Post-Production - QUECHUA, SPANISH - Documentary - 90 minutes
Diverse indigenous cultures in Ecuador struggle to recover their ancestral Amazonian lands and build an intercultural territory in the city.
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Juan Carlos DONOSO GÓMEZ Writer(s) : Lucía GALARZA SUAREZ Producer(s) : Lucia GALARZA SUAREZ (Atarraya Cine e Investigación), Christian ROJAS ESPANA (Oso Rojo Films )
Following the bankruptcy of a giant tea plantation, thousands of indigenous people from different cultures in Ecuador return to the land where their grandparents once lived for centuries. Together with the hacienda's former Afro and mestizo workers, they are leading an organized struggle to inhabit the space. After almost two decades of occupation, the people of the CCIPNA are stigmatized as invaders in their own territory. They face a legal labyrinth in order to obtain titles to their land, as this is the first time in history that an intercultural community has been founded in an Amazonian city.The documentary follows the daily life of the inhabitants of CCIPNA. How they live within their sectors and how they interact with the nearby city of Puyo, which stands as a necessary but painful entity. Many of the characters derive their livelihood from urban jobs, yet they are constantly discriminated against, explicitly or structurally. Self-employment, informal jobs, and even experiences of discrimination against children and young people in educational institutions are their daily fare.The Community-City thus also functions as a permeable refuge where they can live their lives based on their worldview and customs without being expelled or marginalized, yet remain close to the city for their needs to work or study.Faced with an eviction order, the settlers live a constant threat and instability in their lives, having to invest their little savings in hundreds of legal proceedings, lawyers and mobilizations. The constant wear and tear over the years produces an uncertainty that often weakens them. However, they remain united in their struggle until they achieve their goal.
Country(ies) : ECUADOR
Ventana Sur 2021 (DocSur - Selección Oficial)