Perspective Film Series Presents:
Embrace of the Serpent (2015), Directed by Ciro Guerra
Friday, April 14th @ 7:00pm
2015 | Cubeo, Huitoto, Ticuna, Wanano, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Catalan, Latin, English (Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina) | 125 mins
April’s perspective explores the tension of difference in relationship with the inevitability of need. Consider each element of the environment to be a character in the story, just as Indigenous belief suggests, and then imagine being foreign and precedently dangerous within this sphere, yet dependent on it. How does a foreign substance known to be lethal to the environment convince fellowship?
Our galleries are open 12-7PM for viewing prior to attending the event.
Friday, April 14, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm
Screening: 7:30pm
FREE with $10 admission to Contemporary Calgary. FREE for members.
Synopsis: Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Inspired by the true diaries of In the early 1900s, a young shaman in the Colombian Amazon helps a sick German explorer and his local guide search for a rare healing plant.
Genre: Adventure, History, Drama
Original Language:Spanish
Director: Ciro Guerra
Producer: Cristina Gallego
Writer: Ciro Guerra, Jacques Toulemonde Vidal
Distributor: Oscilloscope Pictures
About the Curator:
Alia Aluma (she/her)
Alia Aluma is an award-winning artist, designer, and writer who works in various industries, including academia, philanthropy, and creative. She has lived, worked, and studied on four different continents, gaining notable experiences with the fashion and fine art networks of Hong Kong, as a muralist in Italy, a fashion photographer in England, and creative director, curator, and designer in Calgary, AB. With three degrees from top ranked global universities, Alia also devotes a great deal of time to education as a public speaker, guest instructor, or mentor in her fields of study: Art & History, Communications, Commerce, Film, and World Culture. Her global and enriching experiences have lent her toward a pursuit in philanthropy, starting the Aluma Foundation with her Father and twin brother, which is a scholarship foundation in Uganda for students at all levels. Among all of this, Alia also donates hundreds of hours to in-kind services annually.
