(Yo hablo a Caracas)

Content: Yo hablo a Caracas (1978), the first documentary by Carlos Azpúrua, is marked by the luminous presence of the Yekuana shaman Barné Yavarí. This elder from the Amazonian forest articulates two powerful and prophetic warnings: first, a demand for respect toward the sovereignty of Indigenous beliefs and culture; second, a grave denunciation of the threat posed by “criollo” presence and its economically irrational logic to the natural balance of the Amazon. Through Yavarí’s voice, the film contrasts modern exploitation with a millennia-old Indigenous worldview grounded in harmony with nature, turning the documentary into an early and resonant plea for cultural dignity and ecological consciousness.

Countries:

Venezuela

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

16 minutes

Year:

1978

Directors:

Carlos Azpúrua

Production companies:

Concejo Municipal de Caracas

Actors:

Self

Narrator

Crews:

Director

Writer

Assistant Director

Sound

Sound