Summary
LACPI INDIGENOUS FILM SHOWCASE "TERRITORIALITY & YOUTH WEAVING THE INVISIBLE: Cultivated Gazes with Seeds of the Future
CLACPI INDIGENOUS FILM SHOWCASETERRITORIALITY & YOUTH WEAVING THE INVISIBLE:
Cultivated Gazes with Seeds of the FutureSCHEDULE
Side event of the 23rd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Cine y Comunicación de los Pueblos Indígenas (CLACPI) was founded in 1985 and is currently the largest collective of indigenous filmmakers in Latin America. They promote the use of media as a tool of cultural affirmation and social transformation for indigenous communities. CLACPI produces and disseminates audiovisual materials about indigenous cultures and other issues of interest for their collective organizations. They also focus on grassroots media training and workshops to promote agency and self-representation among indigenous communities.
Highlights of the program include an indigenous film showcase curated by Nelly Kuiru Castro, Norma Rocío Gómez Semanate, Andres Tapia Arias, and David Hernández Palmar.