Mascarades
In the Bolivian Altiplano, the inhabitants of the village of Tomave grow quinoa and raise llamas. They sing and laugh to call for rain, throwing firecrackers and confetti for Mother Earth. But agronomists have arrived from the city and are prowling around, equipped with agricultural technology and determined to rationalize practices. The prelude to a […]
Al-yad al-khadra
Al-yad al-khadra moves between documentary and fiction to depict the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants between the Israeli Nature Protection Authority and Palestinias. With a wry sense of humor and a meditative pace, the film captures the inherited love, resilience and knowledge of these traditions, over an eminently political backdrop.
El Agrónomo
An agronomist moves to the area with the highest agricultural production in the country. His daughter and her new rapper boyfriend fight against his company and the use of pesticides. When his daughter’s friend falls ill, the agronomist faces the dilemma of deciding between his job and his family, in a landscape fraught with fears […]