Movie Details
Original Language:Portuguese
Production Companies:Vídeo nas Aldeias
Shomõtsi on the Web:Official Website
Shomõtsi
DirectorWewito Piyãko
42 minDocumentary
Plot
Shomõtsi is a witty and engaging Ashaninka Indian a father who has raised his children alone A neighbor and friend of the filmmaker he discusses the Ashaninka uses of anatto dye cassava and of Coca Unlike whites he says Indians respect cocas medicinal power Shomõtsi and two other elders go to a neighboring city to collect their pensions They have to set up camp overnight waiting for their money and grumble about the materialism of the Brazilian shopkeepers After making a few modest purchases Shomõtsi gladly heads back to the village
