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Chircales (The Brickmakers). 1971. Colombia. Directed by Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva. Courtesy Arsenal Berlin

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Chircales (The Brickmakers). 1971. Colombia. Directed by Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva. In Spanish; English subtitles. 42 min.

Depicting the shocking poverty, domestic abuse, and exploitation of indigenous women and children in southern Colombian highlands of Cauca, Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva’s first documentary bears the traits of Marxist cinema that they would later abandon.

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This film accompanies Films from the Arsenal: Scenes from the Feminist Struggle in Colombia and India.
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