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God is a Woman

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In 1975, French Oscar-winning director Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau travels to Panama to film the Kuna community, where women are sacred. Gaisseau, his wife and their little girl Akiko live with the Kunas for a year. The project eventually runs out of funds and a bank confiscates the reels. Fifty years later, the Kunas are still waiting to discover “their” film, now a legend passed down from the elders to the new generation. One day, a hidden copy is found in Paris...

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Kate Erbland IndieWire 08/31/2023
B-
Turns into a staggering act of cultural communion and personal reclamation. Still, there’s a discomfort to watching the Kuna people savor this hoped-for experience, refracted back through so many lenses. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 08/31/2023
With some humility, “God is a Woman” merges its outside point of view with that of a younger generation of Kuna filmmakers determined to tell their own stories. Go to Full Review Susan G. Cole POV Magazine 09/25/2023
Peyrot overlays shots of the viewers onto the film images on the screen, an intriguing strategy highlighting the fact that the community has changed. Go to Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots 09/12/2023
Suffers a bit from its slow pacing, but the documentary succeeds in capturing a true sense of culture and place while sparking an ethical debate about the creative process. Go to Full Review Carlos Esquives Cinencuentro 09/11/2023
The stimulating part about this movie isn't the demand and reencounter with filmed memory, but rather that state of reflection that Kuna members promote and that transpires while examining their culture. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Ricardo Gallegos La Estatuilla 09/03/2023
A magnificent reflection... [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Geke g 07/28/2024 Never thought Ariana was this good actress. See more Munkhchimeg T 07/27/2024 Really liked. Incredible and meaningful. See more Read all reviews
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Andres Peyrot

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Andres Peyrot

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Elizabeth Wautlet

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Synopsis In 1975, French Oscar-winning director Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau travels to Panama to film the Kuna community, where women are sacred. Gaisseau, his wife and their little girl Akiko live with the Kunas for a year. The project eventually runs out of funds and a bank confiscates the reels. Fifty years later, the Kunas are still waiting to discover “their” film, now a legend passed down from the elders to the new generation. One day, a hidden copy is found in Paris...
Director
Andres Peyrot
Screenwriter
Andres Peyrot, Elizabeth Wautlet
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 25m
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