ReelBrazil

The Fourth

www.reelbrazil.co.nzAuckland18 – 28 April Rialto Cinemas Newmarket

Wellington02 – 12 May Paramount Theatre

Film Festival 2013

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Online SalesAdditional fees may apply for online and phone bookingsAuckland: www.rialto.co.nz Wellington: www.paramount.co.nz

Buying Tickets at the VenueTickets will be available for purchase at the respective venues, during their normal operating hours. Please contact each venue or visit their website for more detailed information. To purchase your tickets you can pay by cash, eftpos or credit card.

Group BookingsNote: All 20 tickets must be purchased in a single transaction and the tickets can only be purchased for the same film / same session.

Please Note:a) ID will be required for senior/concession tickets, and for all restricted films.b) No complimentaries, cinema vouchers, movie money or ticket discount offers can be used for festival films.c) Once you have purchased your tickets there will be no refunds or exchanges unless a screening doesn’t go ahead or in a situation that we are required to do so by New Zealand law.d) Though we would do so reluctantly, we reserve the right to make changes to the programme.e) Senior citizens are: aged 65 years and over.f) Children are: aged 15 years and under.g) Prices for festivals and special events may differ from our standard ticket prices at the discretion of the organisers.

Tickets & Venues

VenueRialto Cinemas Newmarket167-169 BroadwayNewmarket

(09) 369 2417www.rialto.co.nz

VenueParamount Theatre25 Courtenay Place

(04) 384 4080www.paramount.co.nz

Auckland

Wellington

Ticket PricesOpening Night AdultConcession*SeniorsChild

Group Bookings 20 x Adults20 x Students20 x Seniors

Ticket PricesOpening Night AdultConcession*SeniorsChild

Group Bookings20 x Adults20 x Students20 x Seniors

$40.00$16.50$14.50$12.50$10.00

$55.00$15.40$13.40$10.90$9.90

Note: Seating allocated

Note: Seating non-allocated

$290 $250$200

$268 $218$198

*students, film society, community services card holders

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WelcomeBem-Vindos, Haere Mai

The Team

Thank you

New Zealand – Brazil Trust Board: Cristiano Pereira, Hunter Curd, Leandro Cavalcanti, Paula Barletto AndradeExecutive Director & Producer: Leandro CavalcantiFestival Coordinator: Paula Barletto AndradeBusiness Advisor: Sue JohnstonPublicist: Josie GlassonDesigner: Oliver WardAssistant Designer: Andrew WardSocial Media and Student Outreach: Simon JarvisProduction Assistant (Auckland): Tabata SommervilleProduction Assistant (Brazil): Flávia Cavalcanti & Fabrício Cavalcanti

All our volunteers, Ailua Fepuleai, Alessandra Faria, Alex Hannant, Alex Heller, Andre Levy, Bill Gosden, Bruno Baptistella, Bobby Brazuka, Bruno Martinho, Chris Walker, Craig Nicholson, Danilo Mota, David Grandi, David Lindsay, Egbert Ferreira, Elaine Smith, Felix, Garth Wilshere, Greg Forward, Helen Copsey, Helen Wrightson, Hiromi Yang, Holly Gulliver, Igor Jensen, Julia Durkin, Karina Shaw, Kate Larkindale, Kathryn Bennett, Katia Adler, Lance Swaine, Lily Richards, Manoel Medeiros, Miriam Ross, Mum & Dad, Nancy Fithian, Nancy Linton, Paul Seyb, Rahul Govindan, Rebecca McMillan, Roberta Queiroga, Rose Jones, Riko Kell, Sean Hutchinson, Sean Reilly, Sergio Amaral, Shaun Petersen, Simon Kelly, Tina Barton, Valtair de Souza, Vera Padilha, Will Sommerville.

Amigos,I am very pleased to bring the Reel Brazil Film Festival back in 2013. After our last edition in 2011, we have had plenty of time to put together a better and bigger 4th edition, increasing our sessions from 44 to 72 and including the Reel Brazil Mini Market. I have retained my same core team, who all contribute innovative ideas to the festival. For those who have followed us from the beginning, they will notice some familiar themes in this year’s festival such as Brazilian music and way of life, but we also bring films that explore new territory, and more than ever, the boundaries of the human condition.There is something for everyone...Thank you to all our supporters and welcome to the newbies. Today we feel that we have found our niche. We are here to stay! – Aproveitem/Enjoy!

