Alberto Tiwi (55), a beloved and respected teacher at a religious school for girls in the territory of the Awajún, a native people in the Northern Peruvian jungle, is facing a trial that could lead him to life imprisonment. At the same time, Jhany (17), one of his students who is about to finish school, dreams of leaving her community to escape from the violence in her family environment, a reality which often leads girls to suicide.
Programming
21st Ficdh
El Huaro
Latin American Documentary Films Official Competition
Peru / 2024 / 85 min. / Documentary
Rated: Suitable for people over 13 years old
Language: Awajúm
Thematic: Environment, Health, Native Peoples
Section: Native Peoples
Director: Patricia Wiesse Risso
Contact: pawiesse@hotmail.com
Dates, times and locations:
Friday, June 13 / 6 p.m. / Alianza Francesa de Buenos Aires
Synopsis:
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Curatorial note:
‘Huaro’ in Quechua means union, but it is also the name given to the suspension bridges built in pre-Columbian times. The Marañón river separates two mismatched realities: on the one hand, the integrity of the Awajún community and, on the other, the aversion of a part of society constantly monitoring them. Wiesse introduces us to the multiple layers of Peruvian society—structural racism, the criminalization of the Indigenous resistance by the government—while addressing mental health and education as a social process. Mario Manríquez
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