Writer/Director Katja Gauriloff’s film Je’vida captures everything on camera and provides a taste of clean water in the film age of Coca-Cola.

The film is ultimately more a document of atrocities than a portrait of its titular protagonist.

This is a strong and assured filmmaking debut that ... shines a light on the myriad ways in which an entire culture has been systematically threatened with eradication and how it has still managed to survive those efforts.

A heartbreaking yet empowering film about reclaiming your roots and your true self in a world that would rather ignore your existence.