Wapté Mnhõnõ, The Xavante's Initiation
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From the Indigenous Video Makers series in the Video in the Villages collection
By Caimi Waiassé, Divino Tserewahú, Jorge Protodi, Winti Suyá
color, 75 min, 1999
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A documentary about the initiation ritual of young Xavante Indians, realized during a training workshop. Invited by Divino, one Suyá and four Xavantes Indians shoot collectively for the first time. As the ritual goes on, various members of the village explain the significance of the segments of this complex ceremony.
Film Festivals, Screenings, Awards
Jangada Trophy, OCIC Award (International Catholic Film organization), 1999
Manuel Diégues Junior Award, 6th International Ethnographic Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, 1999
Best Documentary Award, Xth International Festival of Ethnographic Films, Nuoro, Italy, 2000
Anaconda Award, Bolivia, 2000
other films from the Indigenous Video Makers series:
One Must Be Curious
Moyngo, The Dream of Maragareum
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