Films found one film Directors "Davidson, John Paul" x films with a digital version 1 Region South America 1 Country Brazil 1 Keywords Dance / Theatre / Performance 1 Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples 1 Religion / Belief / Faith 1 Directors Davidson, John Paul 1 x Series not set 1 Country of production United Kingdom 1 Year of production 1990 1 Film The Storyteller 1990 50' Directed by John Paul Davidson. Unaware of the written word until the 1950s, the Waura tribe who live in the headwaters of the Xingu river in Brazil still practise the art of storytelling. Tribal storyteller Aruta recounts one of their traditional tales which the tribe re-enact. As powerful and fresh as the opening chapters of Genesis, it gives a unique insight into Waura cosmological thinking. South America Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples Dance / Theatre / Performance Religion / Belief / Faith