August 2004
 Divino
Tserewahú (Xavante) is from Sangradouro village
in the state of Mato Grosso. He has participated in the production
of VNA's television program called "Indian Program."
His first work for a non-Xavante audience was Thank You, Brother,
in which he describes becoming a videomaker. He led the shooting
of The Xavante Initiation, a collective production which
won awards in several international festivals. Tserewahú
has directed two other documentaries about Xavante initiation
rituals: Wai´a Rini, the Power of the Dream (2001)
and Dariditze/Trainee Healer (2003). In 2002 he reported
on the Makuxi's fight for land demarcation in the video The
Struggle Goes On!
Screened by NMAI
Image credit:
Divino Tserewahú - courtesy of Vídeo nas Aldeias;
Divino Tserewahú - courtesy of Vídeo nas
Aldeias
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