César Galindo

Sistu and her small community in the Andes discover the magic of cinema. This meeting causes a stir but also confronts them with their culture and highlights the limitations of the community to understand and read Spanish. As a solution, they choose Sistu so that every week he goes to town to see a movie and tells it to everyone in the square.

Sistu and her small community in the Andes discover the magic of cinema. This meeting causes a stir but also confronts them with their culture and highlights the limitations of the community to understand and read Spanish. As a solution, they choose Sistu so that every week he goes to town to see a movie and tells it to everyone in the square.

There are only three ways out, by boat, by plane, or by Gringa. Manuel (Nirvado Carillo) is a destitute farmhand from the Andes with little hopes for the future. Armed with a manual on how to charm a Gringa, he hopes to get a new start.

Pachamama is a modern interpretation of the earth, the human body as a metaphor for the earth.

Pachamama is a modern interpretation of the earth, the human body as a metaphor for the earth.

Composed of one single crane shot Pichqa minutukuna ilaqtanchispi wanuqkunamanta or Fem minuter för Amerikas döda (1992) is an intense five minute meditation on the European colonization of America and its victims. It was intended as a counter image of the ongoing 500 years anniversaries at the time.

Against the celebration, in 1992, of the 500 years of the so-called "Discovery of America." Short that claims our language and culture.

Against the celebration, in 1992, of the 500 years of the so-called "Discovery of America." Short that claims our language and culture.

Against the celebration, in 1992, of the 500 years of the so-called "Discovery of America." Short that claims our language and culture.

Against the celebration, in 1992, of the 500 years of the so-called "Discovery of America." Short that claims our language and culture.