Human Rights Beyond the Human aims to challenge dominant legal frameworks by foregrounding more-than-human voices and Indigenous jurisprudence, reflect on legal pluralism, spirituality, and resistance to extractivism, and reveal not only a struggle, but also a possibility of another path.
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Human Rights Beyond The Human (Colombia)
Belkis Izquierdo Torres, Lieselotte Viaene, Mariona Guiu, Rocío Westendorp / Colombia / 2025 / 24 min
The two short documentaries within the project Human Rights Beyond the Human—each with their own distinct lives—challenge dominant legal frameworks by foregrounding more-than-human voices and Indigenous jurisprudence. Set in Nepal and Colombia, they explore the clash between Indigenous knowledge systems and dominant legal regimes that often fail to recognize the agency of invisible guardians of the land. Through intimate storytelling and immersive cinematography, the films reveal not only a struggle, but also a possibility of another path. Together, they offer a powerful reflection on legal pluralism, spirituality, and resistance to extractivism.
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Credits
| Year | 2025 |
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| Production Country | Colombia |
| Runtime | 24 min |
| Languages | Indigenous Arhuaco, Spanish |
| Subtitle | Spanish |
| Directors | Belkis Izquierdo Torres, Lieselotte Viaene, Mariona Guiu, Rocío Westendorp |
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| Producers | ERC RIVERS project, Rosaura Villanueva Espitia, Nirvana Sinti Cardoso Silvia |
| Executive Producer | Lieselotte Viaene |
| Cinematography | Olowali Green Santacruz, Mariona Guiu, Lismaria Machado, Valentina Pardo Palacios, Fernando Cola |
| Editing | Rocío Westendorp |
| Sounddesign | Rocío Westendorp, Rajan Shrestha |
IMPACT STATEMENT
IMPACT GOALS
- Fostering a sensitive interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge between the Global South and North
- Making territories and living beings visible within centers of power (law, politics & policymaking)
