Tucum’s hammocks, the first contact with white people. The Parakanã women weave the strings of their history.

Tucum’s hammocks, the first contact with white people. The Parakanã women weave the strings of their history.

Tucum’s hammocks, the first contact with white people. The Parakanã women weave the strings of their history.

The Mentuwajê Guardians of Culture (a group of young Krahô filmmakers) invite the Beture Collective (Mebêngôkre-Kayapó) to visit their village and attend the Kêtwajê festival – an important initiation ritual that has not taken place for ten years. Over the course of several days, children and adolescents undergo various “tests” to transform into adult warriors, under the watchful and shared gaze of the local filmmakers and the Mebêngôkre-Kayapó guests.