Dabucuri
5th Annual Spotlight on Academics
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51m
00:52:11|Directed by Kurt Shaw, Rita Oenning da Silva
In the past, the many ethnic groups of the upper Rio Negro gathered for Dabucuri festivals to dance, sing, and eat together. The festival provided an opportunity for the exchange of crafts and food, but also art, music, and perspectives.
Three women in the Balaio community decide to hold a grand Dabucuri to recapture the joy and unity they remember from their childhood. The film follows the community members as they prepare food, musical instruments, and clothing for the festival; it also follows the 110-year-old shaman, stuck in the mud on the road, as he tries to reach the festival to bless the festival.
Dabucuri concludes with the celebration of the event and the reconstruction of the community’s maloca, where the Yepá-Masã and Desana cultures can live on again.
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