Kamikia Kisedje

Kisedje I Brazil

Indigenous photographer and filmmaker

Kamikia Kisedje, an Indigenous filmmaker and photographer trained by “Vídeo nas Aldeias,” is currently the most renowned and active filmmaker and photographer of his generation. His work aims to support the various struggles of Indigenous communities and to strengthen their identities, territorial and cultural heritage. Publications like this also educate, promote health, and defend the environment.

Kamikia has forged a unique path as an Indigenous reporter, a kind of cine-journalist who documents events such as meetings, festivals, and other cultural and political Indigenous manifestations. Due to his extensive involvement in the Indigenous movement and consistent work on climate change issues, he has become an important reference for many communities and emerging filmmakers. He is a multiplier, offering audiovisual training workshops across the country and serving as a significant leader for his people.

His work as a photographer, filmmaker, and editor has taken him to various regions of Brazil and the world, accompanying the Indigenous movement and important leaders within Indigenous politics. For more than a decade, he has been photographing and filming the struggle of the Indigenous movement and is now part of the communication team of APIB (Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil), working as a photographer for the Indigenous movement.