The three-channel video installation K’allpanakuy orcconchiskunapi (Rage in the Andes), is an experimental, collaborative, and interdisciplinary film project conceived and produced with the participation of residents of Chumbivilcas, a province in the Cusco region of the Peruvian Andes. The work weaves together testimonies that blend documentary information with speculative fiction, followed by re-enactments performed by the protagonists themselves. Through sensory ethnography and the re-creation of historical events and cinematic passages, the piece addresses the dense history of the region—from the battles of Túpac Amaru and the ravages of the internal armed conflict to contemporary environmental struggles against mining exploitation of the territory.
3-channel video installation, 5.1 sound, 70’
The work seeks to collectively dismantle stigmatizing discourses about Indigenous identity, deconstruct hegemonic masculinities, and foster critical dialogue on extractivism. The film opens with a prophecy: the wakas—sacred Quechua stones/sites—will return the land to Indigenous peoples. This omen is followed by the re-enactment of a scene from the film Túpac Amaru (1984), but here, the rebels are led by women. In another sequence set among the ruins of a colonial hacienda, a banquet and a cockfight culminate in a peasant uprising. The roosters, transformed into warriors of the takanakuy—an Andean martial art rooted in Chumbivilcas—rouse dancers and servants to expel the guests and take revenge. The Indigenous uprising is followed by the representation of a chase by the rondas campesinas of Ccoyo, a small community in Chumbivilcas. The community patrol captures two cattle rustlers, who are punished and publicly displayed. Later, a group of electronic huaylia singers and miners dance around an explosion of banknotes. Mexican cultural references—ranchera singers and mariachis—appear in several scenes, reflecting the local affection for and appropriation of Mexico’s cultural imagery. On this point, at the film’s end, one commentator asserts that Indigenous cultures are neither copies of each other nor mere folklore, but rather are intertwined. These are some of the allegorical images that evoke diverse forms of anti-colonial struggle and resistance in Chumbivilcas.
WOVEN STORYBOARD, 2023 – 2024
Backstrap-woven wool textile, artist’s collection
Produced by the Asociación Artesanal de Textilería Surpuy (Santo Tomás, Chumbivilcas, Peru) as a complement to the audiovisual installation, the textile functions as a visual storyboard, translating the film’s imagery into woven form.
Weavers: Felipa Silvana Bautista, Rosa Peña Puma
Credits
Director: Adela Goldbard
Original Script: Adela Goldbard
Producers: Nina Andrea Juárez, Claudia Farfán, Adela Goldbard
Research: Claudia Farfán, Adela Goldbard
Director of Photography: Johan Carrasco
Direct Sound: César Centeno
Art Direction: Edi Mérida
Editing: Rogelio Díaz, AMEE
Sound Design: Suplex Estudio, Mariachi Antiguo de Acatic
Assistant Editor: Fernanda Sandoval
Color Correction: Rogelio Díaz, AMEE
Acting Coach: Waldo Facco
Special Effects Coordination: Luis Matamoros
Assistant Camera: Manuel Landeros, Mario Arturo Amaro Poot
Production Assistant: Katerine Quispe
Direct Sound Assistant: Victoria Lecaros
Oracle Texts: José María Arguedas, José Carlos Mariátegui, Eduardo Galeano
Subtitling: Rogelio Díaz, AMEE
Quechua Translation: Amaru Cárdenas
