El Retablo de mi Protesta
Retablo artist Edilberto Jiménez returns to the Peruvian Andean town of Ayacucho to create a new art work reflecting on the massacre of December 15, 2022. The testimonies of the relatives of those killed, along with accounts from many of the wounded, form a collective cry against impunity in a city that has long endured the scars of violence. During the years of Peru’s internal armed conflict, Ayacucho was one of the regions most devastated by military repression and political terror. Now, once again confronted by state violence, its people continue to resist — this time, through memory, truth, and art.
“El Retablo de mi Protesta” documenta una grave violación al derecho fundamental a la vida y a la integridad personal, en el contexto de la represión estatal contra civiles desarmados durante las protestas en Ayacucho, Perú, en diciembre de 2022. A través de testimonios de víctimas, familiares y testigos, se pone en evidencia el uso excesivo de la fuerza por parte del Estado, así como la impunidad y el silenciamiento que siguieron a los hechos.
Directed by Fidel de la Cruz, Alvaro Jerí, y Joseph D.A.
Production: Asociación Cultural Memoria Viva
Camera: Joseph D.A., Archive, Members of ASFAH
Editing: Luis Cintora
Music: Braigan Vega
Color: Apolo Bautista
Story Consultancy: Sharmelí Bustos
Art Direction: Evelyn Arias
Impact Producer: Karoline Pelikan
A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful contributors, women and men fighting injustice since the armed conflict:
ANFASEP (Asociación Nacional de Familiares de Secuestrados, Detenidos y Desaparecidos del Perú)
ASFAH (Asociación de Familiares de Afectados por la Masacre de Ayacucho)
More information: @elretablodemiprotesta
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El Retablo de mi Protesta (2025)
Duration: 70 min
Country: Peru
Language: Spanish
Festivals & Screenings:
Censurados Film Festival, Arequipa, Peru – Jan 2025 – Premio Cachivache a la mejor película peruana
Lima Film Festival, Peru – August 2025 – Official Selection