Ariel Ortega

Canuto's Transformation (2023)

Ariel Kuaray Ortega returns to his hometown to visit his grandfather in a region of Brazil bordering Argentina. He wants to finally hear the full story of Canuto, a fellow villager who turned into a jaguar and then died a tragic death. A plan soon arises t ...

Nossos Espíritos Seguem Chegando - Nhe'e kuery Jogueru Teri (2021)

Xadalu e o Jaguaretê (2019)

Documentary that accompanies the exchange between the mestizo urban artist Xadalu and the filmmaker of the Mbya Guarani ethnic group Ariel Kuaray Ortega. As part of his artistic quest, Xadalu goes on an immersion in Guarani territory, accompanied by Ariel. ...

Arte Mbyá-Guarani e suas Histórias (2015)

No Caminho com Mário (2014)

In the village of Koenju, in Rio Grande do Sul, young Mario and his "gang" make fun of the challenges of today's Mbya-Guarani reality. ...

Mbya Mirim (2013)

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TAVA, a Casa de Pedra (2012)

Mythical-religious interpretation of the Mbya-Guarani on 17th century Jesuit reductions in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. ...

Desterro Guarani (2011)

As Ariel Ortega thinks about the history of contact of the Mbya-Guarani, he tries to understand how his people got expelled from their land. ...

Bicycles of Nhanderú (2011)

An immersion in spirituality and everyday life of the Mbya-Guarani from the Koenju village in Southern Brazil. ...

Two villages, one single walk (2008)

With no Forest left to hunt and no land to cultivate, the Maby-Guarani depend on the sale of their handcraft to survive. Three young Guarani filmmakers accompany the daily life of two comunities united by the same history, since the first contact with the ...

Xadalu e o Jaguaretê (2019)

Documentary that accompanies the exchange between the mestizo urban artist Xadalu and the filmmaker of the Mbya Guarani ethnic group Ariel Kuaray Ortega. As part of his artistic quest, Xadalu goes on an immersion in Guarani territory, accompanied by Ariel. ...