From Variety · Katherine Brodsky · · 50s
Peruvian Filmmaker Sami Hawka Explores Polyamory, Indigenous Rights and Resistance
Sami Hawka's film 'While Everything Falls' links polyamory, indigenous rights and rebellion under dictatorship.
In brief
Sami Hawka's film 'While Everything Falls' links polyamory, indigenous rights and rebellion under dictatorship. Peruvian filmmaker Sami Hawka's film 'While Everything Falls' shows how personal freedom fights connect to indigenous rights and economic equality under dictatorship. Originally reported by Variety.
Sami Hawka's film
Peruvian filmmaker Sami Hawka is developing a feature film called 'While Everything Falls' (Afuera Todo Arde).
Polyamory and rebellion
The story takes place in a conservative rural community where two members of a polyamorous triad marry to keep up appearances.
Indigenous rights connection
When their relationship is exposed, they flee to the capital and discover their fight for personal freedom is inseparable from indigenous rights and economic equality.
“Power can oppress people in different ways”
The one thing
Peruvian filmmaker Sami Hawka's film 'While Everything Falls' shows how personal freedom fights connect to indigenous rights and economic equality under dictatorship.
