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Habilto: Debt for Life
Overview
Genre
Anthropology and Environment
Synopsis
From trading of mortgage-backed securities on Wall Street to debt peonage systems in the most peripheral areas, debt is essential to the operations of the modern world. This film explores a system of debt peonage in the Bolivian Amazon – known locally as “habilito” – and the extraction of precious hardwoods from the Mosetén indigenous lands. The film focuses on social relations between lenders and borrowers; cultural conceptions of savings and exchange; and the role of outside actors including the state and NGO’s.
Stage
finished
Running time
51 minutes
Links
Credits
Chuck Sturtevant
... Co-Director
Production Details
Prod. Co.
Chapapeado Productions
Country
Bolivia
Production years
2010
Locations
Bolivia
Distribution Details
Release year
2010
Festivals
Society for Visual Anthropology Film & Media Festival, Montreal, 2011 FFELCCO Festival de Cine Obrero, Bolivia, 2011 Festival de Cine Verde, Bolivia, 2011
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
English
Overview
Genre
Anthropology and EnvironmentSynopsis
From trading of mortgage-backed securities on Wall Street to debt peonage systems in the most peripheral areas, debt is essential to the operations of the modern world. This film explores a system of debt peonage in the Bolivian Amazon – known locally as “habilito” – and the extraction of precious hardwoods from the Mosetén indigenous lands. The film focuses on social relations between lenders and borrowers; cultural conceptions of savings and exchange; and the role of outside actors including the state and NGO’s.
Stage
finishedRunning time
51 minutesLinks
Credits
Chuck Sturtevant
... Co-Director