Frequently Asked Questions
What is OLLIN DETLANI.org?
Light in Motion
An international non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California, USA, with tax-deductible donations authorized by IRS 501(c)(3).
What is our Mission?
What is our Vision?
Our vision is to witness the empowerment of the original people, enabling them to achieve a better quality of life.
How will this be achieved?
By building and operating cinemas in communities.
WHY CINEMAS
Here are our reasons:
“An image teaches more than a thousand words.”
How many images does a movie contain?
What impact does a movie have on the viewer’s mind?
What impact does a movie have on the mind of a girl or a boy?
IN A PROJECT
The impact of films on children, youth, and adults, the recipients of the Ollin Detlani project and those who make up its target audience, lies in the fact that these films:
“Move their viewers because they reflect the thoughts of another human being about a world that is common to us all.”
Jacques Ranciere/
Pedagoga Andrea Esparza, UNAM
CHARITABLE?
Let’s think about a hypothetical poor village of native peoples in the countryside.
What do they eat? What they grow. Do they have water for irrigation? Sometimes.
What do they wear? What the government gives them.
What entertainment or recreation do they enjoy? None.
How do they educate their children? In schools with no roofs, dirt floors, or no schools at all.
Have you ever seen pictures of an indigenous village with a cinema? They don’t exist.
No television, no Internet, no computers, no cellphones, maybe a radio.
The cinemas of Ollin Detlani are also schools, auditoriums, theaters, community meeting spaces, museums, concert halls, cultural centers, and symbolic temples of enlightenment and hope for the future.
If there is a movie theater in an Indigenous town, the government will send them theater productions, dance, music, talented soloists, painting and sculpture exhibitions, all for free.
And Ollin Detlani will bring them the best children’s films from around the world and Art Cinema for adults. Also free.
And Ollin Detlani will bring them the best children’s films from around the world and Art Cinema for adults. Also free.
Large Model Cinema
(For medium-sized towns)
How much does it cost to build and equip an Ollin Detlani cinema?
Approximately $500,000 USD.
How will the construction of the cinemas be funded?
Through private collective donations, tax-deductible contributions, and government grants.
How will future generations of Indigenous children be shaped by cinematic art education?
Wouldn’t you like to contribute a little to make this dream a reality?
We are an international public charity organization nonprofit, tax deductible contributions under seccion (IRS) 501(c)(3), USA.