| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (63 min.) |
| Summary |
Portraits of three women who live and work in the infamous mines of El Cerro Rico in Bolivia. Work inside the mines has been limited to men, while the women are forced to work outside searching for mineral scraps on the side of the mountain. The film highlights the women's strength, determination and resilience in the face of struggle and hardship |
| Analysis |
Documentary-style films |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
| Credits |
Original music, Entrevero Duo |
| Performer |
With the participation of Lucia Armijo, Domitila Barrios de Chungara, Francisca González Santos, Eduardo Galeano |
| Notes |
Spanish and Aymara, with optional closed captions in English |
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Buenos Aires International Human Rights Film Festival, Documentary Grand Prize |
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Winner of the Pukañawi Eye of Latin American Award at the 10th International Festival of Human Rights, Bolivia |
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Winner of 5 Awards at the 14th International Documentary Film Festival "Santiago Álvarez in Memoriam," Cuba : Santiago Alvarez Grand Prize; Best Direction; Best Photography; EICTV Award; and, Frank País Garcia University of Pedagogical Sciences Award |
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Libercine Int'l Festival, Prospectives of Gender Grand Prize |
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Film Festival of Women Marialionza, Winner of Feminist Gaze Award |
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Latin American Studies Association Int'l Film Festival, Official Selection |
| Subject |
Women miners -- Bolivia -- Potosí
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Silver miners -- Bolivia -- Potosí
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Silver mines and mining -- Bolivia -- Potosí
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Gender identity.
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Gender Identity
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sex role.
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Gender identity
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| SUBJECT |
Potosí (Bolivia) -- Social conditions
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Armijo, Lucía, on-screen participant
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Barrios de Chungara, Domitila, on-screen participant
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González, Francisca, on-screen participant
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Galeano, Eduardo, 1940-2015, on-screen participant.
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Bystrowicz, Malena, film director, film producer.
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Unamuno, Loreley, film director, film producer
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Entrevero Duo, composer (expression)
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Cine Argentino (Firm), production company.
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EPF Media, distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), distributor.
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