Penelope Anthias
penelopeanthias.bsky.social
Penelope Anthias
@penelopeanthias.bsky.social
Geographer, ethnographer, new filmmaker. Land, extractivism, Indigenous rights, anti-coloniality, Bolivia (Chaco). Activism in NE UK. Assoc. Prof. at Durham. penelopeanthias.com
I imagine Labour will take it as a cue that they need to be even more racist
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the film
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It describes and supports (as legal evidence) their ongoing struggle to gain legal personhood as an Indigenous Community, which has been complicated by the recent arrival of oil companies in the territory (3/5)
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Urukurenda is available open access (free) with a choice of English or Spanish subtitles: youtube.com/watch?v=6OsK... (ENG SUBS)
youtube.com/watch?v=62lX... (ESP SUBS). Feel free to make use of it for teaching! Please share!
Urukurenda: In Search of the Land Without Evil (Ĩvĩ Maraëï)
YouTube video by Penelope Anthias
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The documentary team included Luciana Decker Orozco (photography, editing), Carlos Cox (sound), Maximiliano Queso Cruz (co-production), Aldo Villena (production assistance), as well as me (direction, production). Funding was from @britishacademy.bsky.social (4/5)
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It describes and supports (as legal evidence) their ongoing struggle to gain legal personhood as an Indigenous Community, which has been complicated by the recent arrival of oil companies in the territory (3/5)
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Urukurenda: In Search of the Land Without Evil (Ĩvĩ Maraëï) narrates how Guaraní and Quechua families came together to found the community following histories of debt peonage and worked communally to sustain themselves in the face of state abandonment (2/5)
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It describes and supports (as legal evidence) their ongoing struggle to gain legal personhood as an Indigenous Community, which has been complicated by the recent arrival of oil companies in the territory (3/5)
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Urukurenda: In Search of the Land Without Evil (Ĩvĩ Maraëï) narrates how Guaraní and Quechua families came together to found the community following histories of debt peonage and worked communally to sustain themselves in the face of state abandonment (2/5)
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM