Discoveries from Bolivia World Cinema

An Indigenous woman today, as a grandmother, tells the story of three generations of Aymara daughters, mothers and grandmothers. Her concern is that her only grandchild does not lose her identity, nor ignore the historical memory of her family.

After spending twenty years away from his home country, Viktor Gourianov reflects on his past and present.

The annual competition between mining camps, or how to move as quickly as possible from 2,000 to 4,000 meters on four wheels and without engine.

The movie "Gesar Tibetan Opera" tells the story of Zade, a child on the grassland, was influenced by his parents since he was a child, loves Gesar culture, indulges in Gesar Tibetan opera, dreams of performing "Gesar" Tibetan opera on stage, but due to his young age and school For other reasons, the parents always disagree. Little Zade, who is addicted to the "Gesar" Tibetan drama, secretly went to the county cultural center art troupe to apply for the role of Gesar actor with the support of his mother. The persistent Zade finally impressed the director of the county cultural center, and the curator promised to spend his spare time Zade was taught to perform the "Gesar" Tibetan play, and finally Zade's dream was realized step by step.

Quiet Dayana lives in the Bolivian mountains where she helps her grandmother with the cooking and tends the goats with her friend Walter. In the midst of her meagre existence she suddenly receives the news that she has been chosen to be Queen of the Spring. She is going to wear a magnificent white dress and her hair gets decorated. A flurry of excitement accompanies the outlandish coronation ceremony. Dayana is enthroned on a stage, surrounded by a bevy of similarly clad princesses of the same age. Afterwards, she dances with Walter, her Spring Groom in a suit and tie. The couple do not look particularly happy. Told in a series of long takes, the film provides a close and intense glimpse of another world far away. No explanation is provided and so the proceedings remain a mystery.