Leandro CavalcantiExecutive Director & Producer

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Corporate Opening Night

Auckland

Wellington

Take your business elsewhere and join us for our Corporate Opening Nights in Wellington and Auckland. The Corporate Opening is an event combining the love of film with a strategic and fun business environment to entertain clients and give them a bit of Brazilian flare in the Pacific.

Allow yourself and your guests to experience an authentic Brazilian Gala evening, under the patronage of the recently appointed Brazilian Ambassador, H.E. Eduardo Gradilone, his wife Mrs Diva Gradilone, and their guests.

The evening includes the screening of Brazilian box office hit “In Therapy”, followed by a Gala cocktail function where businesses and people who have an interest in Latin America can meet, network to live music, and savour gourmet Brazilian delicacies coupled with prime New Zealand wine.

Rialto Cinemas Newmarket167-169 Broadway

Bookings(09) 369 2417www.rialto.co.nz

Paramount Theatre25 Courtenay Place

Bookings(04) 384 4080www.paramount.co.nz

Thu 18 April 6.00pm – 10.00pm$40

“In Therapy” starts at 6.15pm, followed by Gala cocktail function

Thu 02 May 6.00pm – 10.00pm$55

“In Therapy” starts at 6.15pm, followed by Gala cocktail function

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In TherapyDivã

“Lilia Cabral is marvelous in this role; she is a true diva on the stage, the big screen and television.” – Luis Carlos Merten, estadão.com.br

“In Therapy” stars Lilia Cabral as Mercedes, a happily married 40-something with two children, who out of curiosity decides to see a psychoanalyst. Her sessions on the therapist’s couch lead her on a comic, and at times, dramatic journey of transformation, with young lovers, rave parties and a life she never knew she was missing. Her best friend Monica eggs her on, and Mercedes’ plain, middle-class life takes both surreal and poignant turns. Mercedes’ husband Gustavo adds to the comic tone - complaining she always has a drama when the football’s on tv - lending a “typical” Brazilian male perspective to the story.

Romantic-Comedy, Drama , Psychology200993 mins

NZ Premiere

Director:José Alvarenga Jr.

Auckland:Thu 18 April 6.00pm* Sat 20 April 2.30pm Wed 24 April 5.30pm**

Wellington:Thu 02 May 6.00pm* Tue 07 May 6.30pmSat 11 May 8.45pm

*Corporate Opening Night screening (see page 3 for details)

**Part of the Rialto Cinemas Films for Foodies sessions. Ticket includes a glass of wine, nibbles and a foodie gift bag.

Admission:$35 ($33 for Rialto club members)Function 5.30pm, film starts 6.15pm

Winner Best Actress Lilia Cabral

2010

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

Winner Best Film

Audience Award 2009

Miami Brazilian Film Festival

Winner Best Film

2009

Contigo Cinema Prize Brazil

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MarketThe Reel Brazil Mini Market

Supported by The Embassy of Brazil While you are at the cinema, visit the Reel Brazil Mini Market.

This is a dedicated space for showcasing and selling Brazilian products and craft.

You will also be able to pick up publications on tourist destinations and trade events in Brazil.

In Association With:

Auckland

Wellington

Rialto Cinemas Newmarket167-169 Broadway

Paramount Theatre25 Courtenay Place

Sat 20 & Sun 21 AprilSat 27 & Sun 28 April

3.00pm – 7.30pm

Sat 04 & Sun 05 MaySat 11 & Sun 12 May

3.00pm – 7.30pm

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Reel Brazil FestasLive band, DJ, Cocktail Specials, Funk & Groove

Latinaotearoa is Brazilian Bobby Brazuka on decks bringing infectious beats - samba, soul, funk, latin hip hop... With Venezuelan diva Jennifer Zea, international bossa soul songstress, and Guyanese Isaac Aesili (Open Souls, Trinity Roots, Shapeshifter, Recloose) on percussion and the wheels of steel.

www.latinaotearoa.com

This 6 piece Brazilian band bends and blends samba with rock and funk, and pulls in some kiwi classics and rock anthems, giving them a samba twist. Get ready for an unstoppable groove and bring your moves to the dance floor.

