“The lake was our mother, our father. Now, we are orphans,” said Don Rufino Choque, a member of the Uru indigenous community. His words echo across the desert that was once Lake Poopó in Bolivia. Droughts resulting from climate change and water diversions for mining led to the complete disappearance of Lake Poopó’s water by 2016. In spite of adversities, they keep calling themselves “people of the lake,” Qotzuñi in their native language.
Programming
21st Ficdh
ESTRENO
Qotzuñi: Hombres del lago
Qotzuñi: People of the Lake
International Short and Medium-Lenght Films Official Competition
Argentina in co-production with Bolivia, United States / 2024 / 12 min. / Documentary
Rated: Suitable for all audiences
Language: Spanish, Quechua
Thematic: Environment, Work
Section: Native Peoples
Director: Gastón Zilberman, Michael Salama
Contact: gastonzil@gmail.com
Dates, times and locations:
Saturday June 14 / 10 pm / El Cultural San Martín
Tuesday June 17 / 6 pm / FADU (Ciudad Universitaria) / Sala Simón Feldman
Tuesday June 17 / 6 pm / FADU (Ciudad Universitaria) / Sala Simón Feldman
Synopsis:
Trailer
Curatorial note:
It’s hard to imagine how the second-largest lake in Bolivia, after Lake Titicaca, could dry up. It’s also hard to imagine that anyone could continue living on the shore of a dry lake. It is not so hard to imagine that the drought is the result of the exploitation of natural resources in the region and the climate crisis. This short film intimately portrays the environmental and territorial resistance of those who know the land best. Mariano Pozzi
Social Share
OTHER FILMS
Malena Medel
Argentina / 2024 / 4 min. / Animation
Friday, June 13 / 6 p.m. / FADU (Ciudad Universitaria) / Sala Simón Feldman
Clarisa Lea Place
Argentina / 2024 / 7 min. / Animation
Friday, June 13 / 6 p.m. / FADU (Ciudad Universitaria) / Sala Simón Feldman
Sunday, June 15 / 4 p.m. / El Cultural San Martín
Johanné Gómez Terrero
Dominican Republic in co-production with Spain / 2024 / 91 min. / Fiction
