The Last Vodunsi

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.

Country:

Brazil

Genre:
Duration:

25 minutes

Year:

2015

Director:

Larissa Figueiredo

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Company:

Tambor Multiartes,

Tu i Tam Filmes

Cast:
Deni Prata Jardim

Deni Prata Jardim

Hippolyte Brice Sogbossi

Crew:
Larissa Figueiredo

Director

Rafael Urban

Producer

Marcelo Munhoz

Producer

Rafael Urban

Director

João Castelo Branco

Director of Photography