[Subtitled in English] The Tekoha and the School Plate – The Pnae in Te’yikue Village

The film takes place in Caarapó (MS), with the community of the Ñandejara Municipal Indigenous School.

The school introduced traditional foods on the menu and made preparations healthier, but testimonials call for a more structured transition, alongside the purchase of local produce.

The documentary presents two food and nutrition education (EAN) projects: Sabor da Terra, with preparation of typical dishes by students and families; and the Poty Reñoi Experimental Unit, where children and teenagers plant, tend and harvest – and taste what they have grown.

Made by FIAN Brasil with Extracto de Cinema, the film documents initiatives to comply with two guidelines of the National School Feeding Program (Pnae): adapting the menu to the culture of each community; and priority for indigenous family farmers in supply.

The interviews with teachers, cooks, rural producers and students also show obstacles such as the bureaucracy that makes documentation difficult, the lack of structure in the kitchens and the advance of ultra-processed food products, with the diseases associated with the increase in their consumption.

Learn more (in Portuguese): https://fianbrasil.org.br/pnaeGK

FICHA TÉCNICA
O Tekoha e o Prato Escolar: O Pnae na Aldeia Te’yikue
Brasil, 2023

Realização: FIAN Brasil
Produção: Extrato de Cinema
Apoio: Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI)
Direção: Marcelo Coutinho
Entrevistas: Pedro Biondi
Direção de fotografia: Diego Benevides
Som direto: Kiki Dailece
Pesquisa: Gabriele Carvalho e Mariana Santarelli (coordenação), Elemir Soare Martins e Emily Miléo Azevedo
Montagem: Marcelo Coutinho e Diego Benevides
Colorista: Diego Benevides
Foto still e videografismo: Marcelo Coutinho
Trilha sonora: “Xekyvy’i”, “Nhamandu”, “Nhamandu Miri” e “Tape Porã” (Memória Viva Guarani)