BlackStar Film Festival

Ãjãí: The Headball Game of the Myky and Manoki

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Ãjãí is a fun game where only the players' heads can touch the ball. This practice, shared by a few indigenous people in the world, is present among the Myky and Manoki populations of Brazil, who speak a language of an isolated linguistic family. Myky people decided to film it for the first time.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    48 minutes
  • Country
    Brazil
  • Premiere
    United States
  • Director
    Typju Myky, André Lopes