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Protecting Our Territory

“Protecting Our Territory” documents how a Peruvian film collective used an action camera and mobile phones to co-create a 360 video project with a group of young people as a way to deepen their sense of belonging and connection to the natural world.

Bishu Cine is a non-profit cultural association that uses film, audiovisual media, the arts, and new information and communication technologies as tools for social change. Together with the Great Ingenious Readers Club of Carabayllo (located on the outskirts of Lima, Peru), Bishu Cine created the participatory exhibition "Protecting Our Territory and Environment," which gave twenty young people their first virtual reality experience. Bishu Cine began by adapting the interests of the club's members to a story based on everyday spaces, such as their soccer field and the nearby Bed of Clouds in the Spring Hills, and then helped them film scenes with a specialized camera to capture 360-degree landscapes and transcoded the footage so they could explore them with virtual reality headsets. The experience strengthened the young people's sense of belonging and care for their surroundings and emphasized the importance of preserving environmental memories through their own perspectives.

(subtitles available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese)

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“Protegiendo Nuestro Territorio” documenta cómo un colectivo cinematográfico peruano utilizó una cámara de acción y teléfonos móviles para cocrear un proyecto de video 360 con un grupo de jóvenes, con el fin de profundizar su sentido de pertenencia y conexión con el mundo natural.

Bishu Cine es una asociación cultural sin fines de lucro que utiliza al cine, los medios audiovisuales, las artes y las nuevas tecnologías de la información y comunicación como herramientas de cambio social. Junto al Club de Lectura Grandes Lectores Ingeniosos de Carabayllo, en las afueras de Lima, Peru, Bishu Cine realizó de forma participativa la muestra “Protegiendo nuestro territorio y medio ambiente.” Veinte niñas y niños vivieron aquí su primera experiencia con realidad virtual. Bishu Cine empezó adaptando los intereses de los niños y niñas del club en una historia basada en espacios cotidianos tanto como su canchita de fútbol y el Colchon de Nubes en las Lomas de Primavera para fortalecer su sentido de pertenencia y el cuidado de su entorno. Luego les ayudó a filmar escenas con una cámara especializada para capturar paisajes en 360 grados y codificó estos materiales para que pudieran explorarlos con visores de realidad virtual. La experiencia fortaleció el sentido de pertenencia y cuidado de los jóvenes hacia su entorno y enfatizó la importancia de preservar la memoria ambiental a través de sus propias realidades.

(subtítulos disponibles en inglés y español, y portugués)

  • Christopher Boulton
    Director
  • Pedro Javier Dinos Chauca
    Producer
  • Diana Fuentes Sánchez
    Producer
  • Andrea Eslava
    Producer
  • Jessy Calle
    Producer
  • Flor Pallin Figueroa
    Associate Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Protegiendo Nuestro Territorio
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 28, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Peru
  • Country of Filming:
    Peru
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Monadnock International Film Festival
    Keene, NH
    United States
    October 3, 2025
    Official Selection
  • INKAFEST Mountain Film Festival
    Arequipa
    Peru
    October 14, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Portobello Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    August 28, 2025
    Official Selection
  • The Mobile Film Festival
    Ibagué
    Colombia
    October 16, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Girona Film Festival
    Girona
    Spain
    November 4, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Vertical Movie
    Rome
    Italy
    October 4, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Dunedin International Film Festival
    Dunedin, FL
    United States
    January 22, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival
    Lafayette, Louisiana
    United States
    January 21, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Dieciminuti Film Festival
    Ceccano
    Italy
    May 15, 2026
    Official Selection
  • SmartPhilm Festival
    Addis Ababa
    Ethiopia
    April 1, 2026
    Official Selection
  • BRIDGES Loutraki International Film Festival of Peloponnese
    Peloponnese
    Greece
    June 21, 2026
    Official Selection
  • AXD Film Festival
    Alexandroupolis
    Greece
    June 15, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
    Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
    Australia
    July 1, 2026
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Christopher Boulton

Dr. Boulton has produced for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, and Court TV. His films on sports, science, dance, and memory have screened at over a hundred venues all over the world and won awards from the Orlando, DocsMX, Thomas Edison, Sunscreen, CineGlobe, and Melbourne Documentary film festivals.

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