This provocative and profound film documents the Choqela ceremony, an agricultural ritual and song of the Aymara Indians of Peru. By offering several different translations of the proceedings, the film acknowledges the problems of interpretation as an inherent dilemma of anthropology.
Released: Jan 01, 1987
Runtime: 12 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars:
Crew: Rufus Cohen (Sound Recordist), Richard Rogers (Sound Recordist), Yolanda Lopez (Translator), John Cohen (Camera Operator), John Cohen (Director), John Cohen (Editor)