The Last Vodunsi (2015) [N/A]

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Release Date:
June 30, 2015

Original Title:
A Última das Minas

Production Companies:
Tambor Multiartes
Tu i Tam Filmes

Production Countries:
Brazil

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 25

In 2011, I visited Mrs. Deni Prata Jardim, the last representative of the Casa das Minas (House of Minas) in Northern Brazil. Among other things, Deni told me the story of the foundation of the house, during the slavery period. Among the slaves, there was a priestess from Dahomey, where she used to be a queen, and worshiped African voodoos. Lacking authorization to practice their worship, the slaves hid in a shed, which has become over the years the House of Minas.

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Color Designer:
João Castelo Branco

Director:
Larissa Figueiredo
Rafael Urban

Director of Photography:
João Castelo Branco

Editor:
Larissa Figueiredo

Producer:
Rafael Urban
Marcelo Munhoz

Production Manager:
Cristiane Senn

Sound Designer:
Ulisses Galetto

Sound Recordist:
João Menna Barreto

Still Photographer:
Cristiane Senn

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