gnomo and Gabrielle Curi.

Duration: 8:45. Portuguese.

Africa is one of the most important continents on the planet. Because of its multi-ethnic natural and cultural history. Adriano Augusto Gambarini has been working for 10 years in various countries, documenting its strong and intense nature, its peoples with so many different traditions, religions and ways of life. A tribute to this fascinating continent that has yet to be fully discovered. Production: AG Imagem. Editing and cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini.

Duration: 1:44. Without narration and subtitles. 

The Pierre Martin Speleology Group, founded in 1987, is one of the most active groups in prospecting, mapping and multidisciplinary work in Brazilian caves. It has a significant presence in the Intervales State Park, particularly in the caves that make up the Paiva System. Production: AG Imagem. Edition and cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Narration: Ericson Cernawsky Igual. Support team: GPME.

Duration: 3:00. Portuguese.

The Jaguaretê Project, coordinated by researcher Emiliano Ramalho from the Mamirauá Institute, is the first long-term research project in the Amazon Biome. Its findings have revealed new facts about the behavior of jaguars in the region. Production: AG Imagem. Narration: Adele Santelli. Edition and cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini.

Duration: 1:00. Portuguese w/ English subtitles.

Tutãra is the indigenous name for a bivalve shell that only occurs in the Arinos River in the Amazon. The Rikbatksa Indigenous People have used the shell for many generations to produce a handicraft that is sacred to their culture. The tradition of collecting the shell from the river and making the necklace has been passed down by the women for centuries. An intangible heritage of humanity. Narrated by the indigenous people. Production: AG Imagem and OPAN. Script, direction and cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Edition: Aguinaldo Matos.

Duration: 6:25. Portuguese.

The Boqueirão da Onça National Park, in the countryside of Bahia, is one of the main conservation areas in the caatinga. With traditional communities that have lived in the region for centuries and make a living from subsistence activities, the documentary provides a moving account of sertanejo people, their ways of life, dreams and hopes. Production: AG Imagem. Direction, edition and cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Narration: Claudia Campos. Direct sound: Ubiratan Ávila. Soundtrack: Banda de pífanos de Canudos Velha.

Duration: 9:15. Portuguese.

The Tenharim Indigenous People, from Rondônia, have their land next to the Campos Amazônicos National Park, which is annually affected by unnatural fires. The documentary describes, in the voice of the indigenous people themselves, how fire management work, in partnership with ICMBio's PREVFOGO, is preventing fires from affecting their land and its surroundings. Production: OPAN. Direction, editing and cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini.

Duration: 5:50. Portuguese. 

ICMBio's Monitora Program celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024. It seeks to strengthen dialogue around environmental issues, based on sharing information and formulating questions, involving researchers, area managers and communities. Adriano Augusto Gambarini produced this documentary to commemorate the Program, showing the various projects carried out in Brazilian biomes. Production: AG Imagem. Direction and cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Narration: Rachel Acosta. Edition: Aguinaldo Matos.

Duration: 4:30. Portuguese w/ English subtitles. 

Documentary on the history of maned wolves in the Serra do Caraça, as part of the project “Maned wolf observation tourism as a conservation tool”. The project is being carried out by RPPN Santuário do Caraça, Instituto Pró-carnívoros, accompanied by CENAP/ICMBio. Adriano Gambarini produced the material for the documentary over the course of four expeditions, which portrays the monastery priests' observation of the animals and the work to raise awareness among visitors to the sanctuary through the famous “Hour of the Wolf” in the secular churchyard. In addition to the recent research carried out to assess the state of conservation of the species in the region. Production: AG Imagem. Direction and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Editing: Aguinaldo Matos. Narration: Douglas Henrique da Silva.

Duration: 19:00. Portuguese subtitles. 

Since 2018, the Mamirauá Institute's Amazon Aquatic Mammals Group has been carrying out capture expeditions to research the red river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), with the mission of learning about the species, the health of the animals and their conservation status. The activities began in the Tapajós River and are currently concentrated in the Amanã Sustainable Reserve and Lake Tefé. Adriano Augusto Gambarini accompanies all the capture campaigns, systematically documenting them in photos and videos. Production: AGImagem. Direction and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Edition: Aguinaldo Matos 

Duration: 12:55''- Portuguese w/ English subtitles.

Documentary produced for the Smithsonian Channel. Over the course of four expeditions, Adriano Augusto Gambarini accompanied and documented all the work involved in building and installing the wildlife walkways, the relationship based on trust between the researchers and the indigenous people, right up to the successful arrival of the first monkey, sacred to the indigenous people, to use the walkways. A milestone in the work to minimize the impact of the BR 174 highway on the existing fauna of the Waimiri-atroari Indigenous Land. Production: Gamba Image.Direction and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Edition: Aguinaldo Matos.

Duration: 22:00. English. 

