Colonialisme
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Toroboro: The Name of the Plants
Toroboro: The Name of the Plants
Duration: 3h28Twenty-five years after a renowned ethno-botanical study in the Ecuadorian Amazon region inhabited by the Waorani, the central figures involved reunite. Members of the community talk about the genocidal colonization of their people since the arrival of Christian missionaries. The main threats to their survival are now the oil and timber industries.
Twice Colonized
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. A member of a historically marginalized and oppressed community, Aaju’s heritage puts her in the unique position of someone who has been “twice colonized” – first by European settlers who arrived in the Arctic, and then by modern-day Canadian policies and institutions. But while launching an effort to establ...
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In an employment assistance community organization, asylum seekers are offered jobs in slaughterhouses that will allow them to restart lives they were abruptly forced to leave behind. On a livestock farm, cows, pigs, and farmers are subjected to the rhythm of an industrial agricultural model. Outside, only the corn plants that serve to feed the animals pierce the aridity of desert-like soil. _R...
zo reken
zo reken ("shark bone") is the nickname given in Haiti to the Toyota Land Cruiser, a powerful all-terrain vehicle, very popular with international humanitarian organizations that have been present in the country since the 2010 earthquake. Ten years later, a *zo reken* is diverted from its usual use to become a mobile space for meetings and discussions between Haitians. No more foreign humanitar...
Brass Unbound
Wind instruments set off from Europe on a victorious pilgrimage to all corners of the globe accompanied by representatives of the army, commerce and the church. They gradually conquered the most distant lands and captivated exotic nations. Based on a scientific study, the film uses musical instruments to capture the fusion of primitive and received cultures.
Toroboro: The Name of the Plants
Toroboro: The Name of the Plants
Duration: 3h28Twenty-five years after a renowned ethno-botanical study in the Ecuadorian Amazon region inhabited by the Waorani, the central figures involved reunite. Members of the community talk about the genocidal colonization of their people since the arrival of Christian missionaries. The main threats to their survival are now the oil and timber industries.
Twice Colonized
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. A member of a historically marginalized and oppressed community, Aaju’s heritage puts her in the unique position of someone who has been “twice colonized” – first by European settlers who arrived in the Arctic, and then by modern-day Canadian policies and institutions. But while launching an effort to establ...
Resources
In an employment assistance community organization, asylum seekers are offered jobs in slaughterhouses that will allow them to restart lives they were abruptly forced to leave behind. On a livestock farm, cows, pigs, and farmers are subjected to the rhythm of an industrial agricultural model. Outside, only the corn plants that serve to feed the animals pierce the aridity of desert-like soil. _R...
zo reken
zo reken ("shark bone") is the nickname given in Haiti to the Toyota Land Cruiser, a powerful all-terrain vehicle, very popular with international humanitarian organizations that have been present in the country since the 2010 earthquake. Ten years later, a *zo reken* is diverted from its usual use to become a mobile space for meetings and discussions between Haitians. No more foreign humanitar...
Brass Unbound
Wind instruments set off from Europe on a victorious pilgrimage to all corners of the globe accompanied by representatives of the army, commerce and the church. They gradually conquered the most distant lands and captivated exotic nations. Based on a scientific study, the film uses musical instruments to capture the fusion of primitive and received cultures.
