Past event
Antuca: film screening and Q&A with María Barea
Join us for a screening of the Peruvian film Antuca, followed by a question and answer (Q&A) session with the film's director, Maria Barea.
Antuca is a Peruvian film by María Barea, in collaboration with Warmi Cine y Video, the pioneering Peruvian women's film collective established in 1989 and Iprofoth (Instituto de Promoción y Formación de Trabajadoras del Hogar), a non-profit dedicated to empowering migrant and Indigenous women domestic workers.
Antuca adopts a docu-drama format, focusing on the life of its titular character, Antuca, portraying her journey from Cajamarca to Lima and her involvement in political activism amid employment shifts and identity challenges.
The film was restored between 2023 and 2024 in the Elias Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE) at San Sebastian by Film Archive students from Perú, México, and the Basque Country within the framework of the project ‘Preservation of the films of María Barea and Warmi, Colectivo Cine and Video: First collective of women in Peruvian Cinema' in collaboration with Warmi Cine and Video from Perú.
María Barea worked for more than 30 years as an actor, director and producer of films. In 1982, she cofounded the film group Chaski with which she has made the films Miss Universo en el Peru (1982) and Gregorio (1985). In 1989, she cofounded the women's film group WARMI Cine y Video. Her films include Mujeres del Planeta (1982), Porcon (1989 and 1992), Porque queria estudiar (1990), Antuca (1992) and Daughters of War (1998).
This is a free event, but space is limited so booking is essential. This event is part of the programme for the exhibition Say no! at the Wardlaw Museum.