The documentary Helena From Sarayaku tells the story of the Kichwa Indigenous people from an Ecuadorian village in the Amazon called Sarayaku through the lens of a 17-year-old girl named Helena Gualinga. For years, Sarayaku has struggled with environmental degradation, eventually giving rise to the Living Forest Proposal for Indigenous-led conservation and climate change mitigation efforts. Traveling between her life in Finland and her roots in Ecuador, Helena fights to protect her community and home from the effects of extractive development and climate change by educating others, participating in climate marches and giving speeches about Indigenous sovereignty. Following a screening of the film, there will be a Q&A with director Eriberto Gualinga, an award-winning Indigenous filmmaker who has been working to document the landscapes, livelihoods and political struggles of his native village of Sarayaku for nearly two decades. This event is hosted by the Department of Anthropology at UGA in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
WHO: Helena From Sarayaku
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 13, 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Ciné
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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