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Cinema Nomad
Bolivia
Season 1
Episode 109
Journey to colorful La Paz, the highest capital city in the world, to meet Alejandro, photographer-turned-director, who hails from a filmmaking family. We travel across the world’s largest salt-flats to a Quechuan village, where Alejandro made his Sundance winning film, “Utama.” We attend film premieres, ceremonial dances, and explore the cultural landscape of Bolivia’s indigenous population.
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