Documentary · Brazil · 2023 · 10m

Fishing with Timbó

Yuri U Xëatima Thë - A Pesca com Timbó

Synopsis

An eye-opening he said/she said perspective on timbó fishing, a traditional practice of the Indigenous Yanomami people that involves the entire community and a vine used to stun fish, seamlessly blends preservation documentary, origin myth, magic realism and the reality of mining and economic threats to Yanomami culture in this formally inventive reclamation.

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Aida Harika Yanomami directed Fishing with Timbó. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

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