Apiyemiyekî?

'Apiyemiyekî?', 2020

The film addresses the genocide of the Waimiri-Atroari people in 1970s. Illustrations about the period, created by the indigenous population reveal a traumatic history, referring us to the present day.

The film addresses the genocide of the Waimiri-Atroari people in 1970s. Illustrations about the period, created by the indigenous population reveal a traumatic history, referring us to the present day.

Director

Ana Vaz

Runtime

28 minutes

Type

Short

Genre

Documentary

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Apiyemiyekî?

Ana Vaz, 2020

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Countries

Brazil, France, Netherlands, Portugal

Country of filming

Brazil

Languages

Portuguese

Awards

VIS Vienna Independent Shorts

Winner

2020

International Competition Fiction & Documentary

Jury Prize

Storyline

The film addresses the genocide of the Waimiri-Atroari people in 1970s. Illustrations about the period, created by the indigenous population reveal a traumatic history, referring us to the present day.

This cinematographic portrait has its origins in Brazilian educator and indigenous rights militant Egydio Schwade's archive found in his home at Presidente Figueiredo (Amazonas), where over 3,000 drawings made during their first literacy process by the Waimiri-Atroari, a people native to the Brazilian Amazon, are currently kept. The drawings document and construct a collective visual memory from their learning process, perspective and territory, while attesting to a series of violent attacks they were submitted to during the military dictatorship in Brazil.

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The film addresses the genocide of the Waimiri-Atroari people in 1970s. Illustrations about the period, created by the indigenous population reveal a traumatic history, referring us to the present day.

Synopsis

This cinematographic portrait has its origins in Brazilian educator and indigenous rights militant Egydio Schwade's archive found in his home at Presidente Figueiredo (Amazonas), where over 3,000 drawings made during their first literacy process by the Waimiri-Atroari, a people native to the Brazilian Amazon, are currently kept. The drawings document and construct a collective visual memory from their learning process, perspective and territory, while attesting to a series of violent attacks they were submitted to during the military dictatorship in Brazil.

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