Meeting the Ancestors
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Wai-Wai, chief of the Waiapi Indians, relates to the inhabitants of his village in his voyage to meet and film the Zo'é - a group recently contacted and known through video images. The two groups, who have in common several traditions, speak varying dialects of the Tupi language. During their visit, they compare technologies, rituals and myths. The Zo'é give their visitors the opportunity to rediscover the lifestyle of their ancestors. In exchange, the Waiapi warn the Zo'é of the dangers of assimilation into the industrialised world, through the means of video images.

Awards and mentions
Best Video
Festival Mostra Nacional de Cinema e Video de Cuiabá
1994
Short Film Award
Cinéma du Réel
Paris
1994
Prix du Court Métrage
Festival International de Films Ethnographiques et Sociologiques
Paris
1994
Sal de Ouro (Premier prix)
Rio-Cine Festival
Rio de Janeiro
1993
JVC President’s Award
Tokyo Video Festival
1993
1993
Brazil
21:02
Original language
Portuguese
Subtitles
French

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Credits

Direction
Vincent Carelli
Dominique Gallois
Camera
Vincent Carelli
Sound
Dominique Gallois
Editing
Tutu Nunes
Postproduction
Cleiton Capellossi
Production
Centro de Trabalho Indigenista

Technical information

Color
Color
Image format
4:3
Sound
Mono
Keywords
First Nations, Exchange, Tradition, Language, Myth

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