Illegal gold mining is poisoning the river, missionaries are suppressing their indigenous identity, and even doctors with the best of intentions are leaving behind a silent but violent legacy. These outsiders call the Wayana “parasisi”.
Parasisi is a poetic black-and-white documentary that traces both the visible disruptions and the subtle echoes of the past, showing how post-colonial mechanisms still persist today. Of the once numerous people, only 2,500 Wayana remain.
