My Last Kajef – A Journey to the Heart of the Jautok

Leticia and Andrea accompany their father, a traditional Kaweskar fisher, to return to the navigation route where their ancestors fished, hunted and lived.

29 min | Territory | 2019

Synopsis

Leticia and Andrea accompany their father, a traditional Kaweskar fisher, to return to the navigation route where their ancestors fished, hunted and lived.

But a poor decision arouses the fury of Ayayema, a powerful energy that inhabits the Jautok (inner channels), who leaves them stranded there. So they spend their days amidst the beauty and hostility of the place, while they must search for water, firewood and food to survive. And at night, they talk and reflect on the damage that the salmon industry is doing to the ocean.

This trip is a call to protect the Kawesqar territory and the life that inhabits it.

Artistic and technic data

Year: 2019
Duration: 29 min
Awards: Mejor cortometraje en CINE LEBU (Chile) y en PEFF Festival (Argentina); Mejor obra regional en FICViña (Chile)
Indigenous peoples: Kawesqar
Geographic area: Chile
Language: Spanish, Kawesqar
Subtitles: Spanish, English
Subject: Territory
Genre(s): Documentary