Moyngo, The Dream of Maragareum
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From the Indigenous Video Makers series in the Video in the Villages collection
By Kumaré, Karané and Natuyu Ikpeng
color, 44 min, 2003
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During a video workshop, the Ikpeng community decides to act out the myth of the origin of the tattooing ceremony. The mythical hero, Maragareum, dreams about the collective death of the inhabitants of Eptxum's village. Arriving in this village, he finds in fact everyone dead. As night falls, he hides in the hut, observes and learns the Moyngo ceremony from the spirits of the dead.
other films from the Indigenous Video Makers series:
One Must Be Curious
Wapté Mnhõnõ, The Xavante's Initiation
The Rainy Season
Wai'á Rini, The Power of the Dream
Shomõtsi
Dancing with a Dog
Kinja Iakaha, A Day in the Village
Nguné Elü, The Day the Moon Menstruated
A Path to Live
Trainees for the Future
The Living Forest
From the Ikpeng Children to the World