Documentary about the Juruena River, in the Amazon, and its importance for the indigenous peoples of the region. An emotional account of the importance of Rio and its tributaries for the history and ancestry of these peoples, and the environmental and socio-cultural risks that they experience as a result of hydroelectric installation projects and the expansion of agriculture activities. Production: Gamba Imagem. Edition and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Narration: Tipuici Manoki. Music: Victor Batista. Text: Laís Duarte.

Duration: 9:38". Portuguese w/ English Subtitles.

Documentary produced by Adriano Gambarini for Parque Vida Cerrado Institute. The project aims to work with traditional communities to collect seeds from native trees in western of Bahia State, for the production of seedlings and reforestation of degraded areas of the Cerrado. Production: Gamba Imagem. Edition and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini.

Duration: 4:28". Portuguese.

Video that describes the routine of the Katukina indigenous people in the Amazon. A partially isolated people, living with their simple ways of life and subsistence, resisting as they can to the advance and influence of whites men. Production: Gamba Imagem. Edition and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini.

Duration: 3:28". Without narration and subtitles.

Documentary about the Lobos do Pardo Project. The team from the Pró-Carnívoros Institute works to survey the maned wolf population in the Rio Pardo region, São Paulo State. It presents the work of capturing individuals for marking with radio transmitters, evaluating the health of the animals, as well as a diagnosis of the ecological status of the species in areas with great agricultural development. Narration: Juliana Camargo. Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Edition: Duane Cartaxo. Production: Gamba Imagem. 

Duration: 9:40". Portuguese.

Documentary about the Rikbaktsa People and the production of the shell necklace found only in the Arinos River, Amazon. An ancient tradition that have been taught through generations. They live the imminent risk of huge environmental and cultural loss in view of the possibility of building the Castanheira hydroelectric plant. Narration: Lais Duarte. Production: AG Imagem. Edition and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. 

Duration: 5:30". Portuguese with English subtitles.

An Earth tribute, with images of the five continents. Edition and cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini.

Duration: 2:00. Without narration and subtitles.

First and unique video of the new primate species discovered in the region of the Roosevelt River, Mato Grosso State, and described scientifically for 4 years. Amazon biome. Brazil, 2015.

Duration: 01 min. Portuguese

Documentary about the Apiaká indigenous people of the Amazon and the recent archaeological discoveries in the region. Considered one of the most populous ethnic groups in Brazil, their original area was known as the Apiaká Kingdom. Today they are trying to regain their land. A sensitive description of the trajectory of a people resistant to the tragic advance of white people over their lands and customs. Production: Gamba Image. Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Edition: Bruno Greco.

Duration: 10: 55". Portuguese without subtitles.

Documentary produced for ICMBio and the Ministry of the Environment about the jaguar, named the Symbol of Brazilian Biodiversity. Production: AGImagem. Editing and cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Narration: Laís Duarte.

Duration: 4:11". Portuguese w/ English subtitles.

Documentary about the research of Alex Jahn with the Bare-throated Bellbird ecology and migration, at Pro Mata Reserve,  Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A production by Adriano Gambarini to Smithsonian Institute, Washington, USA, 2017. Produced for Instituto Mamirauá. Production: Gamba Imagem. Direction and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Edition: Duane Cartaxo.

Duration: 6:46". English.

Documentary on archaeological researchs in Amazon. Excavations and interviews with archaeologists and researchers on the incredible discoveries of ceramics dating back from 2000 to 3000 years ago. RDS Amanã, Amazonas, 2017. Produced for Mamirauá Institute. Production: Gamba Image. Direction and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Edition: Duane Cartaxo.

Duration: 7:50". Portuguese.

Video of the indigenous people of Juruena Watershed River, who manufacturing their own masks and harpoons to a underwater fishing. This culture is threatened by hydroelectric projects in Buriti River, Brazil, 2017.

Duration: 2:30". Portuguese Subtitles.

Documentary about the traditional fishing with diving techniques, of the indigenous people of the Juruena River. A tradition of four decades realized by the Nambikwara, Manoki and Pareci people, in the affluent rivers of Juruena. 

Duration: 13:00. Portuguese.

Documentary on the archaeological excavations carried out under the coordination of the researcher Márjorie Lima, in Boa Esperança Community, Amanã Sustainable Reserve, Amazonas. Produced for the Mamirauá Institute, 2017. Production: Gamba Imagem. Direction and Cinematography: Adriano Augusto Gambarini. Edição: Duane Cartaxo.

Duration: 5:18". Portuguese.

Documentary about the Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) ecology and migration, coordinated by Alex Jahn at the Taim Ecological Reserve,  Brazil. A production to Smithsonian Institute, Washington, USA, 2017. 

Duration: 7:00. English.

Documentary on the production networks of forest products, organized by the Deni and Katukina Indians and coordenated by OPAN. Direction and screenplay: Fernanda Machado. Photography direction: Adriano Gambarini.

Duration: 28:00. Portuguese w/ English Subtitles.