The Vampires of Poverty

A satirical examination on the opportunism of “poverty-porn”. Masqueraded as a documentary, this Columbian film follows a team of filmmakers roaming the streets of Cali in search of images of abjection and victims of poverty for a television program commissioned by a German channel. A daring criticism against the potentially exploitative nature of  socio-political documentaries, The Vampires of Poverty questions the veracity and intention of the images we see on-screen, and invites the viewer to critically engage with the moving pictures that feed us knowledge.