AucklandSaturday 20 April 10.00pm

Free entry

The Windsor Castle144 Parnell Rd

www.thewindsor.co.nz

WellingtonSaturday 04 May10.00pm

$10.00 (Door Sales)

Havana Bar & Restaurant 32a-34 Wigan St

www.havanabar.co.nz

Rock Sambado

Official album release party of Latinaotearoa: ‘Sonido de Latinaotearoa’

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Tropicália

“This documentary whisked me back to my college days when I was an avid music collector with a rather eclectic set of tastes.” – Pierce Conran, Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF)

One of the biggest cultural movements in Brazil comes to life in this documentary. Brazil was suffering under a nationalist military regime when Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Tom Zé, Gal Costa, Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, and many others, mixed Brazilian folk traditions with African music and rock and roll. With revealing interviews, rare archival footage and packed with songs from that period, Tropicália gives us a definitive picture of one of the most fascinating musical and artistic periods in Brazilian history.

Documentary, Music, 1960s & 70s201287 mins

NZ Premiere

Director:Marcelo Machado

Auckland:Sun 21 April 5.30pm Sat 27 April 4.45pm

Wellington:Sun 05 May 6.30pm Sun 12 May 6.15pm

Winner Special Jury

2013

Sao Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards

Official Selection

2012

Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)

Official Selection

2013

International Film Festival, Rotterdam

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Two RabbitsDois Coelhos

“Two Rabbits flirts with the pop language in a way that no Brazilian film has done until now.” – Rolling Stone Magazine, Brazil

“Two Rabbits” is a gritty urban thriller pitting Edgar the mysterious anti-hero against the twin evils of politics and crime. No-one is as they seem in this dark, fast-paced film set in Sao Paulo. Edgar has come home from two years in Miami, and quickly launches a scheme with a motorbike-riding mugger. Meanwhile, Julia, a prosecutor for the state, warns the gangster Maicon that he will be arrested any day; but what is her true motivation? Edgar, Maicon, Julia, a bent politician, a grieving father - the collision of lives and motives is epic and unexpected. Innovative cinematography, including animations, and plot twists galore will have cinema-goers on the edge of their seats.

Action, Thriller, Animation2011104 mins

NZ Premiere

Director:Afonso Poyart

Auckland:Sat 20 April 8.30pm Sun 21 April 3.30pm Thu 25 April 8.30pmSat 27 April 6.30pm

Wellington:Sat 04 May 8.30pm Sun 05 May 4.30pmTue 07 May 8.30pmSat 11 May 6.45pm

In Association with:

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Winner Best Director

2012

LA Brazilian Film Festival

Winner Best Actress

2012

LA Brazilian Film Festival

Official Selection

2013

Brazil Film Festival Australia

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Auckland18th – 28th April

6.00pm – 10.00pm

2.30pm6.30pm8.30pm

2.30pm4.30pm6.30pm8.30pm10.00pm

1.30pm3.30pm5.30pm7.30pm

2.30pm6.30pm8.30pm

12.30pm6.15pm8.30pm

2.30pm5.30pm8.15pm

12.30pm6.30pm8.30pm

2.30pm6.30pm8.30pm

12.45pm2.30pm4.45pm6.30pm8.45pm

1.30pm3.15pm5.30pm7.30pm

Thu 18 April

Fri 19 April

Sat 20 April

Sun 21 April

Mon 22 April

Tue 23 April

Wed 24 April

Thu 25 April

Fri 26 April

Sat 27 April

Sun 28 April

Corporate Opening Night

Grandpa’s WatchDirty HeartsHeleno

In TherapyThe World in Two Round TripsFound MemoriesTwo RabbitsReel Brazil Festa

Pirinop, My First ContactTwo RabbitsTropicáliaHeleno

Pirinop, My First ContactGrandpa’s WatchDirty Hearts

Who Cares?HelenoWho Cares?

Dirty HeartsIn Therapy Found Memories

Who Cares?The World in Two Round TripsTwo Rabbits

Found MemoriesPirinop, My First ContactHeleno

The World in Two Round TripsWho Cares?TropicáliaTwo RabbitsDirty Hearts

Grandpa’s WatchHelenoPirinop, My First ContactFound Memories

(see pg.3)

(see pg.6)

– Films for Foodies (See page 4)

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Wellington2nd May – 12th May

6.00pm – 10.00pm

1.00pm6.30pm8.30pm

2.30pm4.30pm6.30pm8.30pm10.00pm

2.30pm4.30pm6.30pm8.30pm

1.00pm6.15pm8:30pm

1.00pm6.30pm8:30pm

1.00pm6:30pm8.30pm

1.00pm6.30pm8.30pm

1.00pm6.30pm8.30pm

12.45pm2.30pm4.45pm6.45pm8.45pm

2.30pm4.30pm6.15pm8.15pm

Thu 02 May

Fri 03 May

Sat 04 May

Sun 05 May

Mon 06 May

Tue 07 May

Wed 08 May

Thu 09 May

Fri 10 May

Sat 11 May

Sun 12 May

Corporate Opening Night

Grandpa’s WatchDirty HeartsHeleno

In TherapyThe World in Two Round TripsFound MemoriesTwo RabbitsReel Brazil Festa

Pirinop, My First ContactTwo RabbitsTropicáliaHeleno

Pirinop, My First ContactHelenoGrandpa’s Watch

Who Cares?In TherapyTwo Rabbits

Dirty HeartsWho Cares?Found Memories

Who Cares?The World in Two Round TripsHeleno

Found MemoriesPirinop, My First ContactDirty Hearts

The World in Two Round TripsWho Cares?Found MemoriesTwo RabbitsIn Therapy

Grandpa’s WatchPirinop, My First ContactTropicáliaHeleno

(see pg.3)

(see pg.6)

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Dirty HeartsCorações Sujos

“With little dialogue (almost all in Japanese) and impeccable cast, the film is a sensitive and topical account of intolerance and fundamentalism.” – Rolling Stone Magazine, Brazil

When Japan lost World War II, a new war started in Brazil. A war between the Japanese immigrants who accepted defeat, and those who did not. Based on a novel by award-winning Brazilian writer Fernando Morais, this fictional post-WWII drama depicts a real phenomenon. The Japanese community in Brazil, the largest outside of Japan, were treated as enemies in their new home. “Sequestered during the war and cut off from all Nippon publications, most immigrants refused to believe their country did not triumph. Fanatical societies sprang up, targeting those who acknowledged Japan’s surrender as “dirty hearts,” and launching a murderous internecine campaign against them.” – Ronnie Scheib, Variety

Drama, War, Historical201190 mins

Australia/NZ Premiere

Director:Vicente Amorim

Auckland:Fri 19 April 6.30pm Mon 22 April 8.30pm Wed 24 April 2.30pmSat 27 April 8.45pm

Wellington:Fri 03 May 6.30pm Wed 08 May 1.00pmFri 10 May 8.30pm

Nominated Grand Prix

des Ameriques 2011

Montreal World Film Festival

Official Selection

2012

Rio International Film Festival

Winner Best Actor

2012

Guadalajara International Film Festival

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Found MemoriesHistórias que só Existem Quando Lembradas

“Brazilian filmmaker Júlia Murat’s first narrative feature is a mesmerizing, slow-build marvel.” – Eric Hynes, TimeOut New York, 4/5 stars

This finely calibrated film has framed over 27 awards and was the official selection of more than 40 festivals around the globe. “Set in a fictional city in a remote area of Brazil where coffee plantations flourished in the 1800s, Rita, a young wandering photographer, comes to understand life in a community where time has seemingly stood still and people’s traditional roles clash with modern society. The film’s original title, “Stories That Only Exist When Remembered,” beautifully expresses the theme of Murat’s poetic rendering of the fictive Jotuomba, its inhabitants affectionately wedded to the rituals and land that contain the memories of their lives. Rita’s visit occasions a confluence of generations and cultures that seem to grow organically out of the setting in this extraordinarily accomplished and mature first feature.” – indiewire.com

