Sunday 27 October
16:00-17:30 and 18:00-19:45
Cultural Center
Caisa (Kaikukatu 4, Helsinki)
The Latin American
Film Festival Cinemaissí organizes a panel discussion on Indigenous
Cultures on Sunday 27 October at 16:00-17:30 at Cultural Center Caisa
(Kaikukatu 4).
The discussion is
followed at 18:00-19:45 by Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio’s film Retablo (Peru,
2017).
CINEMA IN
CONVERSATION: Indigenous Cultures in film
How is the
representation of Indigenous cultures in cinema evolving? What is the
importance of cultural production in the preservation of indigenous languages
and traditions? Can film affect the status of indigenous communities?
Welcome to a
discussion about the representation of Indigenous cultures in film. Panelists
will discuss and compare the contexts of Finland and Latin America.
In conversation
with:
The discussion if
open and free of charge.
Event on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1707725979359496/
RETABLO / Alvaro
Delgado-Aparicio, Peru, 2017
Language: Quechua (subtitles in English)
After the
discussion, Cinemaissi is proud to screen a peruvian film, Retablo, an
indigenous language film.
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Segundo Paucar, a
14-year-old boy wants to become a master story-box maker just like his father
to carry on with the family legacy. On his way to a community celebration in
the Andes, Segundo accidentally observes his father in a situation that
shatters his whole world. Trapped in a chauvinistic environment, Segundo will
try to deal in silence with all that is happening to him.
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More about the
film: https://cinemaissi.com/retablo/
Tickets: 9,50 /
8,00 €.
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The Indigenous Cultures in film discussion event is part of Cinemaissí's ‘Cinema in Conversation’ talks
series that deep dives into four broad themes reflected in Cinemaissí
festival's film selection: LGBTQ+, feminism, youth movements and indigenous
cultures.
Read more: https://cinemaissi.com/cinema-in-conversation/
LATIN AMERICAN
FILM FESTIVAL CINEMAISSÍ
23-27 October,
Helsinki
15 films from 10
Latin American countries.
Festival program
and films: www.cinemaissi.com/festival-2019
"This
year, the Latin American Film Festival Cinemaissí casts light on the
transgression and the battle of the so-called minorities that raise their
voices and demand to be heard." - Carlos Marroquin,
Artistic Director