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Álvaro Sarmiento Pagán

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Álvaro Sarmiento Pagán

Álvaro Sarmiento is a documentary filmmaker and founder of HDPERU, an Indigenous collective dedicated to producing films that defend the rights of native peoples and promote environmental justice in Peru. Throughout his career, Álvaro has received several awards and grants, including those from the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center, the MacDowell Colony, The Yaddo Corporation, the IBERMEDIA…

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Sonia's DreamSonia's Dream · 2015
Sonia's Dream
2015
MovieDocumentary
Kay PachaKay Pacha · 2013
Kay Pacha
2013
MovieDrama
Maribel and Carmencita are two indigenous girls who work in Cuzco Central Square, taking pictures with the tourists in exchange of a tip. Leon, Maribel's father does not have a regular job, which causes fights with Ines, his wife and the rest of the family.
Veins of the AmazonVeins of the Amazon · 2021
Veins of the Amazon
2021
MovieDocumentary
Cargo boats form a non-lieu, a space of transition for the traveler staking journeys that can last days, as well as for the indigenous communities living on the edges of the Amazon River, fighting for the survival of their cultural traditions and struggling to adapt to modernity.
Mothers of the LandMothers of the Land · 2019
Mothers of the Land
2019
MovieDocumentary
Mothers of the Land accompanies five women from the Andean highlands in their daily struggle to maintain a traditional and organic way of working the land.
Q'eros: Hombres de AlturaQ'eros: Hombres de Altura · 2010
Q'eros: Hombres de Altura
★ 7.02010
MovieDocumentary
They have the power of the Apus! They live at more than 16,000 fasml since centuries! But their culture is in danger by the mining.
Cerro de Pasco, Profunda SepulturaCerro de Pasco, Profunda Sepultura · 2009
Cerro de Pasco, Profunda Sepultura
2009
MovieDocumentary
The city of Cerro de Pasco, with approximately 80,000 inhabitants, is being steadily encroached upon by mining, which has generated a series of socio-environmental impacts. The Volcan mining company seeks to expand its operations, which will require displacing an old part of the city, at the cost of destroying historical monuments and thus damaging local identity.
Rancas, desde hace tiempoRancas, desde hace tiempo · 2012
Rancas, desde hace tiempo
2012
MovieDocumentary
Rancas is a rural community near Cerro de Pasco, in the Pasco region. Through four festivities (Carnival or Andean branding, All Saints' Day, the vicuña roundup, and the feast of the patron saint, Saint Anthony of Rancas) held at different times of the year, we will learn about the community and how its inhabitants celebrate these festivals.
Green River: The Time of the YakurunasGreen River: The Time of the Yakurunas · 2017
Green River: The Time of the Yakurunas
2017
MovieDocumentary
The lush green of the foliage forms a quivering reflection on the surface of the Amazon. According to the legends of the indigenous people of the region, the Yacurunas live beneath the water, in submerged cities that are the mirror image of human ones. Yet the film deals neither with mythical creatures nor with legends, catapulting viewers instead right into the midst of this incredibly green world.

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