
Short film · 2014
Ikuiapá
Ikuiapá: The Indigenous People's Games on Boe Land
Documentary short · 20 min
The world's largest Indigenous sporting event, seen from the inside, on the land of the Boe people.
- CineTrofa, Portugal
- FilmAmbiente
Synopsis
In 2013, Cuiabá hosted the Indigenous Peoples' Games, the largest Indigenous sporting event in the world, on the land of the Boe, the Bororo people. Guided by a Bororo host, the film shows the event from the inside and beyond the sport: Indigenous strength, traditional food, the diversity of peoples and the importance of land.
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Credits
- Director and cinematographer
- Thiago Foresti
- Host
- José Maria Ayres Comaecureu, povo Bororo (Boe)
- Partners
- Comitê Intertribal dos Jogos dos Povos Indígenas
Selections
- 4th FilmAmbiente, Rio de Janeiro, 2014
- CineTrofa, International Film and Literature Festival, Portugal, 2014
- 6th Central and Ibero-American Film Showcase, Nicaragua, 2014
- Brazil-Mozambique Cultural Centre, Maputo, 2017
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