HISTORIAS ORIGINARIAS SHOWCASE

The Wind Blows The Border

Dirs. Laura Faerman, Marina Weis

(Brazil, 77 min., 2022, Portuguese, Guarani w/ English subtitles, Land Activism)

3/10 • 4:30 • S2

3/13 • 7:30 • DGC

Along the Brazilian-Paraguayan border (the heart of Brazilian agribusiness), an indigenous teacher fighting for land rights stands in direct opposition to a lawyer with strong relations to the Bolsonarist federal power. ¡Docu-mania! Showcase; Historias Originarias Showcase.

Historias Originarias Shorts

La Rebeli N De Las Flores

Historias Originarias Showcase

This showcase highlights the traditions and experiences of indigenous communities throughout Latin America, as well as their resiliency as they battle the oppressive forces of modern day colonialism.

Albertina Y Los Muertos

Dir. Cesar Borie

(Chile, 81 min., 2022, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Traditions)

3/10 • 5:00 • S10

3/13 • 5:00 • S11

Albertina sells flowers at the cemetery in San Miguel de Azapa, Chile, a town built over Indigenous tombs. For half of a century, she has led traditions that seek prosperity for the living while keeping their relationship with the dead on good terms. This balance must continue, even after Albertina is gone. Historias Originarias Films Showcase.

MUKÍ SOPALÍRILI ALIGUÉ GAWICHÍ NIRÚGAME (THE WOMAN OF STARS AND MOUNTAINS)

Dir. Santiago Esteinou

(Mexico, 101 min., 2023, Tarahumara, Spanish w/ English subtitles; English, Documentary)

3/17 • 4:10 • S10

3/18 • 12:00 • DGC

This documentary tells the story of Rita, a Tarahumara indigenous woman who left her community in the Mountains and went on a journey to Kansas where she was wrongfully detained and placed in a psychiatric hospital for 12 years. Historias Originarias Showcase.

La Rebeli N De Las Flores

Dir. María Laura Vásquez

(Argentina, 81 min., 2022, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Revolution)

3/9 • 5:00

• S11

• Co-presented by Casa Familiar

3/11 • 4:30 • DGC

In 2019, a group of women from different native nations located in what is now called Argentina peacefully occupied the Ministry of the Interior demanding an end to death in their territories. Historias Originarias Showcase.

3/12 • 1:30 • S10

3 DÍAS, 3 AÑOS

Dir. Florencia Gómez Sántiz, México DECOLONIZING DINNER

Dir. Alejandro Miranda Cruz, USA

APINÁN - NOSOTROS LOS LENCA

Dir. Asael Talavera, Honduras

STRONG YAQUI WOMEN

Dir. Miroslava Gonzalez, USA