FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE
DE CARTAGENA DE INDIAS CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA

In keeping with the world view of the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Andes, as givers of life, women enjoy an intimate connection with the earth, reason why they are generally the ones who sow and tend the crops. This ensemble film explores the organic relationship five such women have with the land. Far from the chemicals and genetic modifications of modern-day farming, these indigenous communities believe the earth deserves respect and needs to be tended. The changing seasons and offerings to invoke the rain differentiate the cycles of a task that knows no end and in which men and women each have established roles, but are in constant communication with one another. The beauty of this unique spiritual connection women have with the land is captured by the sensitive eye and flawless photography of this latest film by the Sarmiento brothers. An ode to life, Sembradoras de vida harks back to the past, but has its sights firmly fixed on the present and the future.