Drama, Photography201198 mins

Australia/NZ Premiere

Director: Julia Murat

Auckland:Sat 20 April 6.30pm Wed 24 April 8.15pmFri 26 April 2.30pm Sun 28 April 7.30pm

Wellington:Sat 04 May 6.30pm Wed 08 May 8.30pmFri 10 May 1:00pmSat 11 May 4.45pm

In Association With:

Culture, Identity, Participation, Art30 May– 21 June, 2013 www.photographyfestival.org.nz

Official Selection

2012

Toronto International Film Festival

Winner Cinematography Best Director &

Feature 2012

RiverRun International Film Festival

Winner Grand Prix

2012

Sofia International Film Festival

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Who Cares?Quem se importa?

“The impact that these stories may have on people’s lives can be very positive, and who knows it may prompt us to start small and create change around us.” – Vassili Zaitsev, Cinepop

Who cares? The stars of this documentary do, and they’re changing the world by creating simple solutions to the hard global issues. Beautifully shot, inspiring - it’s a movement, not a film. Social entrepreneurship is not a phrase that easily rolls off the tongue, but once you see the film, you’ll be a believer. People here are making changes, bringing solutions, generating huge social impact and most of all, inspiring people to do the same. The film captures stories of everyday people in Brazil, Peru, Tanzania, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and the USA. “Informing but never lecturing, the film succeeds in conveying the importance of social innovation.” – Sarah Ward, artshub.com.au

Documentary, Human Rights, Social Entrepreneurship201293 mins

NZ Premiere

Director:Mara Mourão

Auckland:Tue 23 April 12.30pm Tue 23 April 8.30pm Thu 25 April 12.30pmSat 27 April 2.30pm

Wellington:Tue 07 May 1.00pm Wed 08 May 6.30pmThu 09 May 1.00pmSat 11 May 2.30pm

Hikurangi is a social enterprise incubator focused on supporting new solutions to sustainability challenges www.hikurangi.org.nz

Winner Best Documentary

2012

DocMiami International Film Festival

Official Selection

2012

Heartland Film Festival Indianapolis

Official Selection

2013

Washington DC International Film Festival

In Association With:

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The World In Two Round TripsO Mundo em Duas Voltas

“The bond that keeps our family so united is that we were, are and will be dreamers. Forever.” – Vilfredo Schürmann

The youngest sailor on the Schürmann family’s round the world journey is five year old Kat. She’s a very little girl who gets a very big education: learning hula in Tahiti, horse-riding in Chile, tramping in the frozen desert wilds of Patagonia, while living on board the boat with her family. The documentary took 10 years to finish and includes images from 30 countries, 4 continents and 3 oceans. Director David Schürmann loved New Zealand so much, he stayed behind as a teenager to study film while his parents carried on sailing the world. As an adult, he joins his parents and little sister Kat, and films their second world trip. This film is an ode, to the beauty of the sea, to the intrepid spirit of Ferdinand Magellan, and to the love of family.

Documentary, Sailing, Sport, Travel200791 mins

NZ Premiere

Director:David Schürmann

Auckland:Sat 20 April 4.30pm Thu 25 April 6.30pm Sun 27 April 12.45pm

Wellington:Sat 04 May 4.30pm Thu 09 May 6.30pmSat 11 May 12.45pm

Winner Best Film

Audience Award 2007

CINE-PE Recife Film Festival

Nominated Best Director

2008

Prêmio Contigo Cinema Brazil

Winner Best Sound Editing

2007

CINE-PE Recife Film Festival

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Grandpa’s WatchO Relógio do Meu Avô

World Premiere

The director goes on a journey to his grandfather’s homeland, Transylvania, in search of an old watch his grandpa hid before the Nazis came to take the family to Auschwitz. The 70-minute documentary tells the story of immigrant Holocaust survivors who settled in Brazil after World War II. Through the relentless pursuit by the film’s director of the history of his Hungarian grandfather and ancestors, the memories of a dark time reappear in testimonials by survivors themselves.

