PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN COLOMBIA'S MATRIARCHAL VILLAGE
| Title | PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN COLOMBIA'S MATRIARCHAL VILLAGE |
| Brand | UBS |
| Product/Service | UNLIMITED BY UBS |
| Category |
E03. Online: Fiction & Non-Fiction |
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Entrant
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VIRTUE WORLDWIDE London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Idea Creation
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VIRTUE WORLDWIDE London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Production
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VIRTUE WORLDWIDE London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Credits
| Claire Bartolomeo |
Virtue Worldwide |
Executive Producer |
| Emma Yuille |
Virtue Worldwide |
Supervising Producer |
| Sam Goldwater |
Virtue Worldwide |
Director Of Photography |
| Lisa Cadwallader |
Virtue Worldwide |
Publishing Director |
| Luke Barnes |
Virtue Worldwide |
Chief Commercial Officer, EMEA |
Brief Explanation
This film is about the female-led commune of Nashira in Colombia, shot at the time of the referendum on whether to call peace on the ongoing end civil war.
It examines prosperity and entrepreneurship, in an uncertain and largely patriarchal world. Nashira is a matriarchal village set up in 2003 by Angela Cuevas de Dolmetsch to provide free housing for vulnerable women. The community houses over 80 families, including men and boys, with women as the legal heads of the household. Only women can apply to live there, the community board is made up exclusively of women, and women make the key decisions in Nashira.
Dolmetsch's vision is one of a self-sufficient community, where poverty can be eradicated through the gifting of land to build houses, and women can make a living through their own businesses. Success is evident in the Nashira Recycling Group.