Synopsis

Varῖ Mëma, an anthropologist and a Marubo Indigenous woman, is no longer recognized as one of her own people. Paradoxically, she is also an outsider in the academic world. Delvair, an anthropologist who witnessed her birth in the 1970s, seeks to reconnect with Varῖ — and with the memories of an Amazon that no longer exists.

• Delvair

  Montagner

  Director

  Delvair Montagner, Brazilian director, screenwriter, and researcher, has worked on 39 documentaries over her remarkable 81 years. With a PhD in Anthropology, she has worked at FUNAI, the University of Brasília, and the Palmares Foundation, focusing on Indigenous and Quilombola communities.

• Marcelo

  Díaz

  Producer

  Marcelo Díaz, an award-winning Brazilian filmmaker of Paraguayan descent, has directed films shown at major festivals like It’s All True, FIDBA, Havana, and Gramado. His works include Oficina Perdiz; Galeno, A Crafty Boy; The Rising Valley and the acclaimed Maria Luiza.
  Producer of Maria Luiza (80’), The Rising Valley (52’), Galeno, A Crafty Boy, Oficina Perdiz (20′). Currently develops the features Just in Love (Conecta, Icuman Lab Award 2024), La Garantía Soy Yo (Brazil/Paraguay), and the series Censorship in Times of Freedom and Rio Centro (Max Market Award).

Director

Delvair Montagner

Delvair Montagner, Brazilian director, screenwriter, and researcher, has worked on 39 documentaries over her remarkable 81 years. With a PhD in Anthropology, she has worked at FUNAI, the University of Brasília, and the Palmares Foundation, focusing on Indigenous and Quilombola communities.