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Maxita

Maxita

direction Mariana Machado, Ana Maria Machado

Brazil 2026 Documentary Cor 64 min.

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The Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa, one of Brazil’s leading Indigenous voices, faces the threat of large mining companies arriving in his territory in the Amazon. The film follows him on a journey to Minas Gerais, in the southeast of the country, where he encounters the scars left by the collapse of the Córrego do Feijão mining dam. Moving between the physical and spiritual realms, he encounters the maxita watimapë, the “earth eaters”, and reunites with his longtime friend, Ailton Krenak. Together, they connect two territories deeply scarred by extractivism and reveal another way of relating with the Earth.

brazil indigenous issues environment religion human rights contemporary crises documentary women directors social issues

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direction

Mariana Machado, Ana Maria Machado

cinematography

Ana Galizia, Cassandra Mello, Carol Quintanilha, Fred Rahal, Mariana Machado, Lucas Campos, Luis Oliveira

editing

Affonso Uchôa

sound design

Henrique Staino, Bruno Vasconcelos

music

Leandro César

research

Mariana Machado, Ana Maria Machado

cast

Davi Kopenawa, Ailton Krenak

production

Mariana Machado, Ana Maria Machado

produced by

Salto Filmes

distribution

Murmúrio Filmes

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