SATURDAY 25 MARCH – 8.45 pm to 10.15 pm – THÉÂTRE DU CHIEN QUI FUME – AVIGNON

1 screening = 1 film

Indigenous Peoples – The Arhuacos
directed by Alexandre Bouchet
52 mins

In the presence of Eric Julien

Time and again, indigenous peoples invite us to reconnect with our origins, in harmony with all living things. Is this absurd? Or the voice of reason? There are 30,000 Arhuacos living in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Like their Kogi neighbours, they peacefully hold their ground on their Colombian territory in the face of the many threats surrounding them: the presence of guerrilla groups, deforestation, mining operations and global warming. Eric Julien and three biologists accompany them to the very gates of their origins, where everything is crystal clear. “Everything is interconnected: the animals, the water, the wind, the earth and humankind.” The power of tradition! Let us lend an ear…

For further information: https://escales-voyageuses.org/2023-c5