Awka Liwen [SEP] cast member
Awka Liwen
Awka Liwen (“Rebellion at Dawn”) is a documentary film directed by Mariano Aiello and Kristina Hille, with a script by Osvaldo Bayer, Mariano Aiello and Kristina Hille. The work develops the history of the possession of the land in Argentina. It is also a history of racism against the indigenous peoples, where racism was the alibi for their exploitation and elimination. Awka Liwen, which in the Mapuche language means “Rebel at Dawn”, was filmed in Chubut, Jujuy, Río Negro, the
province and city of Buenos Aires and Germany.
Pre-screening.
The pre-screening of the work was in November 2009 in the National Library of Buenos Aires. The premiere of the film took place in the Cinema Gaumont, the traditional movie theatre in the city of Buenos Aires, where around 3000 people came.
Awards and honors.
Awka Liwen is the winner in the category documentary film of the International Festival of the Political Film (FICIP) in Argentina and the International Festival of Digital Cinematographic Art