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Montezuma International Film Festival Special Event:
Special guest panel discussions with three films on the plight of the indigenous people. Hosted by Natasha Pachano and guests. 6:00 pm - Sunday, November 4 at Luz de Mono Para la Comunidad, Desde La Comunidad Dir. Mark Kendall - Bolivia - 14 min. contact: kendall.mark@gmail.com Almost one year after the inauguration of the Constitutional Assembly, a group of indigenous filmmakers traveled the country to host free screenings and to stage debates about how best to reform Bolvia. This film follows the events and discussions of this tour, examining the roots of the indigenous filmmaking movement in Bolivia, the philosophy behind it, and it's goals for the future. Puetare Mashin! Dir. Giorgio Piracci - Peru - 62 min. - film website The Yaneshas are the unknown native indigenous people of the Peruvian amazon rain-forest. As with most indigenous groups, they have been forced off their land into a tiny segment of the jungle, which is quickly becoming more inhabitable each day. Live life with the Yaneshas as they attempt to break stereotypes of the indigenous peoples and offer a clear understanding of what it means to be indigenous in the modern world. Keepers of Eden Dir. Yoram Porath - Ecuador - 80 min. contact: Chris Gambale - hmafilm@gmail.com The Amazon Rain forest, dubbed “the lungs of the Earth” is the most bio-diverse region on our planet. With each passing day, the industrial contamination grows and its destruction becomes more apparent. KEEPERS OF EDEN, a groundbreaking new documentary, presents the story of the Huarani tribe, who have inhabited the rainforests of Ecuador for thousands of years, who are now in danger of being erased the fallout caused by major oil companies. As a result of these “poisoned” living conditions, the native Huarani are suffering from disease on the level of a toxic and fatal plague. |
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