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Doc Short | Argentina | 13 MINUTES | Quechua, Spanish

Qotzuñi: People of the Lake

Director: Michael Salama, Gastón Zilberman

‘Qotzuñi: People of the Lake’ is an independent documentary short about the Uru-Murato indigenous communities of Lake Poopó, Bolivia. In 2016, Lake Poopó, the second largest lake in Bolivia at 3,000 square kilometers, dried up entirely due to diversion of its headwaters and climate change-related drought. Through interviews with community members, the film explores the drought’s impact on Uru livelihoods and culture, and their methods of community adaptation.

CAST & CREDITS

Director

Michael Salama, Gastón Zilberman

Producer

Michael Salama, Gastón Zilberman, Florencio Inocente Aguilar, Jordan Salama

DIRECTORS BIO

Gastón Zilberman – Co-director
Social and environmental storyteller based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work has been published in National Geographic, and Qotzuñi’s photographic series has been awarded worldwide in te Sony World Photography Awards 2024, Photo Vogue 2025, among others.
 
Michael Salama – Co-director
Multimedia producer from New York. Documentary research focuses on freshwater access in arid regions across the Americas, published in the journal Sustainability, The Princeton Historical Review, Argentina’s La Nación, and more.

SHOWTIMES 

Wednesday, November 12
Screening: 8:00pm

In Person 

Post Screening Guests:

Michael Salama, Gastón Zilberman

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Qotzuñi: People of the Lake

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