Tarpuna: el maíz film 

Sunday, April 14th
12pm-1:30pm
at FORGE at Roy Place
44 N Stone Ave

(2019, 34 min, Spanish with English subtitles)

Free film screening and Q&A with producer Dr. Pilar Eguez Guevara 

Co-sponsored by the UA Center for Latin American Studies

In this award-winning documentary film by the Seeds Savers Network of Ecuador, traditional farmers in the highlands of Ecuador share their skills and traditions to preserve, exchange, and reproduce their most sacred seed. The film is a captivating journey into the indigenous ceremonial rituals, rich with cultural significance, that revolve around the sowing and harvest seasons and the preparation of corn-based recipes that have ritual and medicinal uses. The film's producer, Dr. Pilar Egüez Guevara, will talk to the audience after the film.