Punalka: The Upper Biobio
(1995, 26 min. Documentary) CHILE
Producer: Jeanette Paillán (Mapuche)
Director: Jeanette Paillán (Mapuche)
Produced by: Instituto de Investigacion y Comunicacion Mapuche In Mapundungun and Spanish with English subtitles.
Land rights and way of life of the Mapuche in southern Chile
are explored in relation to a massive hydroelectric project on
the Biobio River.
Image credit: Audience at Club Red Radio,
2000 Native American Film and Video Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova,
NMAI