The Communicator
Abel Tonolec Celin makes rap music in the pre-Columbian Qom language.
20 min | Identity | 2020
Synopsis
Abel Tonolec Celin was born in an indigenous community of the Qom ethnic group in the province of Chaco, Argentina. His parents used to work in almost slave-like conditions. They moved to the city where Celin became a versatile communicator on indigenous issues. Most remarkably, Abel Tonolec Celin makes rap music in the pre-Columbian Qom language.
Artistic and technic data
Year:
2020
Duration:
20 min
Direction:
Wojciech Ganczarek
Production:
Wojciech Ganczarek
Indigenous peoples:
Qom
Geographic area:
Argentina
Language:
Spanish, Qom
Subtitles:
Spanish, English, Polish
Subject:
Identity
Genre(s):
Documentary