maasai eunoto
[kire godal]
2024
KE
film
official programme
27.06 — 21h15
Q&A with kire godal
moderated by ana miguel regedor
27.06 — 21h15
→ batalha - room 2
[34 min]
Q&A with kire godal
moderated by ana miguel regedor
This beautiful and dynamic short film reveals the importance of African tradition, the sophistication of a singular culture, and the emotions of three young Maasai warriors passing through an ancient rite-of-passage thrust upon them. Guided by their elders they follow the values of their culture and learn to take their place in their traditional community. Never seen before cinematic footage by Director & Cinematographer Kire Godal is juxtaposed with 50 years of iconic still Eunoto images by famed photographers Angela Fisher & Carol Beckwith. The images add magnificence and historical depth to a noble culture that seems immortal yet is folding under the pressures of modernisation. The ceremony’s spatial designs of circles and lines capture the essence of human togetherness and inclusion for the Maasai warriors and the audience watching. The film is a reminder for all humanity of our eternal human need for bonding, mutual respect and longing to belong to a whole greater than oneself in our rapidly modernising and alienating world. The Maasai fight for their right to distinction, to maintain their own self-governed egalitarian system, and to keep their rich oral history alive today.
language: maa
subtitles: english
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