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Wapté Mnhõnõ, The Xavante's Initiation (1999)
Directed by Divino Tserewahú
Documentary · 1h 15m
A team of Xavante filmmakers has collaborated to realize this visual archive of the complex Wapté Mnhõnõ ceremony. Taking place over several months with much elaborate rehearsal and preparation, the ceremony involves the participation of several different groups of boys and men in the roles of initiates, godparents and rivals.
Crew
- Director
- Divino Tserewahú
Details
- Original title
- Wapté Mnhõnõ, Iniciação do Jovem Xavante
- Release date
- 1999-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- PT
- Spoken languages
- Guarani, Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
- Production
- Vídeo nas Aldeias