Catalogue Impact Days
D’Alvaro Sarmiento et Alvaro Sarmiento

The Dusk of the Amazon

El ocaso de la Amazonía

À la lumière du contexte éco-politique actuel, ce documentaire étudie l’histoire du colonialisme en Amazonie péruvienne, en prenant comme point de départ l’expédition de Roger Casement en 1910. Le diplomate irlandais a dénoncé les horreurs de l’industrie du caoutchouc et a contribué à mettre fin au génocide de plus de 30 000 indigènes. Le film établit un parallèle entre le passé et le présent pour montrer que la violence de l’ère du caoutchouc n’est pas terminée, mais qu’elle a pris de nouvelles formes. Les personnages principaux sont trois leaders Huitoto en quête de justice. Ils sont les descendants du groupe ethnique le plus touché par les barons sanguinaires. Afin de reconstruire leur identité indigène, ils reviennent sur les traces de leurs ancêtres et revisitent leurs histoires familiales, dévoilant le processus de migration forcée de leurs grands-parents.

Section : Impact Days
Pays : Pérou, Colombie
Langue originale : espagnol
Réalisation
Alvaro Sarmiento
Alvaro Sarmiento (Pérou)
Production
Diego Sarmiento
Leiqui Uriana
Diego Sarmiento (Pérou)
Leiqui Uriana (Colombie)
HDPERU
Anakaa Films
Durée
80'’
Statut de production
Post-production
Finalisé en
Mars 2024
Impact Statement
We want to use the film as a tool for debate, to heal the traumatic past through cinema and to investigate the history of colonialism in the Peruvian rainforest. The aim is to create a new historical understanding so inhabitants from Indigenous nations can reflect upon their past and ethnic identity. We will coordinate with rural schools in the Amazon region to organize screenings of our new documentary and teach educational workshops. We will produce pedagogical material to distribute in public schools. In order to raise awareness, we will create strategic partnerships with local and international organisations engaged in the protection of Indigenous and environmental issues. The audience can also support by donating money for workshops that aim to educate native children from rural schools in the Amazon, who can identify with the native cultures represented in our documentary.

We want to produce educational material to accompany the film screenings, focusing on rural schools in the Amazon region and holding workshops, with the film's protagonists, to teach children and young people about positive experiences in the defence of their territory.
Impact Goals
  1. To spread awareness of Indigenous activists, risking their lives to protect the Amazon land and resources.
  2. Pursue an anti-racism agenda in South America to bridge a cultural gap and re-frame the dialogue around environmental conservation.
  3. Shine a light on the importance of Indigenous activism and environmental justice.
  4. Decrease the number of Indigenous activists being killed by corporations, illegal miners, lodging and deforestation.
Impact Strategy
  • Design community screenings and discussions of the film in schools, NGOs, activists, and local press in the Amazon.
  • To offer a 20-minute cut for pedagogical use and toolkit for teachers (age 10+).
  • To participate in an international advocacy tour with our protagonists and NGOs partners.
  • Strategic partnerships that will lead to international laws and advocacy to protect Indigenous and environmental activists.
  • To develop a professional press and social media campaign around the film and impact campaign.
  • To turn the film into a copyleft production to increase accessibility in low-income countries (expected around two years after film launch).
  • To organise screenings and events in cities in Latin America, EU and USA.
Contact
Contact principal
Diego Sarmiento (Pérou): wantutrifor@gmail.com
Participants présents aux Impacts Days
Diego Sarmiento (Pérou)
Alvaro Sarmiento (Pérou)

Film funds and agencies
Ministry of Culture of Peru
IBERMEDIA
Anakaa Films (Colombia)
HDPeru
Wayaakua (Venezuela)

Film funds and agencies
Ministry of Culture of Peru
IBERMEDIA
Anakaa Films (Colombia)
HDPeru
Wayaakua (Venezuela)