Direction
Edgar Teodoro da Cunha
Year of publication
2005
Duration
30'
Synopsis
“The Ritual of Life” is a documentary which takes a close look at the funeral cycle of Bororo of Mato Grosso. This complex ritual, central to this society, brings us face to face with de Bororo concepts of life and death and this within the present context of contatc. Using a language that previleges the sensitive, the film seeks to make sense of unchangingness and transformation in the Bororo world of the present day.
Direction, Script, Production, Editing and Research
Edgar Teodoro da Cunha
Images
Andréa Barbosa, Edgar Teodoro da Cunha, Edson Meriremakuro, Giuliano Ronco, Noel Kiga
Thematic Project
"ALTERITY, CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE SENSITIVE WORLD AND CONSTRUCTIONS OF REALITY"
Achievement
LISA
support
FAPESP