Tiago Campos
Born in Belo Horizonte in 1982, Tiago studied anthropology at the University of Brasilia where he started to act as a documentarist, clown and musician. In 2005, he joined Vídeo nas Aldeias, a production company and cinema school for indigenous peoples, and gave workshops that resulted in many films. In 2008, he directed the film Unnamed Xavante Women together with his Xavante student Divino Tserewahú. He worked as editor, editing assistant and color grading on Corumbiara by Vincent Carelli, among many other films. In 2013, he directed the film The master and Divino, winner of three prizes at 2013’s Festival de Brasília, including the prize of Best Film.
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The Master and Divino
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Two filmmakers portray life in the mission of Sangradouro : Aldabert Heide, an eccentric German missionary who began filming with his Super 8 camera in 1957, and Divino Tserewahu, a young Xavánte director. From complicity to competition, from irony to emotion, they bring their archives to life, revealing the underside of the catechization of indigenous peoples in Brazil.
The Master and Divino
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Two filmmakers portray life in the mission of Sangradouro : Aldabert Heide, an eccentric German missionary who began filming with his Super 8 camera in 1957, and Divino Tserewahu, a young Xavánte director. From complicity to competition, from irony to emotion, they bring their archives to life, revealing the underside of the catechization of indigenous peoples in Brazil.
