Indigenous Cinema 2022 — Images to Postpone the End of the World
“Images to Postpone the End of the World” was a five-week online series of films that delved into Indigenous conceptions of territoriality and spirituality in the face of the multiple threats to our collective wellbeing. Curated by Amalia Córdova and presented by the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics in collaboration with the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage of the Smithsonian Institution and Hemispheric Encounters.
Following Ailton Krenak’s invitation to consider the interdependence between all living beings, we look at what nourishes and sustains us: from the primary bond to land and water, to acts of healing and ceremony. Beyond denunciation, these films delve into Indigenous conceptions of territoriality and spirituality, with images and sounds that channel vitality, connection and relationality in the face of the multiple threats to our collective wellbeing. Can we retrace the pathways, listen to the seeds, to the rivers, and the poets? Can we petition the spirits and sing in our own languages?
Week 1 – November 11 – 14
– Ixim Ulew (2022). Directors Tzutu Kan and Daniel “El Suchi” García. Guatemala, Tzútujil Maya. Runtime 3:30 minutes.
– A vacina (2021). Directors Benito Miquiles & Mauricio Torres, Brasil, Sateré-Mawé. Runtime 9 minutes.
– New York, just another city/ New York, petei tetã ve rive (2019). Directors André Lopes & Joana Brandão, Brasil/US, Guaraní Mbyá. Runtime 18 minutes.
– Tiam/The Return (El retorno) (2021). Director Eriberto Gualinga. Ecuador, Kichwa. Runtime 16 minutes.
Week 2 – November 18 – 21
– “2050” feat. Jhon Jota “el indio del Rap” (Nasa) (2016). Director Jhon Jota. Columbia, Nasa. Runtime 3 minutes.
– Seed Mother: Coming Home (2021). Directors Mateo Hinojosa and Rowen White. US, Quechua, Mohawk. Runtime 7.25 minutes.
– “ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎦᏅᎯᏓ” (Long Man) (2021). Director Joseph Erb. US, Cherokee. Runtime 14.26 minutes
– Shash Jaa’ (Bears Ears) (2016). Director Angelo Baca, Dinetah (Navajo Territory, US). Runtime 26 minutes.
Week 3 – November 25 – 28
– “Sin Combate” feat. Anahi Mariluán (2022). Director María Manzanares, Argentina, Mapuche. Runtime 3 minutes.
– Warmi Luna-Gunaa Sol (2015). Director Frida Muenala, Ecuador, Kichwa and Zapotec. Runtime 5.39 minutes.
– Fôlego Vivo (2021). Directors Juma Jandaíra and Associação dos Índios Cariris do Poço Dantas-Umari. Brazil, Kariri. Runtime 25 minutes.
Week 4 – December 2 – 5
– “Trafkintun” feat. Waikil con banda acústica (Sesión en Vivo en la Ruka) (2019). Director Gerardo Quezada, Ngulumapu, Chile, Mapuche. Runtime 5.33 minutes.
– Ma’s House (2022). Director Jeremy Dennis. US, Shinnecock. Runtime 9 minutes.
– Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: Essa Terra É Nossa! / This Land Is Our Land! (2020). Diretores Isael Maxakali, Sueli Maxakali, Carolina Canguçu, Roberto Romero. Brazil, Maxakali. Runtime 70 minutes.
Week 5 – December 9 – 12
– Os espíritos só entendem o nosso idioma (The Spirits Only Understand Our Language) (2019). Directors ileuza Jemjusi, Robert Tamuxi, and Valdeilson Jolasi. Brazil, Manoki and Myky. Runtime 5 minutes.
– Equilíbrio (2020). Director Olinda Muniz Wanderley. Brazil, Tupinambá, Pataxó hãhãhãe. Runtime 12 minutes.
– Mujeres Espíritu/Spirit Women (2020). Director Francisco Huichaqueo. Chile, Mapuche. Runtime 43 minutes.
