Women of Earth

Name: Women of Earth
Director: Isadora Carneiro
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-09-19

2019 · 71 min · Documentary

A young Brazilian woman travels to indigenous, quilombola (communities founded in 19th century by runaway slaves), and rural communities, in search of the ancient wisdom of traditional midwives.

Directed by Isadora Carneiro · Written by Eduardo Gripa

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