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Canuto’s Transformation

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New: Documentaries • 2h 12m

Directed by Ariel Kuaray Ortega, Ernesto de Carvalho • Documentary • 2023 • 130 minutes

In a Mbyá-Guarani community straddling the Brazil-Argentina border, the legend of Canuto—a man believed to have transformed into a jaguar before his tragic death—remains vivid. Filmmakers Ariel Kuaray Ortega and Ernesto de Carvalho collaborate with the community to reenact Canuto's story, blurring the lines between myth and reality, fiction and documentary. This film-within-a-film delves into indigenous storytelling, collective memory, and the transformative power of cinema.

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anthropology, applied anthropology, brazil, canuto’s transformation, cultural and ethnic studies, cultural anthropology, cultural resistance, cultural survival, doc, documentary, epf media, expository, faith, film studies, guarani territory, guarani-kaiowá people, human rights, indigenous identity, indigenous peoples of brazil, indigenous spirituality and religion, indigenous studies, latin american history, latin american studies, media studies, memory, ovid, religion, religious studies, tradition

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