Amazons
Amazonian visions
Cycle of contemporary films by indigenous peoples
A representative sample of the cinema of indigenous peoples that is currently being made in the Amazon, programmed by alterNativa Exchange with Indigenous Peoples organiser of Indifest, Barcelona Indigenous Film Festival.
"Amazonian Visions" presents a plural selection of films made from diverse cultures and territories of the region, made by indigenous peoples or with the active participation of organisations that work in the audiovisual field in a participatory and community manner.
Feature films and short films from Bora (Colombia), Siekopai (Ecuador), Kichwa (Ecuador), Yanomami (Brazil), Shuar (Ecuador), Ese Eja (Peru) and Tacana (Bolivia) peoples will be screened among others.
Sessions presented by alterNativa Exchange with Indigenous Peoples team.
This activity is part of Amazons
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Conversation with Juan Francisco Valdez and Priscila Tapajowara
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. ...
