Yõg Ãtak: Meu Pai, Kaiowá

The documentary film follows Sueli Maxakali – one of the film’s co-directors – and her sister Maiza Maxakali as they search for their father, Luis Kaiowá. Four decades after their separation, in an event closely tied to Brazil’s military dictatorship, their journey toward reunion also connects sensibilities, ways of seeing the world (and capturing images), and the strength of ritual practices among the Tikmũ’ũn people of northeastern Minas Gerais and the Kaiowá people of Mato Grosso do Sul, while underscoring the ongoing struggles faced by Indigenous communities in Brazil – past and present.