Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf

Explore the relationship between vocation and uprooting through the stories of Rubén and Mirta, two members of the Diaguita Calchaquí community of Amaicha del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina.

The hamlet of Condor lies in the Puna grasslands of the northern highlands of Argentina, at some four thousand metres above sea level, close to the border with Bolivia. Here, a lama herder lives with his family. He and his son sell lama meat and wool in the closest city, which is still a long trip on foot and by bus. When the herd is threatened by a puma, the herder goes in search of the predator. According to local custom, he has to make an offering to the beast.

"Fish Also Jump" is a documentary that attempts to capture the public space of the Chacarita cemetery, its architecture, and the vastness of its 95 hectares dedicated to death. The film emphasizes the present, the stories experienced by the characters, their jobs, rituals, and their specific ways of dealing with the otherworld.