Pequi for sale

The Manoki people lives in northwestern Mato Grosso, Brazil and one of their main economic activities is the selling of pequi on highways which cross their lands. During a video workshop, the youngsters decide to present aspects of their villages and the process of gathering and selling of this fruit to the outside world. Incited by the possibility of filming and starring their own film, they search out for the village elders in attempt to find any myths about pequi. The making of this film was a process shared 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.