Nuestra voz de tierra, memoria y futuro
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Title / Título (Original)
Nuestra voz de tierra, memoria y futuro
Title
Our Voice of Land, Memory, and Future
Release Date / Fecha de estreno
1981
Language / Idioma
Spanish / español
Country / País
Production Company / Compañía de Producción
Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficas - ICAIC (Cuba)
Fundación Cine Documental (Colombia)
Description / Descripción
This [...] 1982 documentary is a collaborative effort by the Colombian political filmakers Marta Rodrgiuez and Jorge Silva and the indigenous farmers of Coconuco, in the southwestern highlands [of Colombia]. Combining a Marxist cinematic visual language with an indigenous cosmogony, the film depicts the centuries-long opression and resistance of farmers and indigenous peoples. In striking black-and-white, the content ranges from interviews, rallies and meetings, to mythologised scenes with the Devil. It is a powerful advocate for unity and organisation in the face of exploitation by both colonial family landowners and international corporations, and of oppression by the government, the church and the military. Featuring a great use of montage and sound to convey meaning, from folk music to the sharpening of machetes (Film Festival website)
[Este] documental de 1982 es un esfuerzo colaborativo de los cineastas políticos Marta Rodríguez y Jorge Silva y los campesinos indígenas de Coconuco, en el altiplano suroeste colombiano. Combinando un lenguaje visual cinematográfico marxista con la cosmogonía indígena, la película retrata la opresión y la resistencia de los campesinos y de la gente indígena durante siglos. (Translation by Quetzali Gomez)
Category / Categoría
Genre / Género
Subject Coverage / Tema
Cinematic Period / Periodo cinematográfico
Collection
Citation
“Nuestra voz de tierra, memoria y futuro,” Cinegogía, accessed April 26, 2024, https://cinegogia.omeka.net/items/show/700.