Description
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Synopsis
At the confluence of the many rivers that cross the Brazilian Amazon live families whose names and rituals are rooted in Moroccan Jewish tradition. Present in the region for more than two centuries, the Jews of the Amazon keep alive the practices and traditions of their ancestors, even far from the main centers of Judaism. From an old synagogue in Belém to Jewish cemeteries overgrown by the forest, the film traces the history and daily life of a group whose identity, shaped on both sides of the Atlantic, has endured despite the challenges posed by the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
Director
Diego Lajst is a Brazilian director and cinematographer whose work spans both fiction and documentary. He is the founder of the production company OPACO and has directed web series for Sesc SP’s performing arts festivals, as well as the short film Ensaio (2019). As a cinematographer, he has shot Maria Augusta Ramos’s Amigo Secreto, Paula Sacchetta’s Eu, Preso, and Thiago Mattar’s O Barato de Iacanga, among other projects in Brazil and internationally.
