USA Premiere

SYNOPSIS

The epic tale of the Inca Emperors has always been told by their worst enemies, the conquistadors. In the absence of desipherable writings for Europeans, their official history was for centuries reduced to the accounts of Spanish chroniclers who has every reason to twist reality to their advantage.

Today, archaeologists are challenging those accounts and raising new questions. Were the Inca really bloodthirsty warriors? Did they truly build a vast empire without the use of writing? Does the myth of gold contain a grain of truth?

ABOUT THE DIRECTORS

Elsa Haharfi is a French director (“Le Doc du Dimanche”).

Quentin Domard has been a documentary filmmaker for over 10 years, specializing in Archaeology, History, and Science.

Following ten years in journalism, he trained at Gobelins School in Paris and then turned to documentary screenwriting and directing. He has written and directed over twenty feature-length documentaries on a variety of topics for channels such as France 2, ARTE, RMC Decouverte, Planete+, TV5 Monde, Viceland, and other international broadcasters (Nat Geo, ARD/NDR, Ici Canada, SVT, ZDF, etc.).

Several of his films have been selected by international festivals, including FIPADOC, the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) in Quebec, Pariscience, the Science Film Festivals in Reunion and Saint Petersburg, the Deauville Green Awards, and the Roberval Prize.