Hot Docs International Documentary Festival 2024
Deep in Peru’s Amazon region, the Marañón River is home to a vast network of spirit villages ruled by the Karuara, or “People of the River.” Through enchanting hand-painted animation, we are transported inside their river world and its elaborate cosmogony. But old ways are being forgotten and the indigenous people now face cultural genocide. In a world that continuously puts a price tag on nature and humanizes the corporations responsible for the cultural genocide that is taking place, a federation of women resolutely decides to fight back.
Miguel is a visual artist from Cusco, Peru. His short animation ‘And That is How The Rivers Came to Be’ was screened at more than 20 international film festivals. Stephanie has lived and worked in Peru for 27 years. Her documentaries have screened at over 100 international film festivals.
Quisca Productions