Private Project

Shiringa. Genocide and Resistance in the Amazon

Logline
An Amazonian artist descended from a nation massacred by rubber tappers meets the granddaughter of one of those caucheros. They share their traumatic memories and look for ways to heal and reconcile with a past that will not cease to disturb them.

  • Wilton Martinez
    Director
    Transnational Fiesta
  • Wilton Martinez
    Writer
  • Wilton Martinez
    Producer
  • Jedy Ortega
    Producer
    Willaq Pirka
  • Liliana Galvan
    Producer
  • Brus Rubio
    Key Cast
  • Sheila de Loayza
    Key Cast
  • Leonardo Torres
    Key Cast
    "Julio C. Arana"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Shiringa. Genocidio y Resistencia en la Amazonía
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    Video essay
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 29 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 14, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Peru
  • Country of Filming:
    Peru
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Muyuna. Floating Jungle Film Festival
    Iquitos
    Peru
    May 19, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos de Guadalajara
    Guadalajara
    Mexico
    July 25, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Nebrodi Cinema Doc International Festival
    Messina
    Italy
    October 4, 2025
    Official Nomination
  • Paraná Independent Film Festival
    Paraná
    Argentina
    December 18, 2025
    Honorable Mention
  • Bajo Nuestra Piel - Festival Internacional De Cine Sobre Derechos Humanos (Bolivia y Ecuador)
    La Paz
    Bolivia
    November 29, 2025
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Centro de Antropología Visual del Perú
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Wilton Martinez

Wilton Martínez is a visual anthropologist, filmmaker, and founding president of the Center for Visual Anthropology of Peru (CAVP). He has produced acclaimed and award-winning films on topics related to cultural identities, indigenous ethnohistories, human rights, bilingual intercultural education, music, dance, and performance in indigenous communities in Peru, South America, the United States, Sri Lanka. In addition to "Shiringa. Genocide and Resistance in the Amazon," his most recent work on the rubber genocide is "Historias del caucho en la Amazonía peruana" (2016). Other notable works include "Transnational Fiesta: 20 Years Later" (2014) and "Transnational Fiesta: 1992" (1991), two portraits of an Andean migrant community in the United States over the course of two decades. Other productions include “The Author Walks: Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala” (2011), “Arguedas in Ourselves” (2011), “Dance and the Nation: A DVD Companion” (2009), “Killa lluqsimun” (2007), “Where Our Ancestors Tread” (2006), and “School Education and Indigenous Peoples” (2006). He is currently producing “Why We Dance,” a new documentary about ritual, performance, and healing in post-war Sri Lanka. Wilton holds a PhD in social anthropology and an MA in visual anthropology from the University of Southern California.

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