An indigenous Mapuche couple revisits their wedding video during a rainy winter afternoon. 

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Director's Statement:

Winter Portrait is a brief moment in the life of my aunt and uncle, Mireya and Emardo, the first Mapuche couple to get married with a civil ceremony held in their indigenous language: the Mapudungun. Set during a rainy afternoon, this piece explores moments of indigenous joy and calmness embedded in the quotidian, as well as the importance of identity preservation for a group that is often marginalized by Chilean society. With this film, I oppose the narratives of violence and conflict that mainstream media uses to talk about the Mapuche, and instead I choose to contribute to the generation of an imagery of peace for the territory.

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Made in the Wallmapu.

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