André Lopes

Vende-se Pequi

João Paulo Kayoli, André Lopes

The Manoki people live in northwestern Mato Grosso, Brazil, and one of their main economic activities is selling pequi, a local fruit, on the highways that cross their land. During a video workshop, the youngsters decided to present aspects of their villages and the process of gathering and selling the pequi fruit to the outside world. Incited by the possibility of filming and starring in their own film, they looked for the elders in the villages in attempt to find myths about the pequi. The making of this film was a process between indigenous and non-indigenous videomakers: from the main concept and filming to the editing and post-production. All images were recorded by the Manoki videomakers.

Ãjãí: o jogo de cabeça dos Myky e Manoki

André Lopes, Typju Myky

Ãjãí is a fun game in which only the players' heads can touch the ball. This practice, shared by few indigenous peoples in the world, is present among the Myky and Manoki populations of Mato Grosso, who speak a language of an isolated linguistic family. of the villages. But to organize this great party, your young bosses will face some challenges ahead.

Nova Iorque, Mais Uma Cidade

André Lopes

Patrícia Ferreira

Young leadership and audiovisual director, Patrícia Ferreira has been recognized for the documentaries she makes with her people, the Guarani Mbya. When asked to discuss her work at one of the largest ethnographic film festivals in the world, the Margaret Mead Film Festival, held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Patrícia is faced with a series of exhibitions, debates and attitudes that the they make us reflect on the world of “juruá”, contrasting it with the Guarani modes of existence.