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201874 minPGdocumentary

Double Me

201874 minPGdocumentary

Gregorio Hernández de Alba's archival work on Spanish colonizers and indigenous peoples in Colombia is interwoven with new footage and fictional elements to explore historical misunderstandings.

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Gregorio Hernández de Alba's archival work on Spanish colonizers and indigenous peoples in Colombia is interwoven with new footage and fictional elements to explore historical misunderstandings.

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Felipe Rugelesdirector

Felipe Rugeleswriter

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Gregorio Hernández de Alba, a Colombian ethnographer, documented the encounters between Spanish colonizers and indigenous peoples in Colombia. His manuscripts, photographs, and films form the basis of Double Me. Director Rugeles combines this archival material with new footage and fictional elements. The film addresses the misunderstandings and consequences of these historical interactions. It runs for 74 minutes and was released in 2018.

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