Shirampari: Legacies of the River
Special | 15m 24sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Set in the heart of the Amazon, a young Ashéninka boy must face his fears and catch a giant catfish.
In one of the most remote places of the Peruvian Amazon, an Ashéninka boy must overcome his fears and catch a giant river catfish using just a hook to start his journey to becoming an adult. This film is a glimpse at a vanishing way of life as a father guides his son through the rites of passage to adulthood.
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Shirampari: Legacies of the River
Special | 15m 24sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
In one of the most remote places of the Peruvian Amazon, an Ashéninka boy must overcome his fears and catch a giant river catfish using just a hook to start his journey to becoming an adult. This film is a glimpse at a vanishing way of life as a father guides his son through the rites of passage to adulthood.
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ARLINDO: RICKY: Mm-hmm.
ARLINDO: (clears throat) RICKY: Mm-hmm.
(animals snorting in distance) (laughter) (indistinct chatter) ANTONIO RUIZ: (water sloshing) ENOC RUIZ: (indistinct chatter) ANTONIO RUIZ: (water sloshing, indistinct chatter) ENOC RUIZ: (water splashing) ANTONIO RUIZ: (laughing) (cheers) (distant laughter, cheers) (grunting) (Ricky muttering) (boat motor running) ARLINDO RUIZ: ROGER (speaking Ashéninka language): (children playing in distance) ROGER (grunting, laughing): ARLINDO RUIZ: ROGER: ARLINDO RUIZ: ROGER: (indistinct chatter) ANTONIO RUIZ: ARLINDO RUIZ: (insects chittering, animal calls) (animal calls) (flicks lighter) (person singing in Ashéninka language) (singing continues) (whirring) ♪ ♪
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