On Thursday October 10 and Friday October 11, the Environmental Justice working group hosted an event showcasing Ushui, a documentary about women shamans from the indigenous Colombian culture the Wiwa. The event, Water, Sound, and Indigenous Film: Ushui, invited the director of the film, as well as film historians, critics, curators, and academics, for a Q&A after the film, and a workshop the following day.

The film’s director Rafael Mojica Gil grew up practicing Wiwa customs, as did another event participant, film historian José Gregorio Mojica Gil. The film is meant as an archive of sorts, created to preserve Wiwa culture for the future.

Read the thoughtful piece in the Spectator here, featuring many direct quotes from the director and event participants.