The Song of the Butterflies

The Song of the Butterflies (2020)

El canto de las mariposas

Rember Yahuarcani is an indigenous artist from the Uitoto Nation who lives in Lima, Peru. From his clan, the White Heron, only two families remain in Peru. Rember's paintings are inspired by the stories his grandmother Martha told him before she died. However, he has never dived into the darkest part of his nation’s history: the indigenous massacre during the rubber boom. Martha is a survivor of the horror and she speaks to Rember in dreams guiding him in a spiritual journey back to the jungle. He first visits his parents, who are also artists, in the Peruvian jungle. And finally, he sails to La Chorrera, in Colombia, where he confronts the past and meets other members of his clan.

Date of release
2020-05-28
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Núria Frigola Torrent

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Interesting facts

The Song of the Butterflies is a 2020 Peruvian documentary film written, co-produced and directed by Núria Frigola Torrent in her directorial debut. It follows Rember Yahuarcani, an indigenous plastic artist from the Witoto people, who seeks to tell the dark past that his community faced as a result of the rubber boom in Peru.

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