Short film
Ylê Xoroquê
1981 · 34 min
A quiet, contemplative ethnographic gaze that asks you to sit with ritual and belief rather than follow a story.
- Directed by
- Raquel Gerber
- Overview
- The process of formation of the person and its identity from an African conception of the world. The orixás (gods), linked to the forces of nature, are equal to people, and are not transcendent. of the person with their orixá, within the family and the culture. Filmed in a Candomblé terreiro of Bantu origin.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, faith, family, nature
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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