Atrato envenenao: la huella del mercurio. Screening with conversation
Date: Friday, August 4, 2023
Time: 4:00 P.M.
Format: In-person
Venue: Teatro MAMM
Film screening and conversation after the projection
Atrato envenenao: la huella del mercurio
Daniela Amaya Rueda / 2023 / Colombia / 37 min.
Synopsis: “Atrato envenenao’: la huella del mercurio” follows the journey of this toxic metal as it flows down from the illegal gold mines of the upper and middle Atrato, in Chocó, and enters the bodies of the Atrato inhabitants through fish: the staple of their diet. This documentary tells the story of the inhabitants of the Chocó and Antioquia municipalities along the Atrato who showed high levels of mercury, and who are already seeing the harmful effects on their health from mining contamination.
After the screening, Daniela Amaya Rueda, director and researcher of the documentary; Camilo Andrés Garzón, environmental journalist at La Silla Vacía; and Juan Mosquera, chronicler and columnist, converse.