Xapiri is a Yanomami term that characterizes the shamans, male spirits (xapiri thëpë) and also auxiliary spirits (xapiri pë). Xapiri is an experimental film about Yanomami shamanism that was filmed during a meeting of 37 shamans at the Watoriki Reserve, Roraima, in March of 2011. The film was designed to take into account two different notions of image: those of the Yanomami and ours. Therefore, it does not set out to explain shamanism, its methods or procedures, but to allow different cultures to visualize and feel the way in which the shamans “embody” the spirits, their bodies and voices.
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Leandro Lima Director · Gisela Motta Director
United States release March 1, 2012 · Produced in Brazil
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Brazil
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Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
United States · March 1, 2012
Digital
Brazil · September 23, 2016
Theatrical
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