the root is more important than the flower /
la raíz es más importante que la flor*

Argentina | 2021 | 9:36 min | 8k 360º Video | Personal Documentary | In Spanish & English with English Subtitles

US based filmmaker and Huarpe descendant, Cristina Kotz Cornejo is guided by Huarpe leader, Maria Zalazar who introduces Cristina to the culture and ceremonies of modern day Huarpe descendants in what is now known as San Juan, Argentina in this short 360º personal documentary.

Cristina Kotz Cornejo, cineasta estadounidense y descendiente Huarpe, se conecta con la Referente de la Comunidad Huarpe Cacique Colchagual, María Zalazar. Maria habla sobre la cultura y la situación dificil de los descendientes Huarpe de hoy en día en lo que ahora se conoce como San Juan, Argentina, en este documental personal filmado en el formato 360º.

* Huarpe Poet Armando Gomez Tejada

La historia detrás el desarrollo de “la raíz es mas importante que le flor.”

RECOGNITION/RECONOCIMIENTO:
Honorable Mention - Festival Internacional de Cine y Artes Indígenas, WALLMAPU, Temuco, Chile

EXHIBITIONS/EXHIBICIONES:

September 15-19, 2021 - Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival, Ottawa, Canada
November 2-30, 2021 - Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York, England
November 30, 2021 - Virginia Dares Cinematic Arts Awards, Virginia Tech University, Virginia
March 15-19, 2022 - Festival Internacional de Cine y Artes Indígenas, WALLMAPU, Temuco, Chile
April 1-17, 2022 - Cinequest Film & VR Festival, San Jose, CA
June 3-6th, 2022 - Wairoa Māori Film Festival, Wairoa, New Zealand
June 29-July 3rd, 2022 - Māoriland Film Festival, Ōtaki, New Zealand
August 6, 2022 - Virtuality San Juan, San Juan, Argentina
March 11-12, 2023 - Immersive Technology Fair, San Juan, Argentina
September 15-25, 2023 - Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories, Toronto, Canada
October 5, 2023 - MassART Ciné Culture Presentation, Boston, MA
October 17-22, 2023 - ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Festival, Toronto, Canada

CREW/EQUIPO TECNICO:

Director/Writer/Producer: Cristina Kotz Cornejo
Collaborator & Stills Photographer: María Beatriz “Carri” Del Rio
360º Director of Photography: Cristina Kotz Cornejo
Music: Germaine Franco & Agustín Cornejo
Editor/Post Production: Cristina Kotz Cornejo
Story Consultant: Angela Counts
Narration: Cristina Kotz Cornejo
Narration Recording Engineer: Pierre Huberson

SPECIAL THANKS/GRACIAS:
Pierre Huberson
Olga Rodriguez
Rosa Del Valle Ferrer
Comunidad Huarpe Cacique Colchagual
Comunidad LOF Vicente Catrunao Pincén
Michaele Whelan/Emerson College
Rob Sabal/School of the Arts
Tammy Dudman
Anya Belkina
Rashin Fahandej