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Behind the Bayano

Culture eroded when Indigenous communities are displaced

Location

Panama

Released

August 2018

Duration

8:28

Tags
  • Activism
  • Indigenous Made Film
  • Panama
  • Resource Extraction
  • youth

Film by Ivan Jaripio, indigenous filmmaker from the Embera community of Piriati, Panama.

A hydroelectric power station was constructed in Panama in the 1970s – displacing indigenous Embera communities. Despite agreement from the state that their relocation would enable them to remake their lives through their traditions and customs, 40 years later they continue to fight against the erosion of their culture.

Producers

  • Profile
    Ivan Jaripio Embera Piriati

    Ivan is from the Embera community of Piriati. Since 2013 he has been studying film in order to promote indigenous rights so that their ...