Eami

Synopsis in English

Winner of the Tiger Award at the 2022 Rotterdam International Film Festival and Paraguay’s official selection for the Academy Award for Best International Feature, Paz Encina’s sensorial documentary hybrid reveals the impact of deforestation over Paraguay’s Ayoreo Totobiegosode native people through their own mythology. The Asojá, the bird-god-woman, takes the form of 5-year-old Eami, who is in a trance after her village is destroyed. Her memories are the only way to keep her people alive.

Sinopsis en Español

Ganador del Premio Tigre en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Róterdam 2022 y la selección oficial de Paraguay para el Premio de la Academia a la Mejor Película Internacional, este documental híbrido sensorial de Paz Encina revela el impacto de la deforestación sobre los indígenas Ayoreo Totobiegosode de Paraguay a través de su propia mitología. El Asojá, el pájaro-dios-mujer, toma la forma de Eami, una niña de 5 años, quien entra en un trance después de que su aldea fuese destruida. Sus recuerdos son la única forma de mantener viva a su gente.

Short Film • XAR – Obsidian Dreams

Original Title • XAR – Sueños de Obsidiana

Synopsis in English

Awakening from an ancestral dream, the young Maya Kaqchikel Edgar Calel performs an artistic ritual in the pavilion of the São Paulo Biennial. Between aspirations and memories, his spiritual journey will lead him to embody his spirit animal.

Sinopse em português

Ao despertar de um sonho ancestral, o jovem maya kaqchikel Edgar Calel realiza um ritual artístico no pavilhão da Bienal de São Paulo. Entre aspirações e memórias, seu percurso espiritual vai conduzi-lo para ser incorporado ao seu animal de espírito.