World Cinema
The Buriti Flower / Crowrã
Portugal, Brazil
Directors: Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza
Director's bio
João Salaviza is a Portuguese Director and Writer. His first short film, 'Arena,' was awarded the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2009, followed by the Golden Bear for Short Films at the Berlinale for 'Rafa' in 2012. His debut feature film, 'Mountain,' had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival (Critics Week) in 2015. In 2018, 'The Dead and the Others' (co-directed with Renée Nader Messora) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving the Special Jury Prize – Un Certain Regard. The film was commercially released in several countries, notably France, where it was seen by 45,000 spectators. In 2023, he returned to the Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard to premiere 'The Buriti Flower,' co-directed with Renée Nader Messora. Renée Nader Messora is a Brazilian director, writer, and cinematographer. For 15 years, she worked as an assistant director on various projects in Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal, including 'Mountain,' João Salaviza's first feature film. She photographed the short film 'Pohi,' through which she became acquainted with the Krahô people. Since then, she has been actively engaged with the community, contributing to the organization of a collective of young filmmakers who use cinema as a tool to strengthen the cultural identity and self-determination of the Krahô people. In 2018, her first feature film, 'The Dead and the Others' (co-directed with João Salaviza), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving the Special Jury Prize – Un Certain Regard. The film was released commercially in several countries, notably France, where it was seen by 45,000 spectators. 'The Buriti Flower' is her second feature film, co-directed with João Salaviza and shot over a period of fifteen months in the Krahô Indigenous Land.
João Salaviza is a Portuguese Director and Writer. His first short film, 'Arena,' was awarded the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2009, followed by the Golden Bear for Short Films at the Berlinale for 'Rafa' in 2012. His debut feature film, 'Mountain,' had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival (Critics Week) in 2015. In 2018, 'The Dead and the Others' (co-directed with Renée Nader Messora) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving the Special Jury Prize – Un Certain Regard. The film was commercially released in several countries, notably France, where it was seen by 45,000 spectators. In 2023, he returned to the Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard to premiere 'The Buriti Flower,' co-directed with Renée Nader Messora. Renée Nader Messora is a Brazilian director, writer, and cinematographer. For 15 years, she worked as an assistant director on various projects in Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal, including 'Mountain,' João Salaviza's first feature film. She photographed the short film 'Pohi,' through which she became acquainted with the Krahô people. Since then, she has been actively engaged with the community, contributing to the organization of a collective of young filmmakers who use cinema as a tool to strengthen the cultural identity and self-determination of the Krahô people. In 2018, her first feature film, 'The Dead and the Others' (co-directed with João Salaviza), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving the Special Jury Prize – Un Certain Regard. The film was released commercially in several countries, notably France, where it was seen by 45,000 spectators. 'The Buriti Flower' is her second feature film, co-directed with João Salaviza and shot over a period of fifteen months in the Krahô Indigenous Land.
Synopsis
João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora’s ‘The Buriti Flower’, Paptro, recounts three periods of history of the indigenous Krahô people, in the heart of the Brazilian forest. Despite being met with various challenges and constantly persecuted, the Krahô invents new forms of resistance and battle to preserve their freedom, guided by their ancestral rites and love of nature.Details of Cast
Ilda Patpro Krahô, Francisco Hyjnõ KrahôDetails of Crew
Cinematography: Renée Nader Messora, Editor: João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora, Music:Producer Details
João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora, Ricardo Alves Jr., Julia AlvesWriter Details
João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora, Ilda Patpro Krahô, Francisco Hyjnõ Krahô, Henrique Ihjãc KrahôStills
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