Film screening and Book Launch

Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision

Date

Wednesday 3 December 2025

Time

13:00 - 19:00 hour

Address

Schouwburgstraat
Schouwburgstraat 2
2511 VA The Hague

Room

Living Lab

Step into a world where many worlds fit

Join us for the short film exhibition and book launch 'Pluriversal Politics: Otomí History, Language, Culture, and Cosmovision' by Dr. Ewald Hekking, a Dutch scholar who has spent 40 years working to preserve the Otomi language.  It will be an immersive journey into the vibrant knowledge systems of the Otomí people of Mexico. Explore how their language, artistry, and worldview offer powerful insights into alternative ways of living, knowing, and resisting in today’s interconnected world. Discover stories woven into textiles, voices that speak through history, and a philosophy that redefines what it means to coexist. Come expand your perspective—one thread, one word, one world at a time.

Programme day 2: Wednesday 3 December

Languages: English, Spanish, Dutch

13.00-15.00: Short films and Documentary Screening.

• Lele y Dontxu. Jat’i Cine Comunitario. Director: Miguel Rosales. 2019; 3 min
• Muñeca lele de Santiago. Jat’i Cine Comunitario. Director: Miguel Rosales. 2019; 5.23 min
• Ra ‘behñä bödi. Mujer sabia. Wise woman. Director: Carlos Gordillo; 2020; Duración: 39.25 min

Conversation with Carlos Gordillo and Q&A with the audience.

16.00-17.30: Book Launch (English, Spanish, Dutch)

Otomi worldview: a way of seeing, feeling and depicting the world. Nthanduximhai ñäñho: honja da thandi, da ts’a, ne da ‘bede ar ximhai. Cosmovisión Otomí: una forma de mirar, sentir y contar el mundo. De kosmos volgens Otomi’s: een manier van de wereld bekijken, beleven en vertellen.

By Ewald Hekking and Roberto Aurelio Núñez López.

Q&A with the audience.

Speakers

• Roberto Aurelio Núñez López, Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico
• Ewald Hekking, Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico
• Carlos Antonio Gordillo Muñoz, Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Mexico

Join this event

Everyone is welcome to join, registration is not necessary.

This afternoon is part of a two-day event: A lecture and exhibition on 2 December, and a film screening and book launch on 3 December.