Isael Maxakali Trailers

Xupapoynãg Trailer (2011)

06 October 2011

Yãmĩyhex, the Women-Spirit Trailer (2020)

24 January 2020

After spending a few months in the Vila Verde Village, the yãmĩyhex (women-spirit) prepare to leave.

Iniciação dos Filhos dos Espíritos da Terra Trailer (2015)

01 January 2015

The boys of an Tikmu'un - Maxakali village are initiated by the spirits that live on the ground. From now on they will be able to attend the kuxex (house of religion), socialize, feed and learn from the Yãmiyxop.

Konãgxeka: O Dilúvio Maxakali Trailer (2016)

01 January 2016

Konãgxeka, in the Maxakali indigenous language, means "big water" - It is the Maxakali version of the flood story, sent by the yãmîy spirits as a punishment for the selfishness and greed of men.

TATAKOX Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

Yõg Ãtak: Meu Pai, Kaiowá Trailer (2024)

04 December 2024

"Yõg ãtak: My Father, Kaiowá" tells the story of Sueli Maxakali's search for her father, Luis Kaiowá, from whom she was separated during the military dictatorship in Brazil.

Kakxop Pahok: As Crianças Cegas Trailer (2026)

27 January 2026

The men of the village went hunting. A long time passed… and they did not return. The women of the village exchanged their children among themselves, so as not to be without husbands, and began to live a new life.

Nũhũ yãg mũ yõg hãm: This Land Is Our Land! Trailer (2020)

31 December 2020

In the past, when white people didn’t exist, we used to hunt with our yãmĩyxop spirits. The whites came, cut down the trees, dried up the rivers and scared the animals away.

GRIN - Rural Indigenous Guard Trailer (2016)

07 September 2016

A Maxakali filmmaker brings out memories about the formation of the Indigenous Rural Guard (Grin) during the military dictatorship in Brazil, with reports of violence suffered by their relatives.