2021 · DOCUMENTARY · 30 MIN
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR · ASSISTANT CINEMATOGRAPHER · AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
Wherá Tupã e o Fogo Sagrado follows Alcindo Wherá Tupã, a guardian of the millenary knowledge of the Sacred Fire. Through the unprecedented recording of a healing ceremony, the documentary offers an intimate encounter with Guarani spirituality and reveals Wherá Tupã’s deep connection with the fire, built over more than ten years and through which he performs spiritual and physical healing.
Wherá Tupã e o Fogo Sagrado follows Alcindo Wherá Tupã, a guardian of the millenary knowledge of the Sacred Fire. Through the unprecedented recording of a healing ceremony, the documentary offers an intimate encounter with Guarani spirituality and reveals Wherá Tupã’s deep connection with the fire, built over more than ten years and through which he performs spiritual and physical healing.
DIRECTED BY RAFAEL COELHO
PRODUCED BY FILMES DO FOGO
PRODUCED BY FILMES DO FOGO
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