Pierre Fatumbi Verger : mensageiro entre dois mundos = messenger between two worlds / narration, Gilberto Gil ; directed by Luiz Buarque de Hollanda
- Additional Titles
- Mensageiro entre dois mundos = messenger between two worlds : Pierre Fatumbi Verger, Title on original container: Pierre Verger, messenger between two worlds, and Messenger between two worlds : Pierre Verger
- Published
- [University Park, Pennsylvania?] : [Producer not identified], [2022]
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators
- Verger, Pierre, Gil, Gilberto, Buarque de Hollanda, Lula, Synapse (Firm), and Latin American Video Archives
- Series
- Language Note
- In Portuguese with English subtitles.
- Summary
- Retracing the adventurous life of French photographer and ethnographer Pierre Verger, this documentary reveals the reciprocal cultural influences between Brazil and the region of Benin and Nigeria in Africa.
- Subject(s)
- Verger, Pierre
- Afro-Brazilian religions—Brazil—Bahia (State)
- Back to Africa movement—History
- Pan-Africanism—History
- Documentary films
- Afro-Brazilian cults
- Back to Africa movement
- Civilization—Brazilian influences
- Manners and customs
- Pan-Africanism
- Bahia (Brazil : State)—Social life and customs
- Bahia (Brazil : State)—Religious life and customs
- Benin (Nigeria)—Social life and customs
- Benin (Nigeria)—Civilization—Brazilian influences
- Brazil—Bahia (State)
- Nigeria—Benin
- Genre(s)
- Note
- This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Originally issued on VHS videocassette by Latin American Video Archives.
Use copy of video content now fragile in original format. Media conversion undertaken based on Fair Use analysis. Copy created December, 2022.
Document known as being part of the distributor's series: The African diaspora in the Americas collection.
Penn State use only. Not for interlibrary loan. - Creation/Production Credits Note
- Narration, Gilberto Gil.
- Technical Details
- DVD-R.
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