Presences

According to indigenous peoples, territory is not seen as somewhere that’s separate from humans but rather as a single ecological system where both the human and non-human are integrated within a single cosmos. The anthropologist and documentary filmmaker Juan Francisco Valdez and the photographer and filmmaker Priscila Tapajowara reflect on a type of relationship with the beings that populate the territory and influence daily life: spirits, spectres, non-human inhabitants, presences in and threats to the territory. Although they’re not always visible, they make their presence felt in various ways and cinema helps us to see them and get to know them.

Related to Amazons, Amazonian visions, Short films 1: Presences

17 January 2025