Don’t Give Up: Hope for the Arhuaco
Iva Tereza Grosskopfová / Czech Republic / 2018 / 26 min.
synopsis
The Arhuaco are an indigenous tribe that has resisted fate for more than 400 years, but that today, because of the advanced technology of mining companies, politicians’ arrogance, and the spread of tourism find their existence threatened. Their houses are demolished by giant bulldozers. In July 2017, some 180 families were forced from their homes, and today they live in squalor in a park in the town of Puerto Bello. Their sacred sites have been burned. In response, an organization was founded in the Czech Republic to try to help the Arhuaco purchase their original lands, so that they can return…
more about film
| director: | Iva Tereza Grosskopfová |
| producer: | Lenka Poláková |
| script: | Iva Tereza Grosskopfová |
| photography: | Jiří Mach, Jiří Krejčík |
| editing: | Adina Karbulová |
| sound: | Jiří Mach, Jakub Krajíček |
contact
ČESKÁ TELEVIZE / Lenka Poláková / Dvořákova 18 / 728 20 / Ostrava / Czech Republic / lenka.polakova@ceskatelevize.cz / www.ceskatelevize.cz
Film at festival
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | Czech Television Documentaries |
| language: | Czech |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Iva Tereza Grosskopfová |
| original title: | Nedej se: Naděje pro Arhuaky |
| country: | Czech Republic |
| year: | 2018 |
| running time: | 26 min. |
