TheSearchforalostfilmfromthe70stakesayoungmanfromoneofSouthAmerica'slargestindigenouscommunitiesonanexistentialjourneyinapostcolonialfilmabouttherighttoone'sownimage
　　Inthe1970s,OscarwinningFrenchdocumentaryfilmmakerPierreDominiqueGaisseaumovedwithhisfamilytoPanamatomakeafilmabouttheKunacommunity,oneofSouthAmerica’slargestindigenouspeoplesHepromisedthemthattheywouldseeit,butforvariousreasons,productionstalledandthefilmwiththeworkingtitle‘GodisaWoman’wasnevercompletedButwhathappenedtotheunfinishedfilmreelsThat’swhatyoungArysteidesTurpana,onthemandateoftheKunaelders,setsouttofindoutHisjourneytakeshimtoFrance,butgainingaccesstothedustyfilmreelsisnoteasyFollowinginhisfootstepsisSwissPanamaniandirectorAndrésPeyrot,whohascreatedoneoftheyear’sbiggestfestivalsuccessessinceitspremiereattheVeniceFilmFestivalAfilmthatmanagestoturnabstractquestionsabouttherighttoownone’sownimageandnarrativeintoarelevantandexistentialnecessity
　　…