29° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
FESTA MOBILE: PAESAGGIO CON FIGURE

SIP'OHI - EL LUGAR DEL MANDURÉ

by Sebastián Lingiardi
Country: Argentina
Year: 2011
Duration: 63'


Gustavo Salvatierra, a researcher of the Wichì people and their culture, returns to his hometown, Sip’ohi, in the impenetrable forest of Chaqueño in northern Argentina. His aim is to listen to and gather stories of that ancient tradition, stories which have been transmitted orally from generation to generation. The only way this culture can survive is through its language. But as he tries to recount and depict this patrimony, he also has to come to terms with a certain form of resistance.

 

“This is essentially a film about oral language, which to me is the most powerful one of all. I used to be bothered by language, I didn’t believe in it, above all in written language. This is why I became interested in film, because it has a completely different consistency. In 2007, I came into contact with the aborigine culture of the Chaco tribe and my viewpoint changed because I discovered oral storytelling. I found myself in the presence of something that was fantastic and, at the same time, real; something that was alive, with a concrete purpose.”

Biography

film director

Sebastián Lingiardi

Sebastián Lingiardi (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1984) lived in the province of La Pampa. He studied at the Universidad del Cine. His first short film Follow Orders (2006) won the first prize at the International Festival of Film Schools in Buenos Aires. He also worked as an editor in Alejo Franzetti’s The Contrabass and directed The Clues - Lanhoyij - Nmitaxanaxac who won the First Film Prize in the FID Marseille 2010.

 

FILMOGRAFIA

filmografia/filmography

Seguir órdenes (2007), Las pistas - Lanhoyij - Nmitaxanaxac (2010), Sip’ohi - El lugar del Manduré (2011).

Cast

& Credits

regia, fotografia, montaggio/director, cinematography, film editing

Sebastián Lingiardi

sceneggiatura/screenplay

María Paz Bustamante

musica/music

Cirilo Mansilla, José Ingnacio Paz

suono/sound

Felipe Rugeles

interpreti/cast

Gustavo Salvatierra, Félix Segundo, Andrés Segundo, Leticia Gonzales produttori/producers

María Paz Bustamante, Sebastián Lingiardi

produzione/production

Fundación Universidad del Cine, Centro de Investigación y Formación para la Modalidad Aborigen

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