Poster of Xingu/Terra

Xingu/Terra

Plot: Directed by the photographer Maureen Bisilliat, the documentary portraits the everyday life in the indigenous village of Mehinaku, in Alto Xingu, showing the planting and harvest of cassava, the fishing, the preparation of the annatto ink, the modeling of the domestic ceramics, the division of tasks between men and women, the work at the collective land, the relationship between parents and children, the marriage ceremony, the exchange with other villages and the great celebration of the Yamuricumã party.
Release Date: Saturday, June 6 1981
43 years ago
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Portrait of Orlando Villas BoasOrlando Villas Boas
Orlando Villas Boas was
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as 'narração'.
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Crew

Portrait of Maureen BisilliatMaureen Bisilliat
Maureen Bisilliat was
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as 'Director, Writer'
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Portrait of Lúcio KodatoLúcio Kodato
Lúcio Kodato was
34 in Xingu/Terra
as 'Director of Photography'
Sat, Mar 29 1947
Portrait of Sidnei Paiva LopesSidnei Paiva Lopes
Sidnei Paiva Lopes was
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as 'Producer'
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Portrait of Roberto GervitzRoberto Gervitz
Roberto Gervitz was
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as 'Editor'
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