Identities of the Peruvian Hat
Director, Producer, Editor: Erica Nguyen
Assistant field producers: Lux Sánchez Rodríguez, Berni Lira Gaete, Kira Greene
Locations: Perú (Rioja, Bambamarca, Cajamarca, Celendín, Huaraz, Lima, Ayacucho, Chuschi, Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Moquegua, Puno, Siale, Taquile)
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Tejiendo Sombras// Shadow Weavers
Feature Documentary (97 minutes)
Released November 2020
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Clothing has forever distinguished and cemented bonds of cultural identity, but along the Andes of Perú a network of encoded messages is woven into every hat. This is a story of how wool and straw become mechanisms of communication- where one’s hat can be read as easily as a book, without uttering a word.
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Official Selections:
Corriente No FiccioĢn 2020, El GalpoĢn Transcinema 2021, CineĢlatino Rencontres de Toulouse 2021, AMDOCS 2021, Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2021, Prisma Virtual Market at Cannes Film Festival 2021, Valencia Indie Film Festival 2021, San Francisco Latino Film Festival Cine+Más 2021, Portland Film Festival 2021, Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2021 (AWARDED Best New Mexico Documentary Feature), Cine Latinoamericano de Trieste 2021 (competitive program), International Documentary Film Festival Buenos Aires FIDBA 2021, Quetzalcoatl Indigenous Film Festival 2021...
Other participation:
El Galpón transcinema 2021, Prisma Virtual Market @ Cannes Film Festival with Film Fatales 2021, Cryin' Out Loud group show at CCA Santa Fe, Santa Fe Zine Fest, Mirror Box show at Form & Concept Gallery, Guest lecturer at Northern New Mexico College & University of Redlands Center of Integrative Studies
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Grants:
New Mexico Women in Film Grant 2017, New Mexico Film Foundation fiscal sponsorship, Filmmakers without Borders Grant 2018, Women's International Study Center residency 2019
At Her Fingertips
Short Documentary (17 minutes)
Released February 2019
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In the Andes, one's hat speaks volumes about the identity of its owner- but what of the silenced voices of its makers? Celendín is a small pueblo known for its elegant straw hats and determined people. Women have been the primary artisan weavers, laboring over each hat while buyers set the market price lower and lower. This story brings awareness to the talented women who seek equity for the future of their craft.
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Official Selections:
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019 (NOMINATED for Best Documentary), Dumbo Film Festival 2019, Bozeman International Film Festival 2020
Chuschi
ayacucho
Chuschi Zines...
where we gotta go back...
Where we returned to...
Siale
A small community on the Capachica Peninsula, where the Ccolla Pancca family of artisans maintains their craft in connection with the land and traditional practices.
Siale Zine...
Celendín
Celendín Zine...
