Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/tserewah-divino-c397all.aspx Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:58:30 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/daritidz-trainee-healer-p856.aspx Product856 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 07:04:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/daritidz-trainee-healer-p856.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/daritidze.jpg" alt="Daritidzé, Trainee Healer" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/daritidz-trainee-healer-p856.aspx">Daritidzé, Trainee Healer</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/daritidz-trainee-healer-p856.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$295.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div><div>The Xavante people of Aldeia Nova ask Xavante videomaker Divino Tserewahú to film their Wai'á ceremony, after watching his film <i><a href="https://store.der.org/wai-rini-the-power-of-the-dream-p236c35.aspx?Thread=True">Wai'á rini, the Power of the Dream</a></i>. Elders in Aldeia Nova want to preserve this tough but rewarding ritual. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Out in the hot sun all day, for three weeks the young men of the community undergo strengthening physical suffering in order to develop their curative powers. The trial culminates with the men's fainting and being revived by their families; after their initiation the trainees replace their elders as spiritual guardians. "To be a Wa'ia, you have to suffer like this," explains one man. Everyone in the village watches and takes part in the men's ceremony, proud of their sons and brothers.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><b>Films in the <a href="https://store.der.org/video-in-the-villages--video-in-the-villages-series-p973.aspx">Video in the Villages</a> series</b></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/daritidz-trainee-healer-p856.aspx">Daritidzé, Trainee Healer</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/the-girls-celebration-p795.aspx">The Girl's Celebration</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/jungle-secrets-p710.aspx">Jungle Secrets</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/pemp-p506.aspx">Pemp</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/the-spirit-of-tv-p458.aspx">The Spirit of TV</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/video-cannibalism-p293.aspx">Video Cannibalism</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/video-in-the-villages-presents-itself-p295.aspx">Video in the Villages Presents Itself</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/video-in-the-villages-p294.aspx">Video in the Villages</a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Disclaimer on Naming:</b><br />Please be aware that this documentary may include outdated or potentially offensive language. Such terms are not endorsed by DER but are presented in their original context to promote awareness, education, and discussion. Learn more about DER’s efforts to use reparative language and honor the preferred names of Indigenous communities by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.der.org/resources/indigenous-film-index/about-the-initiative/">clicking here</a>.</div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/tserewah-divino-c397all.aspx">Tserewah&uacute;, Divino</a> to see additional products in this category.</div> https://store.der.org/wai-rini-the-power-of-the-dream-p236.aspx Product236 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:26:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/wai-rini-the-power-of-the-dream-p236.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/waia-rini.jpg" alt="Wai'á Rini, The Power of the Dream" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/wai-rini-the-power-of-the-dream-p236.aspx">Wai'á Rini, The Power of the Dream</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/wai-rini-the-power-of-the-dream-p236.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>In the Wai'á ceremony, young Xavante men undergo suffering as an initiation into <g class="gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="8" data-gr-id="8">spiritual</g> life and a way to make contact with supernatural forces. The boys are divided into groups, and under the supervision of past <g class="gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="9" data-gr-id="9">initiates</g> they perform weeks of physical trials in the hot sun.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>Their guardians induce ritual fainting in the boys, in order to give them dreams that will <g class="gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation replaceWithoutSep" id="12" data-gr-id="12">in turn</g> have the power to make <g class="gr_ gr_11 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="11" data-gr-id="11">reality</g>. The Wai'á ceremony takes place only about every 15 years, and its leaders want to create a visual record with the help of Xavante filmmaker Divino TserewahWai'á. Some aspects of the men's ceremony, however, are hidden from women and therefore cannot be recorded on video.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><b>Films in the <a href="https://store.der.org/video-in-the-villages-indigenous-video-makers-series-p947.aspx">Indigenous Video Makers</a> series</b></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/dancing-with-a-dog-p854.aspx">Dancing with a Dog</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/from-the-ikpeng-children-to-the-world-p837.aspx">From the Ikpeng Children to the World</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/kinja-iakaha-a-day-in-the-village-p717.aspx">Kinja Iakaha, A Day in the Village</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/the-living-forest-p685.aspx">The Living Forest</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/moyngo-p643.aspx">Moyngo</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/ngun-el-p586.aspx">Nguné Elü</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/one-must-be-curious-p553.aspx">One