Documentary · Brazil · 2023 · 1h 41m

Môa, Mother Africa Roots

Môa, Raiz Afro Mãe

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Director
Gustavo McNair
Cast
Môa do Katendê as Self Geraldo Badá as Self Mestre Valdec as Self Mestre Plinio as Self Fabiana Cozza as Self Chico Assis as Self
Crew
Lucas Raion — Director of Photography Edvaldo Raw — Director of Photography Cris Conceição — Director of Photography Danilo Trombela — Editor Gustavo McNair — Editor Gustavo McNair — Screenplay
Tagline

To reconnect with our cultural origins is to re-discover our identity

Synopsis

The documentary that began together with Mestre Môa do Katendê before his political murder, tells the life story of this capoeirista and founder of Afoxé Badauê, intertwined with the rise of black cultural manifestations in Bahia, based on a last interview left by him.

Mood & Themes
capoeira
Key Collaborators
Gustavo McNair Director Lucas Raion Director of Photography Edvaldo Raw Director of Photography Cris Conceição Director of Photography Danilo Trombela Editor Gustavo McNair Editor Gustavo McNair Screenplay
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