General Information

Author/Creator

Kaneko, Ann, director.

Language

Spanish, English, Japanese, Quechua.

Subtitles

English

Published

United States : Random Films, 2008.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (64 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00003517

Contents/Summary

Summary

Spanning two decades of corrupt governments and inept leaders, this film tells the story of four inspiring Peruvian artists: Claudio Jiménez Quispe flees his home in Ayacucho because of insurgency by the Shining Path, a Maoist rebel group. He chronicles this violence in his retablos, traditional wooden display boxes. Alfredo Márquez, active in the 1980s underground punk scene, produces bold, political images despite four years of unjust imprisonment. With the downfall of former president Alberto Fujimori, critics targeted Japanese Peruvians like Eduardo Tokeshi, yet he reaffirms his identity through a series of red and white Peruvian flags. Natalia Iguíñiz provokes the Catholic Church and the socially conservative middle class with controversial images that challenge gender and class. Each artist teaches us what it means to persevere and make art in a country like Perú.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Library Special Collection

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1855	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1855 (HU_OSA_00003517.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format