Filmvorführung: Zulay Facing the 21st Century (1989)

In the organizer's words:

Jorge Prelorán, Mabel Prelorán and Zulay Saravino, USA, Ecuador 1989, Digital HD, 110 min., OV: English, Spanish and Kichwa with English subtitles

One of the best documentaries about transcultural migration and its impact on identity, education and economic development, filmed over eight years. Ethnologist Mabel Prelorán and Zulay Saravino talk about their experiences as Argentine emigrants and indigenous Otavaleña who left their Ecuadorian village to explore Los Angeles. Zulay actively shapes her story and the film, even in the editing room.

Introduction with film: Edgardo C. Krebs (Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institute)

Admission: 5 Euro