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DAY THREE Sembradoras de Vida Friday 20 March, 9:30 AM, The Civic Theatre Year: 2019 Director: Diego Sarmiento, Alvaro Sarmiento Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes Language: Quechua, Spanish with English Subtitles Nation: Quechua Five women from the Andean highlands struggle to maintain a traditional and organic way of working the land. The women take on the role of protectors against the industrialisation of agriculture, the use of chemical pesticides and genetically modified seeds. Screening with:
Ko Au Te Awa Year: 2019 Director: Jonathan Carson, Caleb Kingi Duration: 15 minutes Language: English, Māori Nation: Te Atihaunui a Paparangi In 2017, the Whanganui river was granted legal personhood confirming what Māori already knew - the awa is an ancestor. Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au. I am the river and the river is me.
Wawa No Cidal Friday 20 March, 11:30 am, The Civic Theatre Year: 2016 Director: Cheng Yu-Chieh, Lekal Sumi Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes Language: Mandarin with English subtitles Nation: Amis, Taiwan Inspired by a true story, a woman returns home after years away from her village to find it overdeveloped and heavily influenced by tourism, so she sets out to reclaim her family’s land and culture.