Xingu/Terra

Xingu/Terra

5.0/10
June 6, 1981
74 minutes
Maureen Bisilliat
Documentary

Overview

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.

Movie Details

Release Date

June 6, 1981

Runtime

74 minutes

Director

Maureen Bisilliat

Rating

5.0/10

Production Companies

Taba Filmes

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