Cast: Adrian Lima Patiño, Alexis Alain Zuñiga Araujo, Alipio Layme Sivana, Amber Puma Mendoza, Aniba Mendoza Lima, Annette Montalvo Layme, Arturo Chaucca Tinta, Audina Esquivel Bobadilla, Avelino Ancalla Oquenta, Avelino Sivana Solis, Ayben Carrillo Soncco, Baciledes Salas Orosco, Balvino Quispe Bautista, Bautista Millio Yucra, Belen Cruz Caceres, Belinda Quispe Sacsi, Benancia Y. Ccapa, Benita Sillcahue Hullcayquepa, Benito Molina Treviño, Betsy Lis Peña Cjuro, Bonefacia Soncco Quispe, Candi Yanina Valdez Uraccanva, Carlos Manuel Boza Ojeda, Carlota Molina Aquima, Cecilio Omanis Kipe, Claudio Quispe Peña, Cledia Janampa Madueño, Cleotè Alccahuamoi Mollo, Concepcion Aquino Molina, Cosme Huamani Huamani, Dalmacia Huamani Alcca, Damian Huamani Bautista, Danata Chequera Husa, Dario Wilson Menacho Huamani, Didver Luis Calderon Romero, Dina Gomez Villa, Edgar Molina Llicahua, Edwin Amador Almiron Castillo, Edwin Mendoza Molina, Eleuterio Abiega Alviz, Elisabet Esquivel Bovadilla, Eliseo Huamoni Cabrera, Elizabeth del Carmen Carrera Alcalà, Emilio Castillo, Epifania Huamani, Eudes Zenaida Medina Valdez, Euginia Salhua Huamani, Eustaquia Sivana Ancalla, Eustoqui Mullo Zouccoya, Felipa Sivana Bautista, Felipe Uwalpa Cjuro, Fernando Flores, Florencia Venero Cabrera, Fortunato Ancalla Venero, Fortunato Yallercco Chacnama, German Quispe Peña, Ghilma Romero Molina, Gloria Quispe Sacsi, Gomercindo Ccorawa Achingipa, Goyo Caballero, Gregoria Llamocca Huayhua, Griseldo Sivana Huayllapuma, Gumercindo Ccorawa, Gumercindo O. Cos., Hugo Zambrano, Irene Huamani Cusi (on foot), Isaias Quimua Casquina, Jaime Sivana Huayllapuma, Jhomal Jareth Trelles Ataucum’, Jimena Jesusa Milio Cruz, Jorge Chacnama Mendoza, Jorge Luis Alvarez, Jorge Molina P., Jorge Molina Pecho, Jose Huamaney Ancalla, Jose Huamani Vilcas, Jose Ronaldino Laura Castillo, Juan Carlos O. Càrdenas, Juan Ccoremanya Yallerco, Juan Salcedo Salcedo, Juan Valencia Condo, Julia Pallo Silinch, Julio Molina Rucho, Karina Quispe Pallo, Koni David Huamani P., Leonarda Laymi Condori, Leonidas Laime Valdez, Lourdes Maribel Pumacallahui Achahui, Lucio Huamani Condori, Luis Ayben Caballero Rios, Luis Molina Millos, Maglorio Castillo Alvis, Magnolia Peña Salas, Manuela Huancahuire Teniente, Marcelina Rendón Mendoza, Marco Taipe, Maria Jesus Romero Alvarez, Maria Sahua Peña, Marina Romero Chicata, Mario Edgar Valencia Molina, Marisol Alvarez Chàvez, Maura Sacsi, Mauricio Salhua Peño, Mauro Peña, Maycol Caballero, Mercedes Sevana Bautista, Miranda Molina, Miraya Romero Huamani, Nadia Liz Pallo Arotaipe, Nelson Huamani Cruz, Nicanor Benavides, Nixon Yeistin Villa Arcos, Nuri Cusi Quispesivana, Olivia Venero Bobadilla, Orlando Rayàn Sivana, Oscar Salhua Choqque, Oscar Trelles Venero, Pedro Pablo Ancall R., Rafaela Boza Llano, Raul Espinoza Huamani, Remijco Sivana R., Rene Huilcana Castro, Roberth Molina Leandres, Rocio Cayllahua Salcedo, Rofina Borroa P. (on foot), Romulo Peña Huachoca, Ronaldo Ttito Mendoza, Roque Ccorawa Achingipa, Rosa Layme Huillcaiquipa, Rosa Peña Puma, Rosa Rimachi Molina, Rosalia Aymara Sillcahue, Rossa Angelica Huachuca Zelaya, Rosy Pèrez Guruina, Roy Eliazar Huamani P., Royer Alesc Ancalla Ancalla, Santiago Huamani Alccahua, Santos Claudio Molina, Sebastiana Alarcon Chavez, Sergio C. Gòmez Cruz, Shermely Karen Molina Lopez, Shilda Marianela Molina Huamani, Shirley Oblitas Huamani, Silvio Abiega Alviz, Sofia Huillcana Castro, Teodora Almanacin Sivincha, Tito Alberio Montañez Alvia, Tomas Huamani Yucra, Tomas Salhua Peña, Toribia Huamani Corsino, Ubaldo Ttito Cjuro, Urbano Huamani Alccahuama, Victor Layme, Vilma Huamani Castro, Walberto Villafuerte C., Washington Abiega Alviz, Wenceslao Almiron Roluna, Wilber Carrillo, Wilber Romer Ancalla Ancalla, Wilfredo Jucharo Muisa, Willber Ccorahua Huamani, Willy Cuba Venero, Wily Cuba Venero, Wily Marquez Huanca, Yeferson Jaime Ataucuri Saldivar, Yonh Romero Yaris, Yony Gliadys Huamani Rodriguez, Yony Quispe Batallanos, Yulisa Pèrez Guruina, Zacarias Ccalluche Rendoza, Zacarias Yallerca, Zandy Cheye Huancahuire