Terres Festival presents a short-film screening dedicated to ethnography and society, bringing audiences closer to three communities in very different settings: a small Icelandic village, the communities affected by the earthquake on Japan’s Noto Peninsula and the southern Peruvian Andes.
The screening invites audiences to reflect on people’s ability to face adversity, rebuild community bonds and keep cultural heritage alive.
The session will open with Dancing with Nature (7’), directed by Rožle Bregar, which takes us to Flateyri, a village of just over 200 inhabitants in western Iceland. After enduring two catastrophic avalanches, the community has transformed its collective pain and trauma into a powerful example of resilience, solidarity and determination.
This will be followed by CHANCHIKIDO Goes to NOTO (10’), featuring Tetsu, the owner of a small chiffon cake shop in Tokyo. The film follows his relationship with the communities affected by the earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in 2024. Through his business and his collaboration with local producers, Tetsu finds a way to support the reconstruction process and build new bridges between urban and rural communities.
The programme will conclude with Q’eswachaka: The Last Inca Bridge (10’), a journey to the southern Peruvian Andes to discover the annual renewal of the Q’eswachaka Inca bridge. Kept alive through the collective work of local communities, this ancestral tradition highlights the bridge’s cultural and symbolic significance and the importance of preserving intangible cultural heritage.
Three stories from very different territories and cultures united by a common perspective: the strength of communities, the transmission of traditions and people’s ability to preserve and rebuild their heritage and connection to the land.
Practical information
- Date: 14 September 2026
- Time: 6:30–7:00 p.m.
- Venue: Museu de Tortosa
- Admission: free