Ciro Guerra
El Abrazo de la Serpiente - Beyond Conquest
A haunting Amazonian odyssey about memory, loss, and the meeting of worlds.
Spanning decades in the Colombian Amazon, the story follows Karamakate, the last survivor of his tribe, as he guides two foreign scientists on separate journeys in search of a sacred healing plant. The encounters reveal the clash between Indigenous cosmology and Western exploration.
On October 8th, the film will be introduced by Prof.drs. Rosalba Icaza. Prof.drs. Icaza is a decolonial feminist scholar activist based at Leiden University's Institute of Political Science, where she has been recently appointed Professor of International Relations.
Over meerdere decennia in het Amazonegebied begeleidt Karamakate, de laatste overlevende van zijn stam, twee buitenlandse wetenschappers tijdens hun zoektocht naar een heilige geneeskrachtige plant. Hun ontmoetingen tonen de botsing tussen inheemse spiritualiteit en westerse wetenschap.
Op 8 oktober wordt de film ingeleid door Prof.drs. Rosalba Icaza. Prof.drs. Icaza is een dekoloniale feministische wetenschapper en activiste verbonden aan het Instituut voor Politieke Wetenschappen van de Universiteit Leiden, waar ze onlangs is benoemd tot hoogleraar Internationale Betrekkingen.
BEYOND CONQUEST: Gems of Postcolonial Cinema
From September 24 to October 8, in collaboration with Leiden University College The Hague, we present three gems of postcolonial cinema. Spanning 50 years of independent filmmaking from Chile, Senegal, and Colombia, these films explore the legacies of colonialism and the ongoing struggles for freedom and justice. For the full program, click here.