Zahy Guajajara

Acting

Zahy Guajajara

Born

1989-08-27 (37)

Place of birth

Cana Brava, Maranhão

Known for

Acting

Credits

14 titles

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

Videoperformance Akiu’è (R-Existo) poster
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This project was born from the need to demonstrate the massacre of indigenous culture. The narrative emerges from the earth, representing the birth of a genuine being, in symbiosis with nature, who will go through a process of searching for identity. It is the fight for indigenous inclusion in society without giving up ancestry. “R-exist” is the hope of rebirth for the next indigenous generations.

Videoperformance Akiu’è (R-Existo)

2020

No artwork available
NR

Brazil, 21st Century. An indigenous boy is born in an isolated village in the north of the Amazon. His mother and brothers believe that he is the reincarnation of Makunaíma, the creator of the world we live in, and that he would have returned to save the planet from the apocalypse. Seeking to understand about his origins and his mythical identity, the young Makunaima meets Ci, the mother of the forest, with whom he falls in love. When Ci disappears, Makunaíma decides to cross the country after the man who took with him the last memory of his great love: a magical seed with mysterious powers.

Makunaíma XXI

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No artwork available
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Brazil, 21st Century. An indigenous boy is born in an isolated village in the north of the Amazon. His mother and brothers believe that he is the reincarnation of Makunaíma, the creator of the world we live in, and that he would have returned to save the planet from the apocalypse. Seeking to understand about his origins and his mythical identity, the young Makunaima meets Ci, the mother of the forest, with whom he falls in love. When Ci disappears, Makunaíma decides to cross the country after the man who took with him the last memory of his great love: a magical seed with mysterious powers.

Makunaíma XXI

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Karaiw a'e wà poster
NR

The film rescues the word “karaiw”, which means “civilized”, to question the constructed image of the “savage” and “barbaric” indigenous, an image rooted in coloniality. In the work, the invention of civility is put to the test along with the ideals of progress, intellectuality and modernization.

Karaiw a'e wà

2022