Shirampari: Legacies of the River
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Set in the heart of the Amazon, a young Ashéninka boy must face his fears and catch a giant catfish.
In one of the most remote places of the Peruvian Amazon, an Ashéninka boy must overcome his fears and catch a giant river catfish using just a hook to start his journey to becoming an adult. This film is a glimpse at a vanishing way of life as a father guides his son through the rites of passage to adulthood.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Shirampari: Legacies of the River
Special | 15m 24sVideo has Audio Description
In one of the most remote places of the Peruvian Amazon, an Ashéninka boy must overcome his fears and catch a giant river catfish using just a hook to start his journey to becoming an adult. This film is a glimpse at a vanishing way of life as a father guides his son through the rites of passage to adulthood.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ ♪ (whirring) (water sloshing) (low whistle) (whistling) (bird hooting) PEDRO RUIZ (speaking Ashéninka language): (leaves rustling) (bird hooting) (bird hooting) (birds whistling) (bird hooting) (music playing on cellphone speaker, laughter) (phone audio continues) BOY (speaking Ashéninka language): (laughing) (laughing) (shouting, laughing) (distant chatter, children playing ball) (children laughing) (boat motor running) (indistinct chatter) (audio fades) ARLINDO RUIZ (speaking Ashéninka language): RICKY RUIZ (speaking Ashéninka language): ARLINDO RUIZ: (rips leaf) ANTONIO GARCIA (speaking Ashéninka language): ARLINDO RUIZ: ANTONIO GARCIA: ENOC RUIZ (speaking Ashéninka language): ISAC RUIZ (speaking Ashéninka language): ENOC RUIZ: (music playing) (Enoc muttering) ARLINDO RUIZ: RICKY RUIZ: ARLINDO RUIZ: RICKY RUIZ: (birds whistling, insects buzzing) ISAC RUIZ: RICKY RUIZ: (laughing, splashing) (animals snorting, insects buzzing) ARLINDO RUIZ: RICKY RUIZ: ARLINDO RUIZ: (birds chirping) RICKY RUIZ (inhaling): (Ricky grunts) ARLINDO RUIZ: (water sloshing) (muffled chatter) RICKY RUIZ: ARLINDO: RICKY RUIZ: (water sloshing) (animals snorting, insects buzzing) (indistinct chatter) ENOC RUIZ: PEDRO RUIZ: (chuckles) (water sloshing) (indistinct chatter) (insects chirping) (indistinct chatter, insects buzzing) ANTONIO RUIZ: (distant shouting) (grunting) (water sloshing) ARLINDO: RICKY: ARLINDO: RICKY: ARLINDO: RICKY: (animals snorting, insects buzzing) (sniffles) ARLINDO: RICKY: Mm-hmm.
ARLINDO: RICKY: Mm-hmm.
ARLINDO: (clears throat) RICKY: Mm-hmm.
(animals snorting in distance) (laughter) (indistinct chatter) ANTONIO RUIZ: (water sloshing) ENOC RUIZ: (indistinct chatter) ANTONIO RUIZ: (water sloshing, indistinct chatter) ENOC RUIZ: (water splashing) ANTONIO RUIZ: (laughing) (cheers) (distant laughter, cheers) (grunting) (Ricky muttering) (boat motor running) ARLINDO RUIZ: ROGER (speaking Ashéninka language): (children playing in distance) ROGER (grunting, laughing): ARLINDO RUIZ: ROGER: ARLINDO RUIZ: ROGER: (indistinct chatter) ANTONIO RUIZ: ARLINDO RUIZ: (insects chittering, animal calls) (animal calls) (flicks lighter) (person singing in Ashéninka language) (singing continues) (whirring) ♪ ♪
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