Movie Details
Original Language:Guarani
Executive Producers:Vincent Carelli
Cast & Crew
C
Carlos Montenegro
Sound
C
Carlos Fausto
Screenplay
C
Carlos Fausto
Director
C
Carlos Fausto
Producer
L
Leonardo Sette
Screenplay
L
Leonardo Sette
Director
The Hyperwomen
Audience Score
1 hr 20 minDocumentary
In the Kuikuro homeland of the Upper Xingu in central Brazil the community is called upon to make preparations for the Jamurikumalu ritual a traditional festival of singing and dancing that is performed only by women However complications arise when an elderly woman is seriously ill With refreshing frankness and exuberance this extraordinary documentary follows the Kuikuro people in a race against time to preserve the knowledge of their elders and the practice of their traditions before they are lost forever
DirectorsCarlos FaustoLeonardo SetteTakumã Kuikuro