{"id":65721,"date":"2025-08-13T08:04:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/humanities-institute\/event\/2025-latin-american-film-festival-mission-kipi\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T17:50:36","slug":"2025-latin-american-film-festival-mission-kipi","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/humanities-institute\/event\/2025-latin-american-film-festival-mission-kipi\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Latin American Film Festival &#8211; \u201cMission Kipi\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\">\n<h2 class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Kipi &#8211; Sonaly Tuesta \/ Peru \/ 2024 \/ 81 min<\/h2>\n<p>Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles<\/p>\n<p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, Peruvian teacher Walter Vel\u00e1squez faced the daunting challenge of ensuring his students in remote, internet-deprived communities could continue their education. His innovative solution was Kipi, a Quechua-speaking girl robot built from recycled computer parts to serve as his teaching assistant. Kipi traveled with Vel\u00e1squez to reach children who had dropped out of school, particularly girls, who are often the first to be removed from classrooms in rural areas due to economic and cultural pressures.<\/p>\n<p>What began as a temporary fix evolved into a transformative educational movement. Kipi not only reignited children\u2019s interest in learning but also inspired families to prioritize education for their daughters. The initiative grew from 30 students to 500 across seven schools, proving that resilience and creativity can overcome even the most challenging circumstances. Directed by Sonaly Tuesta,\u00a0<em>Mission Kipi<\/em>\u00a0follows this extraordinary journey through Peru\u2019s Andean highlands and the conflict-ridden Apur\u00edmac, Ene, and Mantaro River Valley (VRAEM), showcasing how one teacher\u2019s determination and a robot girl\u2019s charm are breaking barriers and reshaping the future of education in marginalized communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pragda.com\/film\/mission-kipi\">https:\/\/pragda.com\/film\/mission-kipi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5 pm, Mergenthaler 266<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Free entrance<\/p>\n<p>All films are captioned<\/p>\n<div class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__venue tribe-clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__events-link\">\n<div class=\"tribe-events tribe-common\">\n<div class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__container\">\n<div class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown\">\n<div class=\"tribe-common-c-btn-border tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__button\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__button-text\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tribe-events-subscribe-dropdown-content\" aria-label=\"View links to add events to your calendar\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdd to calendar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"tribe-events-subscribe-dropdown-content\" class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__content\">\n<ul class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list\">\n<li class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item--gcal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoogle Calendar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item--ical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiCalendar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item--outlook-365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOutlook 365\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item--outlook-live\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOutlook Live\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@ Mission Kipi &#8211; 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