AntropoCena presents indigenous film festival

The Center for Amerindian Studies (CEstA) and the Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology (LISA-USP) hereby extend an invitation to an indigenous film screening, which is to be held as part of the AntropoCena project on 12 November 2025, commencing at 2 p.m. Subsequent to the screenings, discussions shall take place with researchers and film directors Aline Regitano and Bruno Huyer.

Aline Regitano is a doctoral student in Social Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (USP) and a researcher at CEstA - Center for Amerindian Studies. For a period of ten years, she has been engaged in research with the Mehinako people of the Upper Xingu, with a particular focus on research topics related to Amerindian corporeality, childbirth, care, and gender relations in the Indigenous Amazon.

Bruno Huyer is a doctoral student in Social Anthropology at USP and a researcher associated with CEstA (Center for Amerindian Studies). He has experience of collaborative audiovisual productions with different indigenous peoples and has recently been dedicated to film and research projects with the Mbya Guarani in Rio Grande do Sul and Argentina.

Program:

The following presentation is entitled - "Haukanünu Nãu Iyayakapiri: What Mothers Say" (26 minutes)

Synopsis: Within the confines of the village of Utawana, inhabited by the Mehinako people, an Amazonian group originating from the central Brazilian region of Xingu, women have transitioned from the practice of delivering infants in the domestic setting, with the assistance of midwives, to opting for hospital births. The film presents the words (yiayakapiri) of the haukanünu, women who care for small children (usually mothers), and their perceptions of recent changes.

Direction: Aline Regitano and Warakina Mehinako.

It is imperative to bear the following in mind: this iambré (50 minutes).

Synopsis: Gãh Té, an indigenous Kaingang woman, has been observed leading her iambré relatives along the path of their ancestors. She has been documented mobilising inspired songs and speeches in the process, thereby invoking the human and non-human beings of the cosmos. The author weaves together the temporal fabric of the ancients with her contemporary struggle for Kaingang territory, delineating the strategy of taming white people as her primary objective.

Direction: Bruno Huyer and Ghã Téh

The spirits continue to arrive. - Nhe'ẽ kuery jogueru teri (15 minutes)

Synopsis: In the context of the ongoing global pandemic, Pará Yxapy, an indigenous Mbya Guarani woman residing in Tekoa Ko'ẽju, dedicates her primary concerns to her unborn child. In collaboration with her family members, she engages in profound reflection on the significance of her pregnancy within the broader context of the pandemic in Brazil.

Direction: Ariel Ortega and Bruno Huyer.

AntropoCena is an initiative of LISA that aims to bring audiovisual productions by USP researchers to the public through screenings and debates.

• The event will be held in the LISA auditorium, which is located at Rua do Anfiteatro, n.º 181, Favo/Sala 10, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo.
• Admission is complimentary, though space is limited.
• Registration is not a prerequisite for participation.