Connecting to a deeper spirituality through dance-like movement, and sweeping acrobatics, the Afro-Brazilian art of capoeira is a martial art performed under the guise of dance. Its roots traced back to the Engolo tradition of Angola – a movement-driven style of ritualistic combat – capoeira developed as a route to personal expression under the weight of colonial oppression, and a means of cultural preservation for those distanced from their natural environment...read more on www.nowness.com
Dir- Jonangelo Molinari
UK Cinematography - Kyle Macfadzean