Cosmovision · 5 min read
Kran and Kreeh: Sun and Moon in Selk'nam Cosmovision
The balance between day and night in the oral tradition of the Selk'nam people, and why it sits at the narrative heart of Uky and Lola.
For the Selk'nam, the Sun (Kran) and the Moon (Kreeh) are not distant stars: they are kin, siblings, forces that hold the world in balance. Oral tradition tells us that when their bond breaks, the order of things is disturbed and humans must intervene.
In Uky and Lola in Tierra del Fuego we take that principle as a dramatic engine. The arrival of the ranchers in 1890 is not just a historical conflict: it is a fracture in that cosmic balance that the protagonists must repair.
A respectful gaze
We work alongside researchers and representatives of the Selk'nam culture to ensure every element — names, the rituals we allude to, the relationship with the land — is shown with dignity and never folklorized.
Why it matters today
Recovering these stories is restoring memory. It opens a door — for children and adults alike — to a universe Chilean formal education has only partly told. Animated cinema, with its capacity for poetic synthesis, is a privileged vehicle for that restitution.