Documentary filmmaker specialized in urban culture and indigenous peoples around the globe. His first feature documentary, “Huicholes: The Last Peyote Guardians”, has been awarded in more than a dozen international film festivals.
The body as territory: The Arhuacos: A message from the Mamos, the prophets of the Sierra Nevada
As Mamo Camilo Izquierdo said, “The destruction of nature produces illness from the diseases that we see today.” The wellness of all beings — including the living water that springs from the earth — is essential for our own well-being.
November 15, 2021
The body as territory: The Misaks: Balance and harmony as medicine
Balance and harmony are so fundamental for the Misak people’s way of life that they are willing to go to the streets to fight for it, if necessary – but always peacefully, and with their face masks firmly in place.
November 12, 2021
The body as territory: The Kamëntšá Biyá: Land use planning in defense of the sacred
In this transmedia series, we will enter three very different emblematic indigenous communities in Colombia through the eyes of three different indigenous reporters — a journalist and two filmmakers— to tell their stories of community resilience.
November 11, 2021