In the Name of Lithium
International competition – Friday, May 31, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. – Cinéma Les Arcades
In the Name of Lithium
Cristián Cartier and Martín Long o – 75 min – Argentina – 2022
Clemente Flores lives in the “El Moreno” community in Salinas Grandes, Jujuy, where over 30 indigenous communities are fighting to prevent the imminent arrival of multinational mining companies to extract lithium, the new white gold. In search of answers to his silent demand to be included in the decision-making process, Clemente embarks on a revealing journey, to return and organize, with the other salt communities, an action of resistance in defense of their territory.
In the Name of Lithium” is a documentary about the urgent need to find a balance with the Pachamama.
The 6 films in the International Competition
