Note: These films may depict nudity.

• Daritidze/Trainee Healer (2003, 35 min., directed by Divino Tserewahu (Xavante); in Xavante with English subtitles) After screenings of Wai'a Rini: The Power of the Dream in Xavante villages, the people of Aldeia Nova on the Sao Marcos reservation asked the director to make a film in their village on the same ritual, in which young men are initiated into the spiritual world to develop their curative power. Note: Washington, DC, premiere.

• Imbe Gikegu/The Scent of Pequi Fruit (2006, 36 min., directed by Takuma Kuikuro (Kuikuro) and Marica Kuikuro (Kuikuro); in Kuikuro with English subtitles) The ending of the dry season is a time of celebration and merriment in the Upper Xingu. Linking the past to the present, Kuikuro videomakers tell a tale of dangers, pleasures, sex and betrayal, where men and women, hummingbirds and alligators, build a world in common. Note: Washington, DC, premiere.

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Continues May 10-11

Note: Some films depict nudity.

• 11:30 AM: Marangmotxingmo Mirang/From the Ikpeng Children to the World (2002; 35 min.; directed by Kumare Txicao (Ikpeng), Karane Txicao (Ikpeng), and Natuyu Yuwipo Txicao (Ikpeng); in Ikpeng with English subtitles) In the Xingu Park in the Mato Grosso region, four Ikpeng children, filmed by videomakers from their community, introduce their village -- its leaders, their friends, adult work -- in a video letter addressed to other children.

• 12:30 PM: The Spirit of TV (1990, 18 min., directed by Vincent Carelli, in Waiapi with English subtitles) When a TV and VCR arrive in their village, the Waiapi begin to see recorded images of themselves and other indigenous groups and consider the possible use of this new media for cultural preservation, communication, and protest.

Kinja Iakaha/A Day in the Village (2003; 40 min.; directed by Araduwa Waimiri (Waimiri), Iawusu Waimiri (Waimiri), Kabaha Waimiri (Waimiri), Sanapyty Atroari (Atroari), Sawa Waimiri (Waimiri), and Wame Atroari (Atroari); in Waimiri and Atroari with English subtitles) Six videomakers from different Waimiri and Atroari villages document the day-to-day life of their relatives in the village of Cacau, producing intimate, vivid images that capture the people's intense relationship with nature. Note: Washington, DC, premiere.

• 2 PM: Kiarasa yo Sati/The Agouti's Peanut (2005, 51 min., directed by Paturi Panara (Panara) and Komoi Panara (Panara), in Panara and Portuguese with English subtitles) In their everyday work and recreation, the Panara people blend traditional ways with the influences of official Brazilian culture. Note: US premiere.

Back to the Good Land (2008, 21 min., directed by Mari Correa and Vincent Carelli, in Panara with English subtitles) Panara men and women tell the story of their first contact in 1973, their forced removal from their lands, and how they have been able to return. Note: Washington, DC, premiere.

• 4:15-5 PM: Community Discussion: Video in the Villages Presents Itself The founding directors and videomakers of the Video nas Aldeias training workshops discuss their works, future projects, and the role of videomaking in their communities.

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Continues May 11

Note: Some films depict nudity.

• 12:30 PM: Xina Bena/New Era (2006, 52 min, directed by Zezinho Yube (Hunikui), in Hata Kui with English subtitles) Shaman and village patriarch Augustinho, his wife, and his father-in-law recall the brutal exploitation of the Hunikui (or Kaxinawa), who were forced to work in the rubber collection system. With the official recognition of their tribal territory, the community can now pass on their traditions to the young. Note: Washington, DC, premier.

I've Already Become an Image (2008, 31 min., directed by Zezinho Yube (Hunikui), in Hata Kui with English subtitles) From the first encounters with the white man and the ensuing years of enslavement on the rubber tree plantations, to their current work with videomaking, the Hunikui share their experience of dispersal, loss and renewal. Note: US premier.

• 2:30 PM: A Gente Luta mas Come Fruta/We Struggle but We Eat Fruit (2006, 40 min., directed by Bebito Piako (Ashaninka) and Isaac Piako (Ashaninka), in Ashaninka with English subtitles) The Ashaninka from the Apiwtxa village on Amonia river near the Peruvian border are working to protect their way of life and recover lands encroached on by loggers.

• 4 PM: Iauarete: Waterfall of the Jaguars (2006, 48 min., directed by Vincent Carelli, in Portuguese and Tukano with English subtitles) Leaders of the Tariano Indians of the northwestern Amazon region of Brazil undertake a cultural revitalization project after many decades of Christian missionization, revisiting their sacred places and reconstructing an old ceremonial house. Note: Washington, DC, premier.

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