Latin American Foto Festival Screenings: Julia Se Revela and Formas de Atravesar un Territorio

Join the BDC on Saturday, July 19th, for a screening of the short film, Julia Se Revela, followed by the feature documentary, Formas de Atravesar un Territorio.

Julia Se Revela is a biographical documentary about Julia Chambi López, who is considered the first Andean and Peruvian female photographer. By tracing her photos and objects from her life, Julia—daughter, sister, woman, artist, photographer, politician, and lover of Cusco—reveals herself in every story, place, and person that remembers her.

Formas de Atravesar un Territorio is a feature documentary about a group of indigenous Tsotsil women—shepherds and wool weavers—as they tend their sheep while honoring their land’s memory. Their encounter with the filmmaker, in their ancestral mountains, reveals a longing to acknowledge different ways of inhabiting the same territory, and asks the question: how does our sense of belonging shape the way we see the world?

Following each screening, the films’ directors will participate in an audience Q&A.