Ãjãlí is a fun game where only the players' heads can touch the ball. This practice, shared by a few indigenous people in the world, is present among the Manoki and Mỹky populations of Mato Grosso state, Brazil, who speak a language of an isolated linguistic family. Young Manoki decide to produce the sequence of the first documentary of the game, recorded by the Mỹky, reproducing in the films their creative rivalry present in the games. Now with a feminine perspective on this big celebration, one of the hostesses reflects on the importance of complementarity between the different genders in the village life.
Production
André Tupxi Lopes, Renato Sztutman and Malu Vieira
Images and sounds
Jackson Osvaldo, Robert Tamuxi, João Paulo Kajoli, Ademilson Manoki, Anderson Kajoli, Anjomar Kamoyky, Ronilso Irawaxi, Cleberson Kajoli, Valdeilson Jolasi, Typju Mỹky, Tipuici Manoki and André Tupxi Lopes.
Translations and Subtitles
Kantinuwy Mỹky, Typju Mỹky and André Tupxi Lopes
Editing / Editing
Tipuici Manoki and André Tupxi Lopes
Finishing
Ricardo Dionísio
Accomplishment
Ijã Mytyli Cinema Collective Manoki and Mỹky
Support
LISA – USP (Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology at the University of São Paulo)
Coordination of Educational Processes – COPE / FUNAI
Cultural Survival
Awards
Selected for the Forumdoc Contemporary Brazilian Cinema Exhibition (2023)
Winner Best indigenous feature film at the V Pará International Film Festival (2023)