El sistema / The system

Marco Godoy
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In the darkness of the Mamoré River, a boat moves silently through the Bolivian rainforest. Three lights cut across the water as loudspeakers break into the natural soundscape. With no human audience —only trees, animals, and machines— a voice recites The System by Eduardo Galeano. Stripped of gesture and presence, the spoken word becomes an act of clandestine resistance: a sonic protest staged in uninhabited space, where nature bears witness and language confronts power from the shadows.

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  • Title: El sistema / The system
  • Direction: Marco Godoy
  • Production: Marco Godoy. 2014.
  • Duration: 00:02:30
  • Languages: Spanish
  • Subtitles: English - French
  • Original format: Vídeo Digital
  • Formats: .mov
  • TV systems: NTSC - PAL
  • License: Creative Commons