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This event is in the past.It took place on April 17, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Canuto’s Transformation 1
Documentary
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Canuto’s Transformation

Downtown Berkeley

A Mbyá-Guaraní community turns a local legend about a man who became a jaguar into cinema. This hybrid documentary captures the casting and rehearsals as villagers play themselves, blurring the line between story and storyteller. Winner of IDFA's top prize.

Award-winning documentary
Post-screening Q&A
Hybrid storytelling
Community-led cinema

Tips

🎬"commitment to the filmmaking process... a sense of humor, and a quest to move between worlds" (IDFA jury)
🎭community members cast themselves in the fictionalized version
🎤stay for the conversation with the director after the film

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

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