Pepe: Estudios de la Imaginación - Parte I
A voice that claims to be from a hippopotamus. A voice that doesn't understand the perception of time. Pepe, the first and last hippo killed in the Americas, tells his story with the overwhelming orality of these towns.
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"Pepe, directed by Nelson Carlos de Los Santos Arias, is an engaging and insightful film that skillfully intertwines documentary and fiction to delve into the intricate themes of colonialism, displacement, and identity. The narrative revolves around the real-life story of a hippo named Pepe, who was brought from Namibia to Colombia by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the late 1970s, only to be left to roam alone after Escobar's demise. The film features a compelling monologue from Pepe, presented in Spanish, Afrikaans, and Mbukushu, which encapsulates the hippo's journey of exile and self-..."
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Drone footage over the Magdalene river exposes the danger of hippos: one cannot grasp the whereabouts of the animals, unless they emerge on camera, or contrast is elevated on screen to reveal their silhouette in the water.
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A voice that claims to be from a hippopotamus. A voice that doesn't understand the perception of time. Pepe, the first and last hippo killed in the Americas, tells his story with the overwhelming orality of these towns.