The Silence of the Seeds
The Silence of the Seeds is a poetic documentary and a first-person reflection on this exile, evolving into a journey in which she encounters her own knowledge, her own deaths and her own hopes.
9 min | Food sovereignty | 2021
Synopsis
The COVID-19 pandemic forces a Wayuu woman to return to her motherland in Alta Guajira-Colombia. The Silence of the Seeds is a poetic documentary and a first-person reflection on this exile, evolving into a journey in which she encounters her own knowledge, her own deaths and her own hopes.
Artistic and technic data
Year:
2021
Duration:
9 min
Direction:
Elizabeth Pirela
Indigenous peoples:
Wayuu
Geographic area:
Colombia
Language:
Wayuu
Subtitles:
Spanish
Subject:
Food sovereignty
Genre(s):
Documentary