Thursday, May 1 - Monday, May 5, 2008
 Vídeo
Amazônia Indígena: A View from the Villages showcases
award-winning productions by indigenous videomakers from the Amazon
of Brazil. Screenings take place at the Smithsonian National Museum
of the American Indian (NMAI) in New York and Washington, D.C.,
and other venues in both cities.
The showcase honors the work of the independent media organization
Vídeo Nas Aldeias / Video in the Villages (VNA)
which for twenty years has provided video training and production
support to indigenous media-makers in the Brazilian Amazon to
voice their stories and reflect the contemporary life of their
villages.
Join us at our screenings to welcome indigenous videomakers from
Ashaninka, Hunikui, Ikpeng, Kuikuro and Xavante communities, along
with the VNA project directors, as they introduce and discuss
their work.
Support for Vídeo Amazônia Indígena: A View
from the Villages has been provided by the Smithsonian Latino
Center and the Embassy of Brazil. Public funding has been provided
by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
All works are presented with English subtitles.
Admission to all programs is free, unless otherwise noted. Reservations
are recommended for Opening Night. To make a reservation, please
call 212-514-3737. Program subject to change.
Additional screenings take place at the NMAI and other venues
in Washington, D.C. from May
6 to May 11 and as part of the Daily
Screenings in NYC from April 28 to June 1.
THE VIDEOMAKERS
Vincent Carelli
is a photographer, director and editor of documentary films,
and the founding director of Video Nas Aldeias. He lives in
Olinda, in the state of Pernambuco.
Mari Corrêa
is a film director and editor, and the co-director of Video
Nas Aldeias. She lives in Olinda, in the state of Pernambuco.
Takumã Kuikuro
(Kuikuro) is a videomaker and member of the Kuikuro Cinema Collective.
He lives in the Kuikuro village of Ipatse in Xingu Indigenous
Park in the state of Mato Grosso.
Bebito Piãko
(Ashaninka), also known as Valdete Pinhanta, lives in a village
on the Amônia river in the state of Acre. He is currently
collaborating with his brother Isaac on a documentary about
the Ashaninka community’s handling of natural resources.
Divino Tserewahú
(Xavante) is a videomaker from the village of Sangradouro in
the state of Mato Grosso.
Kumaré Txicão
(Ikpeng) is a videomaker and the president of the Association
of Ikpeng People. He lives in the village of Moygu in Xingu
Indigenous Park in the state of Mato Grosso.
Zezinho Yube (Hunikui)
is a videomaker and an environmental agriculture agent certified
by the Pro-Indian Commission of Acre. He lives in the village
of Mucuripe, in the Praia do Carapanã indigenous territory
in the state of Acre.
THE VIDEOS
Some works contain nudity.
SCHEDULE
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Thursday, May 1
National Museum of the American Indian
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4 - 5:30 pm
Diker Pavilion
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SYMPOSIUM: Voices from the Brazilian Amazon
Organized by the National Museum of the American Indian
in co-operation with Amazônia Brasil
Brazilian Amazon indigenous community members and filmmakers
of the Vídeo nas Aldeías training workshops will discuss
how the practices, stories and visions of their traditional
culture influence their work, and how their communities
are responding to challenges posed by environmental destruction
and social marginalization. The Amazônia Brasil exhibition
will hold additional symposia on Amazon issues at the NMAI
on May 8, 15, 22, and 29. For further information see www.amazoniabrasil.org.br.
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7 pm
Auditorium
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OPENING NIGHT SCREENING: Pirinop,
My First Contact. US premiere.
Discussion follows with Mari Corrêa, Kumaré
Txicão (Ikpeng) and others.
Presented in cooperation with Reel
Thursdays-Migrating Media.
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Friday, May 2
Amazônia Brasil
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6:30 pm
Barracão Space
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OUTDOOR SCREENING: Xina
Bena/New Era. US premiere. Marangmotxíngmo
Mïrang/From the Ikpeng Children to the World
Discussion follows with Mari Corrêa, Kumaré
Txicão (Ikpeng) and Zezinho Yube (Hunikui).
Presented in collaboration with the Amazônia Brasil
exhibition. Free with exhibition ticket or after 6:15pm
for film only. Limited seating. For exhibition ticket information
see www.amazoniabrasil.org.br
or call
212-964-1029.
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Saturday, May 3
National Museum of the American Indian
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1 pm
Auditorium
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Back to
the Good Land. World premiere.
Discussion follows with Vincent Carelli and Mari Corrêa.
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2 pm
Auditorium
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Daritidzé/Trainee
Healer. New York premiere.
Discussion follows with Divino Tserewahú (Xavante).
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3 pm
Auditorium
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Imbé Gikegü/The
Scent of Pequi Fruit. US premiere.
Discussion follows with Takumã Kuikuro (Kuikuro).
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Sunday, May 4
National Museum of the American Indian
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1 pm
Auditorium
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Meeting Ancestors: The Zo'e
Discussion follows with Vincent Carelli and Mari Corrêa.
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2 pm
Auditorium
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Shomõtsi.
US premiere.
Discussion follows with Bebito Piãko (Ashaninka).
