Twakana Yagán

Catalina Yagan, 89, remembers the music of her grandfather Asenewensis. Her sons Victor and Roberto Vargas embark on a journey on horseback from the indigenous reserve they currently occupy, crossing the banks of the Onashaga canal in search of their ancestral reflection.

Twakana means teaching, and through this story, a connection is proposed with the ritual chanting of Asenewensis. The yagán language crosses through raw nature and the feeling of a living people.

    • Houston Latino Film Festival. USA, 2023.

    • HOTDOCS Canadian International Documentary Film Festival. Canada, 2022

    • 34 Festival Cinélatino de Toulouse. Shortfilm Official Selection. France, 2022.

    • San Diego Latino Film Festival. USA, 2022

    • 38 del Chicago Latino Film Festival. USA, 2022.

    • 7MO FICWALLMAPU. Chile, 2022.

    • Festival de Cine Latinoamericano en Lenguas Originarias. Perú, 2021.

    • Wildlife Conservation Film Festival. USA, 2021.

    • Documentary shorts competition of Cinéma sous les étoiles de Funambules Médias, Montreal. Canada, 2021.

    • Green Mountain International Film Festival. USA, 2021.

    • Festival Internacional De Cine De León. Mexico, 2021.

    • Quetzalcoatl Indigenous International Film Festival. Best Short film. Spain, 2021.

    • Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. Canada, 2021.

    • Festival Internacional de CineLebu. Chile, 2021.

    • OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival. Ukraine, 2021.

    • Viña del Mar International Film Fest. Chile, 2021.

    • Miami short film festival - Best Documentary nomination. USA, 2021.

    • CSFF China International New Media International Film Festival, KingBonn Awards Selection. China, 2020.

    • London Mountain Film Festival Official Selection. England, 2020.

    • Ushuaia Shh International Film Fest “Cine en los andes” Official Selection. Argentina, 2020.

    • Viña del Mar Inernational Film Fest Latino American short film selection Official Selection. Chile, 2020.

  • Direction: Ignacio Leonidas & Rodrigo Tenuta

    Script: Ignacio Leonidas

    Production: Rodrigo Tenuta

    Cinematography: Ignacio Leonidas

    General Production: Pablo de Antueno

    Sound Design: José Pera

    Montage: Rodrigo Tenuta & Ignacio Leonidas

    Designe: Santiago Olguín

    Jinetes: Victor & Roberto Vargas

    Comunidad Paiakoala de Ushuaia

    Waia Films

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