
WE WOMEN WARRIORS is an independent documentary feature that follows three native women caught in the crossfire of Colombia's warfare who are using nonviolent resistance to defend their people's survival. In Colombia there are 102 aboriginal groups, one-third of which are in danger of extinction because of the ongoing conflict. Trapped in a protracted predicament financed by the drug trade, indigenous women are resourcefully leading and creating transformation imbued with hop... (Full plot summary below)
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WE WOMEN WARRIORS is an independent documentary feature that follows three native women caught in the crossfire of Colombia's warfare who are using nonviolent resistance to defend their people's survival. In Colombia there are 102 aboriginal groups, one-third of which are in danger of extinction because of the ongoing conflict. Trapped in a protracted predicament financed by the drug trade, indigenous women are resourcefully leading and creating transformation imbued with hope. WE WOMEN WARRIORS bears witness to rights abuses and interweaves character-driven stories about female empowerment, unshakable courage and faith in the survival of indigenous culture.
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| indieWireSerena DonadoniThe three indigenous women profiled in Nicole Karsin's documentary deal with pressing problems by taking the long view. Colombia's 102 tribes have worked to maintain their native cultures for five centuries. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerKarsin doesn't adequately detail the political complexities of the struggle, but how can one not respond to someone like tribal leader Flor Ilva, who declares, "We women are warriors, not with weapons, but with our thoughts and through raising our children." |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAn impressive effort that tells the gripping, complex story of a country and a people under siege. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeWell conceived and unmanipulative, it will play well with auds attuned to its social-justice themes. |
| VarietyRonnie ScheibNicole Karsin's beautifully crafted documentary We Women Warriors highlights the activism of three strong, extraordinarily likable women from three different regions and indigenous cultures of Colombia. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaA strikingly original depiction of the role of women in a complicated struggle for human rights. |
| Village VoiceNick SchagerThe director's DV cinematography can be rough and ungainly, but it provides sterling glimpses of both family intimacy and its larger social context. |
| Slant MagazineCalum MarshLooks and sounds considerably better than nearly every other independent documentary of its kind, forming an argument that's clear and cogent and virtually free of obvious manipulation or pandering. |
| Time OutAlison WillmoreThis quiet, deliberately paced documentary favors interviews over fly-on-the-wall footage, but one interruption of an on-camera talk by armed soldiers is a potent reminder of how precarious the lives of this population can be, and how the perseverance of its characters represents a strikingly female display of strength. |