Wyrau’haw – The Rite of the Young Girl, directed by Taciano Brito and Silvio Guajajara, is a documentary film that depicts the important coming-of-age ritual of the Tenetehara/Guajajara indigenous people in Maranhão, Brazil. The film marks the transition from childhood to female adulthood, featuring celebrations, singing, body painting, and the transmission of ancestral knowledge, highlighting the cultural and spiritual significance for the girls and the community.

Direction: Taciano Brito and Silvio Guajajara