This Documentary Uses Drone Footage in a Way I’ve Never Seen Before

Drone footage is now commonplace, which makes the way it’s used in the new documentary Our Land particularly striking. The film powerfully investigates the murder of Chuschagasta leader Javier Chocobar, who was killed in 2009 while defending his community’s Indigenous land rights against miners. It’s also the first documentary by acclaimed Argentine director Lucrecia Martel, known for her films exploring class and colonial history through a personal lens. Here, she examines power dynamics by revealing how those in control shape historical narratives and accepted truths. The men accused of Chocobar’s murder—who used their connections to claim the Chuschagasta land—present blurry camcorder footage of the incident as proof of their innocence. They also rely on official records that falsely claim the Indigenous population was eliminated, conveniently dismissing their present-day claims.






