Orixás Center (2022)
In “Orixás Center”, Bahian director Mayara Ferrão elicits a poetic-political atmosphere through a story unfolding from Yoruba cosmology. In the documentary, the performance of Black bodies gives rise to the archetypes of the Orixás, celebrating ancient memories and creating new imaginaries beyond the crossroads. Visual poetics delves into narrative poetics, echoing the beauty emanated by the Orixás.
Director:
Mayara Ferrão
Writers:
Mayara Ferrão, Mamba Mavamba.
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Mamba Mavamba as |
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Jamile Cazumbá as |
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Peu Zaki as |
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Ahteodoro as |
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Andréia Fábia as |
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Sued Hosaná as |
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Saulo Ilogoní as |
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Ofakeran as |
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Mayara Ferrão as |
| Crew | Filipe Mimoso | Compositor |
| Crew | Filipe Mimoso | Cinematography |
| Sound | Filipe Mimoso | Sound |
| Crew | Mayara Dórea Ferreira Ferrão | Production Artist |
| Production | Mamba Mavamba | Casting |
| Directing | Mayara Ferrão | Director |
| Writing | Mayara Ferrão | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mamba Mavamba | Screenplay |
| Camera | Filipe Mimoso | Director of Photography |