Alex Levy Heller is a Brazilian TV and film director and producer, based in Rio de Janeiro. After gaining a BFA in Dramatic Arts and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska, USA, he worked as a TV producer and director at TV Kyne, ESPN and CNN. Back in Brazil he worked on the films “The Year My Parents Went on Vacation” and “Dzi Croquettes” (RBFF 2011), both won several awards. Alex is also the Executive Director of the Brazil Visual Circuit of Brazilian film festivals abroad, with editions held in Australia, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Portugal, Romania, Scotland and USA.

Documentary, War, Jewish201370 mins

Director:Alex Levy Heller

Auckland:Fri 19 April 2.30pm Mon 22 April 6.30pm Sun 28 April 1.30pm

Wellington:Fri 03 May 1.00pm Mon 06 May 8.30pmSun 12 May 2.30pm

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Heleno

“The striker was Brazil’s Pelé in the 40s but the prince of Rio became the king of an asylum, eating the newspaper clippings detailing his triumphs.” – Jonathan Wilson, The Guardian UK

Before Pelé, there was Heleno, a talented player whose arrogance and violent temper would destroy his life both on and off the field. The film will please both lovers of the sport and lovers of the Seventh Art. “In the early 1940’s, Rio was a glamorous oasis in a world ravaged by war. Film director Fonseca conjures this epoch in high-contrast black and white, evoking the films of the classic Hollywood era. Santoro (300, Love Actually, Behind the Sun) gives the performance of his career, effortlessly evoking Heleno’s glory days in a delectable combination of the cocksure and the charismatic.” – Toronto International Film Festival

Drama, Football, Black and White2011116 mins

NZ Premiere

Director:José Henrique Fonseca

Auckland:Fri 19 April 8.30pm Sun 21 April 7.30pm Tue 23 April 6.15pmFri 26 April 8.30pmSun 28 April 3.15pm

Wellington:Fri 03 May 8.30pm Sun 05 May 8.30pmMon 06 May 6.15pmThu 09 May 8.30pmSun 12 May 8.15pm

In Association With:

www.filmsociety.wellington.net.nz

Winner Best Actor

Rodrigo Santoro 2011

Havana Film Festival

Nominated Best Actor Jury Award

2012

Prêmio Contigo Cinema Brazil

Winner Best Actor

Rodrigo Santoro 2012

Lima Latin American Film Festival

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Pirinop, My First ContactPirinop, Meu Primeiro Contato

“Mixing archival footage and photographs with boisterous re-enactments and moving story- telling, Pirinop is essential viewing if you have any interest at all in these themes.” – Dan Slevin, Capital Times, Wellington

“The Americas “first contact” is widely recognised as having occurred in 1492. For the Ikpeng Indigenous people in Brazil, first contact was a documented event that occurred in October 1964 and eventually led to the relocation of the Ikpeng people to the Xingu park in Brazil, far from their traditional territory. With spellbinding footage from the actual event and personal accounts of first impressions, this compelling documentary offers a rare glimpse into that historic event from the Indigenous point of view and captures the incredible impact that contact had on the lives of the Ikpeng people and how it continues to affect them to this day”. – ImagineNative Film and Media Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada.

Documentary, Indigenous2007 83 mins

Directors:Mari Corrêa, Kumaré Txicão (Ikpeng) & Karané Txicão (Ikpeng)

Auckland:Sun 21 April 1.30pm Mon 22 April 2.30pm Fri 26 April 6.30pmSun 28 April 5.30pm

Wellington:Sun 05 May 2.30pm Mon 06 May 1.00pmFri 10 May 6.30pmSun 12 May 4.30pm

Winner Special Jury Award

2009

International Documentary Festival, Brussels

Winner Grand Prix

2007

Amazonas Film Festival Brazil

Winner Horizone Prize

2007

Munich International Documentary Festival

Official Selection

2009

Reel Brazil Film Festival

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