Amérika: Bahia de las Flechas (2016)
It is said that in the year of 1492, the first European ship led by Christopher Columbus, disembarked on the coast of Samaná, present-day Dominican Republic, and was received by a rain of arrows carefully plotted by the Caribbean Taíno. Presently, a saline lake named after the Taíno chief Enriquillo witnesses profound eco-systemic changes leading to species migration, forced evacuation and an expanding choral desert revealing the lake’s geologic past. Taking the camera itself as an arrow, a foreign body, Amérika: Bay of Arrows looks for ways in which to animate, to awaken, to make vibrate again this gesture in the present - arrows against a perpetual “falling sky”.
Director: Ana Vaz
Runtime: 9 min
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Ana Vaz
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Amérika: Bahia de las Flechas about?
- It is said that in the year of 1492, the first European ship led by Christopher Columbus, disembarked on the coast of Samaná, present-day Dominican Republic, and was received by a rain of arrows carefully plotted by the Caribbean Taíno. Presently, a saline lake named after the Taíno chief Enriquillo witnesses profound eco-systemic changes leading to species migration, forced evacuation and an expanding choral desert revealing the lake’s geologic past. Taking the camera itself as an arrow, a foreign body, Amérika: Bay of Arrows looks for ways in which to animate, to awaken, to make vibrate again this gesture in the present - arrows against a perpetual “falling sky”.
- Who directed Amérika: Bahia de las Flechas?
- Amérika: Bahia de las Flechas was directed by Ana Vaz.
- How long is Amérika: Bahia de las Flechas?
- Amérika: Bahia de las Flechas has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).