THINKING LIKE A MOUNTAIN

THINKING LIKE A MOUNTAIN is a documentary film that narrates the present-day struggle of the Arhuaco, an isolated indigenous mountain community in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada whose traditional way of life has been threatened by the armed conflict in Colombia and by the ever-growing effects of climate change on their fragile environment.

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Director

ALEXANDER HICK studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, the University of Television and Film Munich, and the Centro Capacitación Cinematográfico in Mexico City. His work has been shown atfestivals and in museums all around the world. A selection of his films includes: MAKE NO WAY THE WAY (2007), BLAUEIS (2009), DAY AFTER DAY (2010), SAINT GERMAIN (2010), and the documentary features SAN AUGUSTIN, LOW TIDE IN THE PLASTIC SEA (2012), SCORCHED WATER (2015), and THINKING LIKE A MOUNTAIN (2018).

photos © Alexander Hick