Festival Schedule

Opening Night—Friday, June 20th Speakers: Framing the Village Nilson Tuwe : Nilson comes to us directly from his village 6:30 pm Reception (sponsored by Whole Foods Market) in the Amazon jungle. As a shaman and a filmmaker, Nilson knows 7:30 pm Short Film Program: Framing the Village firsthand the challenges of presenting compelling and impactful work. His films explore the issues associated with first contact and The history of ethnographic film is blemished by the colonial project the tribes in his native homeland.

to document and codify non-Western, “native” cultures before they Judy Hoffman: Judy is a filmmaker and activist. She teaches at the modernize and disappear. In this film program, “Framing the Village,” University of Chicago and has been involved with issues of personal several short films map a monumental shift in ethnographic identity and cultural heritage of the Kwakiut’l society in Canada for filmmaking. Runtime: 103 min. many years.

Facets Indigenous Box of Treasures (1983) Milos Stehlik: Milos is the Founding Director of Facets and has By Judy Hoffman Film Festival: been responsible for Facets’ public programs. He is a regular film Box of Treasures is an eloquent testimony to the persistence and commentator for Chicago Public Radio. June 20th - 22nd, 2014 complexity of British Columbia’s Kwakiut’l society and to their struggle

for redefining cultural identity in an age in which their personal Saturday, June 21st history has been turned into museum attractions. Runtime: 28 min. First Contact The filmmaker will be present to introduce and, after the screening, For indigenous societies, contact with outsiders can cause detri- discuss the film. mental effects that too often end with the erasure of entire cultural infrastructures and even the people who once sustained them. Indigenous Filmmakers (Cineastas Indígenas) (2010) Through varying perspectives, the three feature and two short films By Vincent Carelli in Saturday’s program explore the effects of “first contact” on Brazil’s

Indigenous Filmmakers documents the fascinating history of Video indigenous population. in the Villages, a Brazilian project founded by anthropologist and activist Vincent Carelli. The organization supports indigenous peoples’ 2:00 pm Heart of Brazil (Coração do Brasil) (2012) struggles by providing audiovisual education, resources, and support By Daniel Santiago so their unique and personal views can be recorded. Honoring Runtime: 32 min. Heart of Brazil documents a study about the impact of the Xingu National Park’s formation by the Brazilian government. Three participants Audiovisual Training of Indigenous Women (2012) N ilson Tuwe Huni Kuin from the original study of indigenous residents in the region, before By Mari Corrêa and Rachel Diniz the park’s establishment, retake the same course they took 50 years Shaman, filmmaker, forest before, revisiting villages, reuniting old friends, and noting the dra- The film Audiovisual Training of Indigenous Women documents matic developments and changes in the conditions of the region’s agent, and youth leader Catitu Instituto’s mission to give voice and visibility to indigenous inhabitants. Runtime: 86 min. from the Amazon women in the Brazilian Amazon and empower them to use the tools and languages of contemporary cultural production such as video 4:00 pm Short Film Program: Rubber Boom and photography. Runtime: 17 min. Us and Them (Nós e Eles) (2013) Since the late-19th century, one of the most profitable resources By Nilson Tuwe Huni Kuin extracted from the Amazon has been rubber. While a handful of South Americans and Westerners became very rich during the first Us and Them is a powerful and informative education tool that raises and second rubber booms, the exploits had a large, lasting, and negative Facets Indigenous Film Festival: Brazil awareness about the delicate balance among government policy, impact on the indigenous population and the environment. The is a weekend-long film festival exploring recent films cultural heritage, and environmental rights. Runtime: 26 min. films in this program explore the negative effects on two indigenous that depict the struggles of indigenous Brazilians The filmmaker will be present to introduce and, after the screening, groups from northern Brazil: the Huni Kui and the Tapayuna. in contemporary society. The convergence of media discuss the film. Runtime: 82 min. and technology in a global culture is changing the way we learn about the world and is challenging U s and Them the very foundations of advocacy, human rights, and social democracy. 1517 West Fullerton Ave. Chicago IL. 60614-98913 Facets.org

