ANNE CECILE GENRE
BOLIVIAN STORIES
I spent a few months in Bolivia in 2011 as part of a personnal project and brought some videos back with me.
There I met an amazing music conductor, and went back there to direct a documentary for French TV TF1 - REPORTAGES. It was aired in July 2014.
Click on the pictures to see the video.
Potosi is the city where the Spanish empire got their silver, became immensely rich and (almost) conquered the world. The mines are still active, but the minors are far from being rich themselves. The world inside the mine is a reverted world where catholics trust the devil to protect their lives...
Le Chef d'orchestre de la jungle - a 31 minute documentary for French TV TF1, shot in November 2013 in San Jose de Chiquitos, Bolivia, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. I followed French director Antoine Duhamel and its orchestra of kids as they rehearsed and traveled to Argentina for a big concert.
No comments on this video shot in Uyuni - the images speak for themselves.
I met the devil in Oruro during the carnival. And learnt about his dances, too.
El Ekkeko is a miniature god, ruling over a miniature world...