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“Just like everyone else I have always had my doubts about our origins.” These are the words of young Argentine director Alan Stivelman, the man behind a new ground-breaking documentary called “Humano” (Human) that seeks to uncover the hidden truths about Latin America’s Andean ancestry.
Photo by Humano
Defined by its makers as “a documentary that tries to break old paradigms and myths regarding the Andean world and its philosophy,” Humano is certainly a unique project. It employs non-traditional methods of financing to allow for the completion of the production and is one of the first films to be created using the crowd funding method. It is the first feature film to be produced by Orgon Films, and the aim is to release the documentary online; free for all to see when it is complete.
The film’s trailer explains Stivelman’s motivation: “The truth about people living in the Andes has been hidden for centuries. Tired of the lack of answers, I took my camera and went to find out for myself.” The aim was to uncover the ancient culture of his Andean ancestors, which many people argue is on the verge of extinction.
In many ways, the majority of the content, as well as the storyline, came to Stivelman by a stroke of luck. As he suggested, he just pitched up in the Andes with a camera and the goal of finding answers to hundreds of questions about his ancestors’ beliefs and culture. Fortunately for the 25-year-old filmmaker, he came across Placido, an Andean paqo (priest) with very little contact with the outside world, who then took Stivelman on a journey through traditional Andean history. Through the eyes of Placido, whom Stivelman describes as “one of the most special beings I have ever met in my life,” Humano reveals the existence of an invisible world that coexists with the visible daily. The priest guides Stivelman through the deep-seeded beliefs of his ancestors. Former ways of life, about which so little are known are discussed in depth, to try to make sense of this “completely unknown and unfamiliar world” that Stivelman discovered.
Humano points to the idea of a silenced Andean ancestry, suggesting that history urgently needs to be revised, and people need to become more aware of their roots. “I want to share the voices of the mountains with you. And together understand why we are one. It is up to us to ensure that the voices of South America are never again silenced. Together we can unravel the truth about this earth.”
Orgon Films is a film production company that looks for new ways to make films more organic and sustainable, where viewers can access the art form without paying. Their goal is absolute freedom in art, yet production costs are unavoidable. As a result the makers of Humano need help from the public to fund the completion of the film production. Some tasks that still need to be completed include sound post-production, animation and translation.
To offer a donation to this worthwhile project, visit their ideame page at http://idea.me/proyecto/359/humano.
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