简介： TheSearchforalostfilmfromthe70stakesayoungmanfromoneofSouthAmerica'slargestindigenouscommunitiesonanexistentialjourneyinapost-colonialfilmabouttherighttoone'sownimage. Inthe1970s,Oscar-winningFrenchdocumentaryfilmmakerPierre-DominiqueGaisseaumovedwithhisfamilytoPanamatomakeafilmabouttheKunacommunity,oneofSouthAmerica’slargestindigenouspeoples.Hepromisedthemthattheywouldseeit,butforvariousreasons,productionstalledandthefilm(withtheworkingtitle‘GodisaWoman’)wasnevercompleted.Butwhathappenedtotheunfinishedfilmreels?That’swhatyoungArysteidesTurpana,onthemandateoftheKunaelders,setsouttofindout.HisjourneytakeshimtoFrance,butgainingaccesstothedustyfilmreelsisnoteasy.FollowinginhisfootstepsisSwiss-PanamaniandirectorAndrésPeyrot,whohascreatedoneoftheyear’sbiggestfestivalsuccessessinceitspremiereattheVeniceFilmFestival.Afilmthatmanagestoturnabstractquestionsabouttherighttoownone’sownimageandnarrativeintoarelevantandexistentialnecessity.