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3 pm
Auditorium
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A Gente Luta
mas Come Fruta/We Struggle but We Eat Fruit. US
premiere.
Discussion follows with Bebito Piãko (Ashaninka)
and others.
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Monday, May 5
New York University
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6 pm
The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
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Crônicas
de um Genocídio/They Shoot Indians, Don't They?
Unreleased Director's Cut.
Discussion follows with director Vincent Carelli.
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VENUES
National Museum of the American Indian
George Gustav Heye Center, One Bowling Green,
New York, NY 10004
For information: 212-514-3700 or fvc@si.edu
For direction and admission information, enter
here.
Amazônia Brasil Exhibition
Pier 17, South Street Seaport (Fulton and South Streets) in
Lower Manhattan.
The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center,
New York University
53 Washington Square South (between Thompson and Sullivan Streets),
New York, NY 10012.
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
VIDEO NAS ALDEIAS
Vídeo nas Aldeias (VNA) supports the production of video
in numerous indigenous communities in Brazil and distributes
the mediamakers' work internationally. For the past 20 years
its ground-breaking activities have included the creation of
an indigenous television show for local broadcast, the circulation
of videos directly between indigenous villages, the facilitation
of workshops, and the organization of national meetings of indigenous
filmmakers. Um Olhar Indigena/Through Indian Eyes, a major retrospective
of works from VNA was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and in
Brasilia in 2006. www.videonasaldeias.org.br
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is dedicated
to the Native peoples of North, South and Central America and
Hawai'i. Founded in 1989 as the 16th museum of the Smithsonian
Institution, its mission is to recognize and affirm to Native
communities and the non-Native public the historical and contemporary
culture and cultural achievements of Native people of the Western
Hemisphere.
www.nmai.si.edu
FILM AND VIDEO CENTER
The Film and Video Center of the NMAI presents screenings and
information services concerning Native film, video, radio, television,
and electronic media throughout the Americas and Hawai'i. In
March 2009, the Center will be presenting the 14th Native American
Film + Video Festival. .
www.nativenetworks.si.edu (English)
www.redesindigenas.si.edu (Español)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Support for Vídeo Amazônia Indígena:
A View from the Villages has been provided by the Smithsonian
Latino Center and the Embassy of Brazil. Public funding has
been provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State
Agency.
PROJECT TEAM
Amalia Córdova, Latin American Program Manager, FVC
Nico Daswani, Project Associate, FVC
Elizabeth Weatherford, Senior Advisor, FVC
Melissa Bisagni, Mall Program Manager, FVC
Sierra Ornelas, Mall Program Assistant, FVC
Michelle Svenson, Advisor, FVC
Reaghan Tarbell, Program Assistant, FVC
Millie Seubert, Editor, FVC
Wendy Allen, Webmaster, FVC
Gaby Markey, Administrative Assistant, FVC
Mara Behrens, Designer
SHOWCASE PARTNERS
All Roads Film Project, National Geographic
Amazon Alliance
Amazônia Brasil
The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, New York University
Tribeca Film Fellows Program
SPECIAL THANKS
Mariangela Bitencourt-Emilio, George Firmeza, and Pabline Araújo
Reis, Embassy of Brazil; Anna Claudia Agazzi, Alvise Migotto,
Eugenio Scannavino Netto, Malú Ramos and Marcia Monteiro,
FareArte/Amazônia Brasil; Joanne Flores, Smithsonian Latino
Center; Francine Berkowitz, Smithsonian Office of International
Relations; Ana Lourdes Silva, Migrating Media and Productions;
Ana Carvalho, Ernesto Ignacio Carvalho, Amandine Goisbault,
Olivia Sabino, and the staff at Vídeo nas Aldeias; Vincent
Carelli, Mari Corrêa, Takumã Kuikuro, Bebito Piãko,
Divino Tserewahú, Kumaré Txicão, and Zezinho
Yube for traveling so far to come together for this project.
ADDITIONAL THANKS
Marcela Barros, Sally Berger, Francene Blythe, Monica Braine,
Glenn Burlack, Elisabeth Castaldini, Devika Coles, Tania Cypriano,
Adair Hill, Ali El Issa, James. D. Fernández, Tiokasin
Ghosthorse, Faye Ginsburg, Carlos Gutiérrez, Beata Gutman,
Rebecca Haggerty, Christine Halvorson, Kristin Iglum, Q'orianka
Kilcher, Saskia Kilcher, Jodi Lasseter, Marísia Lauré,
Edvania S. Leite, Valerie Lewis, José Alfredo Graça
Lima, Peter Lucas, Lisa Lucas, Micky Mihich, Lucila Moctezuma,
Mario Murillo, Ananiki Peoples, Davino Sena, Pamela Smorkaloff,
Silvia Solís, Robert Stam, Trevor Stevenson, Laura Turégano,
Ryan Valdez, Jesse Van Hoy, Janell K. Vaughan, and the many
staff and volunteers at the National Museum of the American
Indian who contributed to this program.
Image credit: Audience
at Club Red Radio, 2000 Native American Film and
Video Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova, NMAI; postcard
for Vídeo Amazônia Indígena: A View from
the Villages
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