Brazilian Filmmaker, Eryk Rocha |
The documentary film: "Pachamama", of my great friend brazilian director Eryk Rocha, leads us to the triple frontier composed by the countries of Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. "The frontiers, reach the frontiers, break the frontiers. Multiple encounters and disagreements, there is no limit between the trip and the film. "- Eryk Rocha describes in his own words the structure of the film, inventing, each new day, the filming schedule, based on real conflicts revealed by the place and its characters. Travelling out of Brazil, without losing the Brazilian identity, talking with residents of all ages and social conditions in each location, recording with his camera the tensions and frustrations of each village, who demand greater participation and justice, who perceive government negligence and a devaluation of indigenous languages such as “Quechua” and “Aymara”. The beauties of the Amazon and Sierra, with its diversity of flora and fauna, are juxtaposed with the depressed lives and their continuous efforts to build an original identity, when confronted with membership theme of their country, testimonies come to light reporting drug corruption, employment deficiency and a dying resignation for survival caused by the absence of dialogue between local governments with their citizens. Eryk Rocha, as a documentary filmmaker, achieves a state of peaceful permeability with the people of his film, comparable with filmmakers such as Werner Herzog and Robert Flaherty, who seek to be conciliator instruments in each life´s problem visited with the camera. Places in the Amazon, like the Brazilian state of “Acre” and the Peruvian district of “Iñapari”, “Tahuamanu” province, department of “Madre de Dios”, Peru-Brazil frontiers, are key destinations in the documentary film, where the residents are children of Peruvians with Brazilians, showing the great similarity between the two South American countries, which continue to grow regardless of territorial demarcation. In the documentary "Pachamama", meaning in Aymara and Quechua language: "Mother Earth", ancestral rites prevailing in each bordering country, parallel to Christianity. For example, in Peru and Brazil, the use of "Daime" known as "ayahuasca", illegal in some European countries, but ritualistic and medicinal use in South America. In La Paz-Bolivia and Cuzco-Peru, the use of the coca leaf and its offerings to the "Apus", which in Quechua means "Sirs", divinities represented by the mountains, are pre-Inca legacies that persist in the current civilization merged with the demands of governments and official religions. The director Eryk Rocha highlighs in the film, his concern for future generations, children and youth, who must soon deal with adult issues such as economics, politics and social framework, so that prosperity can be accessible in villages, that even today, are excluded from the benefits of modernity. I encourage you to search and view the documentary: "Pachamama", a philosophical journey about life and the cross-cultural coexistence.
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