The Return (2021)

The Return (2021) poster

It’s spring in the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Uyantza festival is underway with the community celebrating all that the forest has to offer. Meanwhile, news is breaking around the world that a novel virus is spreading and a state of emergency is declared across the country. As people test positive for COVID-19 in the community, some families decide to leave and head deeper into the jungle. Disconnected from school, friends, the internet, and work, one family learns to reconnect with life in the forest. The children begin to unlearn the national curriculum, and instead are taught Indigenous knowledge that mainstream schools normally pass over. As COVID-19 wreaks havoc around the planet, the family reconnect to their ancestral ways, but as news arrives that Ecuador’s lockdown will end soon, will the family choose to return?

Director: Eriberto Gualinga
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 17 min
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Screenplay

Cinematography: Eriberto Gualinga
Editing: Emiliano Battista
Country: Ecuador
Language: Quechua
Original Language: en

Keywords

amazon rainforest, indigenous community, covid-19

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Return about?
It’s spring in the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Uyantza festival is underway with the community celebrating all that the forest has to offer. Meanwhile, news is breaking around the world that a novel virus is spreading and a state of emergency is declared across the country. As people test positive for COVID-19 in the community, some families decide to leave and head deeper into the jungle. Disconnected from school, friends, the internet, and work, one family learns to reconnect with life in the forest. The children begin to unlearn the national curriculum, and instead are taught Indigenous knowledge that mainstream schools normally pass over. As COVID-19 wreaks havoc around the planet, the family reconnect to their ancestral ways, but as news arrives that Ecuador’s lockdown will end soon, will the family choose to return?
Who directed The Return?
The Return was directed by Eriberto Gualinga.
How long is The Return?
The Return has a runtime of 17m (17 minutes).
What genre is The Return?
The Return is a Documentary film.
Where was The Return produced?
The Return was produced in Ecuador.