1999 | Brazil | Documentary

Wapté Mnhõnõ: The Initiation of a Young Xavante

  • Xavante English 75 mins
  • Director | Vincent Carelli
  • Writer | Winti Suya, Jorge Prodoti
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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A documentary about the initiation ritual for young Xavante Indians, created during a training workshop for the Video in the Villages project. Invited by Divino from the Sangradouro village, one Suyú and four Xavantes Indians film together for the first time. While filming the ritual, various members of the village explain the significance of the complex ceremony’s elements.

Xavante culture Indigenous filmmaking Initiation ceremony Brazilian indigenous people Ethnographic film Cultural documentation Community video Coming-of-age ritual Anthropology
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