The other side of immigration in Prometeo Deportado ('Prometheus deported') and Vengo Volviendo ('Here and there')

In: Crossings: journal of migration and culture, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 27-41

Abstract

This article focuses on two films – Prometeo Deportado ('Prometheus deported') directed by Fernando Mieles and Vengo Volviendo ('Here and there') directed by Isabel Rodas León and Gabriel Paez Hernandez – that relate to Ecuadorian emigration and immigration. Both cultural products call attention to the realities behind the traditional presumption that the economic benefit of living outside the Ecuadorian borders outweighs the human price most people must pay in return. Using a border studies theoretical framework, this article analyses concepts such as dehumanization and deterritorialization within the conversation about emigration, immigration, cultural adaptation and assimilation of Ecuadorians who venture abroad or dream of relocating outside of their country.