hello, i’m buhito.
A documentarian and (imperfect) practitioner of a restorative storytelling methodology. My projects focus on identity, indigeneity, and environment.
a moment before the sisters sowed a diverse collection of maíz into the rich soil, high in the mountains. she must have heard me slipping into the ditch, cursing under my breath. i hadn't made a beautiful photo yet that day. she locked eyes with me and offered a gentle smile. thank goodness.
the youngest, offering up a bag full of his grandfather's amaranth harvest. later that day, he sat on his abuelo's knee as the man shared stories of the mexican revolution.
twins holding a bunch of aleisi -- some of the rarest rice in the world -- harvested by their mother on the edge of the Amazon rainforest. this rice descends from the grains braided into Ma Paanza's hair before she liberated herself from the plantation and joined other maroons in the jungle. the twins descend from her.
a proud seed keeper.
in palawan, the rocks can speak.
a floor of maíz.
We made these, and I’d love to show them to you.
People have screened these films in a variety of ways: in film festivals, at conferences, in classrooms, over Zoom, and in living rooms.
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The main themes of my work are identity, indigeneity, and the environment.
These lead to a broad collection of topics, like: agriculture, Indigenous foodways, migration, gun violence and mass incarceration, origin stories and urban gardens, interstate infrastructure and salmon runs, bison and seed banks.
Recovering from an addiction to alcohol. Not recovering from addiction to books, ideas, and old stories. Please enjoy the latin-afro-ndn-hip hop rhythms around me.
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