I’ve Already Become an Image (Já me transformei Closing Night—Sunday June 22nd Digital Indigenous (Indigena Digitais) (2010) em imagem) (2008) By Sebastian Gerlic By Zeziho Yube 2:00 pm Belo Monte: Announcement of War (Belo Digital Indigenous shows how computers, cellphones, and the Monte: Anúncio de uma Guerra) (2012) Internet are integral to the political struggle of three indigenous In this short documentary, we are given the history of the Huni Kui By Andre D’Elia people, from the time of first contact, to their subsequent captivity communities, giving new meaning to the phrase “digital native.” in the rubber plantations, until their work and social positions in Belo Monte: Announcement of War provides a kaleidoscopic view of Runtime: 32 min. contemporary Brazil. Runtime: 32 min. the biggest and most polemical construction project in Brazil today, Owners of the Water: Conflict and Collaboration Over the Belo Monte Dam. At the heart of this film is the systematic disregard Rivers (2008) Wotko and Kokotxi: A History of the Tapayuna ( Wotko of Brazil’s indigenous population, whose land is threatened by the By Laura Graham, David Hernández Palmar, and Caimi Waiásse e Kokotxi – Uma Historia Tapayuna) (2012) dam. This harrowing film is an example of the power of solidarity A unique collaboration between two indigenous filmmakers and an By Kamikia Kisêdjê and activism, finally giving a voice to those who have been long anthropologist, Owners of the Water explores an indigenous campaign ignored. Runtime: 105 min. For decades, the Tapayuna people fought the invasion of their lands, to protect a river from the devastating effects of uncontrolled Ama- zonian soy cultivation. Runtime: 34 min. just north of the state of , Brazil. This film documents 4:00 pm Master and the Divine (O mestre e o the memories of the tragic occurrences, related to this fight, that still Divino) (2013) Iracema (of Questembert) (2009) grip the Tapayuna people today. Runtime: 50 min. By Tiago Campos Torres By Maria Thereza Alves Master and the Divine presents village life surrounding the mission Iracema (of Questembert) recounts the story of Iracema, a young 5:45 pm Pïrinop: My First Contact (Pïrinop: Meu Prim of Sangradouro from two different historical and cultural perspectives. indigenous woman from Corubime. She learns that she has inherited erio Contato) (2007) Together, the two viewpoints weave a narrative ripe with irony and her father’s estate. In order to protect it and preserve her people’s By Mari Corrêa and Karané Txicão emotion that relates the history of indigenous catechizing in Brazil. way of life, Iracema must fight against prejudices of the local authorities, Runtime: 85 min. Threatened by the invasion of gold prospectors in their own territory, who would rather buy the land from her than see the people were transferred to the Xingu National Park, Panel discussion following program it in the hands of a “savage.” Runtime: 27 min. where they live to this day. This film tells the story of this transition, or what is left of it: the remembrance, the exile, the abandoned land, and the culture and identity of a people. Runtime: 83 min. 6:30 pm Short Film Program: Towards Preservation Sponsored by

Panel discussion following program For almost 20 years, non-profit organizations like Video in the Villages, Catitu Instituto, and Thydêwá have helped create a generation of 8:30 pm The Age of the Earth (1980) media literate indigenous people in Brazil. In “Towards Preservation,” By Glauber Rocha we present two short documentaries and one short docudrama that show the struggle to preserve tradition, family, territory, and the Famed Cinema Novo director Glauber Rocha’s last film, The Age of Amazon. Runtime: 93 min. the Earth, presents a retelling of Brazil’s history, full of archetypes, myths, and symbols that defy rational reality and seek to create an with additional support from aesthetic that resists the classification of colonial anthropology. Runtime: 140 min.

Introduction by Milos Stehlik

Belo Monte: Announcment of War A udiovisual Training of Indigenous Women U s and Them