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TOROBORO: THE NAME OF THE PLANTS
(TOROBORO: EL NOMBRE DE LAS PLANTAS)
Ecuador, Brazil · 2024 · 103'
Directed by Manolo Sarmiento
Produced by Daniel Andrade and Manolo Sarmiento for La Maquinita
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Synopsis
Twenty-five years after a renowned ethno-botanical study in the Ecuadorian Amazon region inhabited by the Waorani, the central figures involved reunite. Members of the community talk about the genocidal colonization of their people since the arrival of Christian missionaries. The main threats to their survival are now the oil and timber industries.
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AWARDS
Best Documentary Feature at Festival Biarritz Amérique latine
Audience Award at Latinamerika i Fokus
Best Environmental Documentary at Puerto Madryn IFF
Best Documentary Feature at Regina IFF and Awards
FESTIVALS
IDFA
IFF Innsbruck
Festival Présence autochtone
Festival de Douarnenez
Lucania FF
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