HUAQUERO

Special Features: U.S. Premiere

“Huaquero” was the name given to artifact hunters of huacas, pre-colonial totems that saw a boom in illegal excavation and trade in the ‘80s and ‘90s across Ecuador and Peru. Itself excavating the past, HUAQUERO mixes dramatic reenactments with reminiscence from those who were involved with the huacas, including government-sanctioned archaeologists, looters who sold genuine but illegally obtained artifacts and even those who created forgeries. Exquisitely shot in 16mm, the film looks to brush away the dirt of memory to reveal the different versions of truth lying beneath. –Eli Prysant

DIR/SCR Juan Carlos Donoso Gómez; PROD Christian Santiago Rojas España. Ecuador/Peru/Romania, 2024, color, 78 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Run Time: 78 Minutes

Opening Date: Sunday, October 05, 2025

Genre: Documentary

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