Anahí Mariluán

A young Mapuche from Bariloche claims his identity and his culture. A Guluche journalist travels through these territories trying to recover the memories of the elders about the war and the massacre of his people. A historian from Buenos Aires finds in the archives the documents that allow him to prove who financed the army and what they obtained in return.

Four short native stories reflect, with the rich colors and textures of stop-motion, the deep ancestral wisdom contained in simple moments of everyday life.

It portrays the Mapuche singer Anahí Rayen Mariluan on her quest to uncover the profound meaning of the manke (condor) for the Mapuche people. Upon discovering the existence of a lonko (leader) named Mankewenüy (friend of the condor) who lived on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi around 1790, Anahí decides to travel and retrace the paths taken by her ancestors. As a ñampulkafe and ülkantufe (traveler and singer), Anahí seeks sounds and stories that will allow her to create songs containing the newen of the manke (the condor's natural strength).