Legacy wins the Sunny Side of the Doc Prize at LatAm Content Meeting 2026
The Brazilian project Legacy, directed and produced by Ana Ahranha (Reporter Brazil) and Amana Cine (Mariana GENESCÁ) highlights the challenges around the negociation of Mercosur and the protection of farms and nature against pesticides. It also features the main character's desire to fight for a better world for her daughter.
LOGLINE: A family rebuilds after the patriarch's murder, who exposed pesticide harms near the world's largest fruit farms. His firstborn is a young woman torn between opposite sides of his legacy: the fear of following his fate and the desire to fight for a better world for her own daughter, who has health issues caused by contamination.
The award has been given for multiple reasons, "We chose to reward a local story that becomes universal, a story that is both deeply personal and politically necessary. We are proud to encourage an emerging generation of filmmakers, both in front of and behind the camera, bringing women's voices we rarely hear from, and a wholly new perspective not only on the harms of pesticides, but on the power of civil societies around the globe." says Aurélie Reman, managing director at Sunny Side of the Doc.
The team wins two free Market Passes for Sunny Side of the Doc 2026, which will take place from June 22 to 24, 2026, in La Rochelle, France.
See full selection at LatAm Meeting Content here.
