Return to the Andes
(2019, Peru/USA, 50 min)
After living in NYC for 20 years, Nelida returns to her birthplace to help women start businesses
— and ends up running for mayor.
— and ends up running for mayor.
After living in New York City for 20 years, Nelida Silva (from Soy Andina) returns again to her Peru birthplace — this time with a dream of helping rural women start businesses. That’s a daunting challenge in the Andes, where many women are marginalized. But few things deter Nelida, and she succeeds in organizing cooperatives around skills like weaving and quinoa. Then the unexpected happens — she’s invited to run for mayor by a new political party. Fed up with the region's decline and corruption, she accepts the challenge. Can she become the first woman to win, running on a platform of sustainable development and anti-corruption?
"Really powerful, incredibly poignant and timely!
– Emily Thompson, Center for Latin Am Studies, U.C. Berkeley
"A great film about women empowerment, sustainable development and return migration." – Mariella Arredondo, Associate Director, The Equity Project
"A poignant portrait of a woman in politics... a story of feminine power, passion and resilience." – Abi Doukan, professor of Philosophy, Queens College
– Emily Thompson, Center for Latin Am Studies, U.C. Berkeley
"A great film about women empowerment, sustainable development and return migration." – Mariella Arredondo, Associate Director, The Equity Project
"A poignant portrait of a woman in politics... a story of feminine power, passion and resilience." – Abi Doukan, professor of Philosophy, Queens College
Screenings
April 4, 2019
Latino & Native American Film Festival
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
April 3, 2019
Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) 2019 Conference
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Feb 27, 2019
Kinomona Global Cinema Series
Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX
Feb 26, 2019
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Feb 1, 2019
Film Fiesta Series
ID Studio Theater, Bronx, NY
Latino & Native American Film Festival
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
April 3, 2019
Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) 2019 Conference
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Feb 27, 2019
Kinomona Global Cinema Series
Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX
Feb 26, 2019
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Feb 1, 2019
Film Fiesta Series
ID Studio Theater, Bronx, NY
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RETURN TO THE ANDES will be released in early 2019, for film festivals, universities and possible broadcast.
It couldn't be more timely (need I explain?) We can use help to launch this film: about $12,000 to pay for music rights and initial outreach. All donors will receive a digital download of the film and listed on the website.
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