Searching for Makunaima (2020)
Searching for Makunaima is a cultural and historical account of the most Brazilian character there is in fiction. The film begins with Makunaima, one of the founding myths of the native people from the border between Brazil-Venezuela-Guiana, first captured in the writings of the German ethnographer Koch-Grünberg at the beginning of the 1910s. With interviews in Portuguese, German, Spanish, and in the indigenous languages Macuxi and Taurepang, Searching for Macunaima reclaims this amazing character who represents Brazil in many ways (from literature to cinema to theatre) and remains relevant to date.
Director: Rodrigo Séllos
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Paulo José as Himself |
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Tatiana Longo Figueiredo as Herself |
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Grande Otelo as Archive footage |
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Jaider Esbell as Himself |
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Luiz Carlos Barreto as Himself |
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Joana Fomm as Herself |
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Heloísa Teixeira as Herself |
| Writing | Juliana Colares | Writer |
| Production | Leticia Friedrich | Producer |
| Crew | Julio Constantini | Cinematography |
| Editing | Rodrigo Séllos | Editor |
| Directing | Rodrigo Séllos | Director |
