Ecuadorian migratory film: migration’s memory and archive in two Ecuadorian films

Abstract

Film, understood as a mechanism that shapes discourses, as much as a discourse itself, fixed by the camera, offers a wide range of entries to inquire about social issues. From the cinematographic (re)presentations of Ecuador-Europe migratory, as processes proposed by two Ecuadorian fiction feature films produced in the first decade of the 20th century, this text reflects upon the possibilities of intercultural dialogues, fostered by migration. To inquire into migration seen through cinema, this reflection assumes cultural studies as its horizon of understanding.

Keywords

• ficción
• estudios culturales
• movilidad humana
• representación
• interculturalidad