639342
639342

Xingu/Terra

1981-06-06
5
pt 74m
Documentary
Directed by the photographer Maureen Bisilliat, the documentary portraits the everyday life in the indigenous village of Mehinaku, in Alto Xingu, showing the planting and harvest of cassava, the fishing, the preparation of the annatto ink, the modeling of the domestic ceramics, the division of tasks between men and women, the work at the collective land, the relationship between parents and children, the marriage ceremony, the exchange with other villages and the great celebration of the Yamuricumã party.

Director

Maureen Bisilliat

Producer

Sidnei Paiva Lopes

Writer

Maureen Bisilliat

Editor

Roberto Gervitz

Director of Photography

Lúcio Kodato

Status

Released

Countries

  • Brazil

Companies

  • Taba Filmes