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Xapiri (2012)

Xapiri
Xapiri is a Yanomami term that characterizes the shamans male spirits xapiri thëpë and also auxiliary spirits xapiri pë Xapiri is an experimental film about Yanomami shamanism that was filmed during a meeting of 37 shamans at the Watoriki Reserve Roraima in March of 2011 The film was designed to take into account two different notions of image those of the Yanomami and ours Therefore it does not set out to explain shamanism its methods or procedures but to allow different cultures to visualize and feel the way in which the shamans embody the spirits their bodies and voices
DirectorsLeandro LimaGisela Motta

Movie Details

On Digital & Streaming:March 1st, 2012
Original Language:Portuguese