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The Buriti Flower

This unique and incredibly delicate fusion of ethnography and poetic cinema blends the present and past, reality and fiction, to create a portrait not only of the Krahôs but also of the struggle of all indigenous peoples across the world.
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Original title: Crowrã Year: 2024 Duration: 124 Country of Production: Argentina, Germany, Switzerland Languages: Portuguese, Krahô Subtitles: English Director: João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora Cinematographer: Renée Nader Messora Editor: Edgar Feldman, João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora Sound Design: Pablo Lamar Producer: João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora, Ricardo Alves Jr., Julia Alves

Hold your breath and begin a journey down beneath the forest canopy to the Kraholândia Indigenous Land. At the very heart of Brazil, we follow a group of children and the Krahô community in their daily lives. Despite relentless persecution, the Krahô, guided by their ancestral rites, love of nature, and fight for freedom, continuously invent new forms of resistance, as the threat of losing their land and their unique connection to nature looms large.

The buriti flower symbolizes the connection between the land and its people—a bond now threatened from all sides, even from within the community itself. The film highlights one of today’s most urgent issues: the struggle for land and the fight against globalization and human disconnection from nature.

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João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora

Portugal & Brazil
Renée Nader Messora and João Salaviza have co-directed two feature-length films centred on the Krahô indigenous community. Their first, The Dead and the Others (2018), won the Jury Prize at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. This was followed by their latest work, The Buriti Flower (2023), which received the Ensemble Prize at Cannes.

Renée Nader Messora, born in São Paulo, Brazil, is a cinematographer and director. She graduated in Cinematography from Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires and spent fifteen years working as an assistant director across Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal. Since 2009, she has collaborated with the Krahô community, helping to mobilise a local collective of Krahô filmmakers.

João Salaviza is a Portuguese filmmaker renowned for his distinctive style and storytelling. He has received numerous accolades, including the Short Film Palme d'Or for Arena (2009) and the Short Film Golden Bear for Rafa (2012).

Together, they co-directed The Dead and the Others (2018), which won the Jury Prize at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. Their most recent collaboration, The Buriti Flower (2023), was awarded the Ensemble Prize at Cannes. This film continues their exploration of the Krahô people in the Brazilian Amazon, depicting their history across three distinct time periods. Shot on their land over fifteen months, it is a poignant tribute to their resilience and ongoing fight to preserve their freedom.

Filmography

The Buriti Flower (2023)
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The Dead and the Others (2018)
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Montanha (2015) -João Salaviza
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Rafa (2012) -João Salaviza
Arena (2009) -João Salaviza
Russa (2008) -João Salaviza
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