Must Be Curious</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/a-path-to-live-p496.aspx">A Path to Live</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/the-rainy-season-p490.aspx">The Rainy Season</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/shomtsi-p413.aspx">Shomõtsi</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/trainees-for-the-future-p345.aspx">Trainees for the Future</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/wapt-mnhn-the-xavantes-initiation-p240.aspx">Wapté Mnhõnõ, The Xavante's Initiation</a><br /><a href="https://store.der.org/wai-rini-the-power-of-the-dream-p236.aspx">Wai'á Rini, The Power of the Dream</a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><hr></div><div><br /></div><div><b>SCREENINGS &amp; AWARDS</b><br /><i>Prize KICHWA Nationality,</i> IV First Nations Film and Video Festival of ABYA YALA, Equador, 2001<br /><i>Anaconda Award</i>, II Anaconda 2002, Bolivia</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Disclaimer on Naming:</b><br />Please be aware that this documentary may include outdated or potentially offensive language. Such terms are not endorsed by DER but are presented in their original context to promote awareness, education, and discussion. Learn more about DER’s efforts to use reparative language and honor the preferred names of Indigenous communities by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.der.org/resources/indigenous-film-index/about-the-initiative/">clicking here</a>.</div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/tserewah-divino-c397all.aspx">Tserewah&uacute;, Divino</a> to see additional products in this category.</div> https://store.der.org/wapt-mnhn-the-xavantes-initiation-p240.aspx Product240 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:26:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/wapt-mnhn-the-xavantes-initiation-p240.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/wapte-mnhono.jpg" alt="Wapté Mnhõnõ, The Xavante's Initiation" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/wapt-mnhn-the-xavantes-initiation-p240.aspx">Wapté Mnhõnõ, The Xavante's Initiation</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/wapt-mnhn-the-xavantes-initiation-p240.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>A team of Xavante filmmakers has collaborated to realize this visual archive of the complex Wapté Mnhõnõ ceremony. Taking place over several months with much elaborate rehearsal and preparation, the ceremony involves the participation of several different groups of boys and men in the roles of initiates, godparents, and rivals.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>A new age group is initiated every seven years and this <g class="gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="14" data-gr-id="14">initiate</g> group competes against its rival in physical trials and undergoes ear piercing, while godparents drill and supervise their godsons. The ceremony marks the important transition away from childhood, and everyone in the village participates in a variety of roles. After being initiated, boys are adults and may be presented to their future wives. The filmmakers face the challenge of balancing their ceremonial duties with their desire to get the best shots possible. They want to document and preserve their Xavante culture.</div><div><br /></div><div>Other films from the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.der.org/films/indigenous-video-makers.html">Indigenous Video Makers</a>&nbsp;series:</div><a href="http://www.der.org/films/one-must-be-curious.html">One Must Be Curious</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/moyngo.html"><g class="gr_ gr_37 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="37" data-gr-id="37">Moyngo</g>, The Dream of Maragareum</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/the-rainy-season.html">The Rainy Season</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/waia-rini.html">Wai'á Rini, The Power of the Dream</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/shomotsi.html">Shomõtsi</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/dancing-with-a-dog.html">Dancing with a Dog</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/kinja-iakaha.html">Kinja <g class="gr_ gr_38 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="38" data-gr-id="38">Iakaha</g>, A Day in the Village</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/ngune-elu.html">Nguné Elü, The Day the Moon Menstruated</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/a-path-to-live.html">A Path to Live</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/trainees-for-the-future.html">Trainees for the Future</a><br /><a href="http://www.der.org/films/the-living-forest.html">The Living Forest</a><br /><div><a href="http://www.der.org/films/ikpeng.html">From the Ikpeng Children to the World</a></div><div><br /></div><div><hr></div><div><br /></div><div><b>SCREENINGS &amp; AWARDS</b><br /><i>Jangada Trophy</i>, OCIC Award (International Catholic Film organization), 1999<br /><i>Manuel Diégues Junior Award</i>, 6th International Ethnographic Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, 1999<br /><i>Best Documentary Award</i>, Xth International Festival of Ethnographic Films, Nuoro, Italy, 2000<br /><i>Anaconda Award</i>, Bolivia, 200 </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Disclaimer on Naming:</b><br />Please be aware that this documentary may include outdated or potentially offensive language. Such terms are not endorsed by DER but are presented in their original context to promote awareness, education, and discussion. Learn more about DER’s efforts to use reparative language and honor the preferred names of Indigenous communities by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.der.org/resources/indigenous-film-index/about-the-initiative/">clicking here</a>.</div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/tserewah-divino-c397all.aspx">Tserewah&uacute;, Divino</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>