Official Synopsis
In the high-altitude Andean rangelands of northern Argentina, transhumant Criollo and Indigenous herding communities move sheep, goats, and llamas between seasonal pasture zones. Exploring the profound botanical and ecological knowledge encoded in local dialect—distinguishing ‘root pasture’ (pasto raíz) from ‘seed pasture’ (pasto semilla)—the documentary bridges scientific rangeland ecology with the living wisdom of pastoral families confronting arid mountain climates and territorial pressures.
Biography
Filmmaker(s): Mariana Quiroga Mendiola
Mariana Quiroga Mendiola is an Argentine agronomist, researcher at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), and documentary director who has worked for over two decades supporting peasant and pastoralist communities in the Argentine Northwest.
