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Films
found one film
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Region
“South America”
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Year of production
“2017”
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Status
“A”
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short films
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films available on demand
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Region
South America
1
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Country
Colombia
1
Keywords
Film / Photography / Mass media
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History of Anthropology
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Indigenous Filmmaking
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Directors
Gómez Ruíz, Sebastián
1
Villafaña Chaparro, Amado
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Series
not set
1
Country of production
Colombia
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Year of production
2017
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Status
Film
Wási
2017
16
‘
Shorts
Directed by
Sebastián Gómez Ruíz
Amado Villafaña Chaparro
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As the sun rises on a village in northern Colombia, we glimpse its inhabitants as they begin their day. As the scene emerges from obscurity, a voiceover reflects on the nature of sight. It is the voice of Arhuaco filmmaker Amado Vilafaña Chaparro, the co-director of Wási. He shares his thoughts on anthropologists like Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff and Robert Gardner, and the (mis)representations they produce. Ultimately he, and this film, affirm the power indigenous people can seize by taking up the camera themselves – becoming authors of their image and, so, authors of knowledge. This film is also available as part of the RAI Documentary Shorts Collection on RAI PLAYER: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/raishortscollection
South America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Indigenous Filmmaking
History of Anthropology
Film / Photography / Mass media