LA BONGA
Feature documentary
SYNOPSIS
On April 5th, 2001, the Afro-Colombian community of La Bonga received a death threat that forced the entire village to flee. Twenty years later, hundreds of people embark on a symbolic journey through the jungles of Colombia’s Caribbean coast to bring back to life a town that now exists only in their memory.
Country: Colombia
Runtime: 77 minutes
Genre: Feature documentary
Year: 2023
Stage: Distribution
CREDITS
A film by Jarana Cine and Colectivo de Comunicaciones Kuchá Suto | Directors Sebastián Pinzón Silva, Canela Reyes | