Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Los Colonos - Beyond Conquest
A stark western that confronts Chile’s colonial violence and the genocide of its Indigenous people.
In the early 20th century, a group of European settlers embarks on a mission across Tierra del Fuego, under the guise of mapping the land but in reality carrying out a brutal campaign of violence against the Indigenous Selk’nam people. The film exposes Chile’s colonial past and the devastating legacy of genocide.
On September 24th, Los Colonos will be introduced by Dr. Daniela Vicherat Mattar of Leiden University College The Hague. Dr Vicherat Mattar is a Chilean sociologist whose work focuses, among other topics, on questions of belonging, citizenship, and street art in Europe and Latin America.
Aan het begin van de 20e eeuw trekken Europese kolonisten door Tierra del Fuego om het gebied in kaart te brengen. Hun ware opdracht blijkt echter een meedogenloze uitroeiingscampagne tegen het inheemse Selk’nam-volk. De film legt de pijnlijke koloniale geschiedenis van Chili bloot.
Op 24 september zal de film worden ingeleid door Dr. Daniela Vicherat Mattar van Leiden University College The Hague. Dr. Vicherat Mattar is een Chileense socioloog wiens werk zich onder andere richt op vraagstukken rond verbondenheid, burgerschap en straatkunst in Europa en Latijns-Amerika.
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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.