SYNOPSIS
Along the deep Amazon forest, a film director searches for a language that was imposed to the Indians during the colonization period. Through this mixed language, Nheengatu, and sharing the filming with the local population, the film is built through the meeting of these two worlds.
AWARDS
Best Documentary - XXVI Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal, 2020
Best Documentary - 17º CineAmazônia, 2020
Etnomatograph Prize, - 18º Millenium Docs Against Gravity, Poland, 2021
MAIN FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS
18º DocLisboa, Portugal, 2020 - Opening Film
44ª São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2020 (Mostra Brasil)
XXVI Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português, Coimbra, Portugal, 2020
17º CineAmazônia, Brazil, 2020
15º Fest Aruanda do Audiovisual Brasileiro, Brazil, 2020
42º Festival del Cine de la Habana, Cuba, 2020/2021
18º Millenium Docs Against Gravity, Poland, 2021
CREW
Directed and Screenplay by José Barahona
Cinematography: Mário Franca
Sound: Guilherme Algarve
Editing: Jordana Berg
Sound editing and Mixing: Damião Lopes
Original Music: Clower Curtis
Production: Carolina Dias
Co-production: Fernando Vendrell