Open AccessHorror in the Andes
Author(s) -
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich,
Andrew Lawrence
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of anthropological films
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2535-437X
DOI - 10.15845/jaf.v4i02.3112
Subject(s) - filmmaking , craft , colonialism , art , documentary film , history , visual arts , art history , movie theater , archaeology
Horror in the Andes is a behind-the-scenes documentary that follows the process of making a horror movie in Ayacucho, Peru. Directed by audio-visual anthropologist Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, it explores how Andean filmmakers use the horror genre as a means to revive stories of a pre-colonial past. Appropriating a global cinematic language to tell local (hi)stories, Horror in the Andes pays testament to the craft of filmmaking and its community.