A farming community of 12 families, they began their individual
struggles as migrant workers or city slum dwellers, working
hard to survive. While each person had their own motivations
for wanting to join the movement, all agree that it was
the most important decision they've ever had to make in
their lives. Before they were able to secure their current
site, some members of the community spent roughly two years
waiting under black plastic tents in Campo do Bugres, a
temporary settlement of 1,000 families that still exists
today.
During that period, they targeted a piece of land that
would accommodate their families and consolidated their
ambition to form a cooperative of their own. After ten years
of fighting and negotiating with both the landowner and
the local government, they were finally able to obtain a
title for the land. They have been settled now for over
five years and maintain a thriving, sustainable community.
The personal stories of these people will provide the framework
for this film.
