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Kapunau

The Valley of Spirits

Kapunau film poster: Wayana men under a rock overhang looking out over a misty mountain; title Kapunau, The Valley of Spirits, a film by Freek de Goeje and Jupta Itoewaki

After her brother's death, the city-raised Wayana woman Peki carries his body through the Surinamese rainforest to the mythical spirit valley Kapunau.

A narrative feature set in the Amazon, told entirely from an Indigenous perspective.

Co-direction

Made together with Jupta Itoewaki

Kapunau is co-directed by Jupta Itoewaki and Freek de Goeje, and is told from a Wayana perspective.

Directors
Jupta Itoewaki, Freek de Goeje
Production
Witfilm
Status
In development