Ethnographic film “KANARTA” in on Vimeo
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Akimi Ota
May 27, 2024, 8:11:11 PM5/27/24
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Dear all,
Thank you so much for your stimulating posts. My name is Akimi Ota and I’m an anthropologist / filmmaker (PhD, University of Manchester).
I am happy to announce you that my feature-length ethnographic documentary “KANARTA” (2020), based on my long-term fieldwork with the Shuar people of Ecuadorian Amazonia, conducted for my PhD degree in Visual Anthropology at the University of Manchester is now available on Vimeo OTT with English, Spanish, Portuguese and French subtitles through the link below:
https://toquestudio.vhx.tv/products/kanarta-alive-in-dreams
Partly funded by Wenner-Gren Foundation, this film has been screened in various international films, awarded multiple prizes and theatrically released in Japan, Ecuador and Mexico. While this film receives critical acclaims among wide audience, it was created with profoundly ethnographic spirit by paying meticulous attention to the details of the contemporary livelihood of Shuar people. I would be very glad if you could have a look at the film and circulate the information if you like it. It costs fees on Vimeo, but I can invite you with the screener if you contact me (akim...@gmail.com) . Below is the synopsis of the film. I wish the best to all of you!
Synopsis:
Sebastian and Pastora live in a Shuar village in the Upper Amazonia of Ecuador. Sebastian is not only a respected healer, but also a medicinal botanist who experiments with unknown plants he encounters in the forest. His unique practice seeks to cultivate new knowledge, reconnecting him with his ancestors. Pastora is one of the rare female leaders in Amazonia, who struggles to negotiate with local authorities for her community. With powerful plants such as ayahuasca, they revive and energise their perceptions of the future. These plants allow them to acquire power and a faith to cope with the obstacles they now face, given that their lives have been irreversibly affected by the modern state system. The alert eyes of the filmmaker, embodied in the drifting camera, creates a distinctive field of personal story-telling, inviting the viewers into the unique sensory experience of the life in Amazonia, where truths, meanings and images flow and take unpredictable shapes.
Thank you so much for your stimulating posts. My name is Akimi Ota and I’m an anthropologist / filmmaker (PhD, University of Manchester).
I am happy to announce you that my feature-length ethnographic documentary “KANARTA” (2020), based on my long-term fieldwork with the Shuar people of Ecuadorian Amazonia, conducted for my PhD degree in Visual Anthropology at the University of Manchester is now available on Vimeo OTT with English, Spanish, Portuguese and French subtitles through the link below:
https://toquestudio.vhx.tv/products/kanarta-alive-in-dreams
Partly funded by Wenner-Gren Foundation, this film has been screened in various international films, awarded multiple prizes and theatrically released in Japan, Ecuador and Mexico. While this film receives critical acclaims among wide audience, it was created with profoundly ethnographic spirit by paying meticulous attention to the details of the contemporary livelihood of Shuar people. I would be very glad if you could have a look at the film and circulate the information if you like it. It costs fees on Vimeo, but I can invite you with the screener if you contact me (akim...@gmail.com) . Below is the synopsis of the film. I wish the best to all of you!
Synopsis:
Sebastian and Pastora live in a Shuar village in the Upper Amazonia of Ecuador. Sebastian is not only a respected healer, but also a medicinal botanist who experiments with unknown plants he encounters in the forest. His unique practice seeks to cultivate new knowledge, reconnecting him with his ancestors. Pastora is one of the rare female leaders in Amazonia, who struggles to negotiate with local authorities for her community. With powerful plants such as ayahuasca, they revive and energise their perceptions of the future. These plants allow them to acquire power and a faith to cope with the obstacles they now face, given that their lives have been irreversibly affected by the modern state system. The alert eyes of the filmmaker, embodied in the drifting camera, creates a distinctive field of personal story-telling, inviting the viewers into the unique sensory experience of the life in Amazonia, where truths, meanings and images flow and take unpredictable shapes.
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