Music Education Project — NGO

The film needed to communicate two dimensions at the same time: the technical documentation process and the cultural meaning of the repertoire within the communities.

Both had to remain visible without diminishing either one.

The narrative was built around the testimony of the community leader who transcribed the repertoire by hand in collaboration with the NGO.

His voice provided cultural context for Arete Guasu and framed the role of music in sustaining collective memory, while the project coordinator and NGO director added institutional perspective.

The film prioritised respectful representation, documentary clarity, cultural accuracy, and institutional transparency.

Sonidos de la Tierra carried out research and documentation to preserve ancestral musical repertoire from indigenous communities in the Paraguayan Chaco.

The initiative included field research, audio recording, and transcription into written scores. In Santa Teresita, the repertoire is closely linked to Arete Guasu, a celebration of major cultural significance.

Design of narrative architecture. Structuring testimonial material into coherent progression. Balancing community leadership voice with NGO accountability. Scriptwriting aligned with documentary tone.

The final film documented the preservation of intangible cultural heritage, highlighted collaboration between community leadership and NGO, and connected cultural celebration with formal documentation processes.