Lucia Ixchiu
After returning from our gathering in Oxford, I embrace the opportunity to share and champion alternative forms of filmmaking and storytelling. A Day on Earth and the voices of diverse Indigenous women took center stage and brought strength to this dialogue about renewal that springs from the wisdom of the earth.
Our words echoed in the hearts of the hundreds of people who shared the space with us; we echoed the 76 territories that accompany our film. The colors, the trees, and the plants of each place were with us.
We called out to the hills, the rivers, and the sacred stones on this side of the world; we named the collective power of storytelling from the territories and as protagonists; we broke the silence and the oblivion of our voices.
We brought the languages of our ancestors; we brought our spirituality and placed it at the center; we embraced one another as sisters with whom we share stories, memories, and paths. There is much to digest from this experience, many lessons learned and also much gratitude to the hearts that listened and watched our film.
In the midst of reality, we share the light, so that we may transform the darkness that seeks to blind us.
