Home So Near, Home So Far, 2006, 11:30
Synopsis
Filmed during the visit at the home of Marcela Rosen, artist, and Ricardo Castro, the Mapuche Indian living in Santiago/Chile, who is reciting a poem in Mapuche language an playing a typical Mapuche musical instrument, the Thruthruka. The artist, his Mapuche name is Piuke Werken, belongs to those artists who are deeply engaged in preserving the cultural heritage of the Mapuche people in Southern Chile by using the language of contemporary art for transporting his message.
Technical notes :
Title: Home so near, Home so far – A meditation from Mapuche land
Year of production: January 2006
Format : Video
Video format : PAL 4:3
URL: http://agricola-de.cologne/video/volume12/mapu/index.html
Shooting format : miniDV
Exhibition format: DVD , miniDV, Betacam SP (PAL)
Duration: 11:30
Sound: yes
Colour: yes
Language: Spanish, Mapuche
Dialogue list: no, English subtitles
Credits:
Director: Agricola de Cologne
Producer: Agricola de Cologne
Editor: Agricola de Cologne
Script/concept: Agricola de Cologne
Sound: Agricola de Cologne
Cinematography: Agricola de Cologne
Programming: Agricola de Cologne
Filmed on location in Santiago de Chile
Festivals/screenings:
Copyright © 2006 by Agricola de Cologne. All rights reserved.