LASP/CUSLAR present
Switch Off (Apaga y Vömonos)

directed by Manel Mayol

In 2004, amid the scenic beauty of the Chilean Andes, Spain's largest hydroelectric company, Endesa, constructed the world's third largest dam. This dam flooded the Ralco valley and forced the "exchange" of whole villages to much higher ground. Despite protections for indigenous people enshrined in the Chilean constitution, the government has shown little inclination to enforce their rights against the wealthy Spanish multinational.

2005, color, 1 hr 27 mins, Chile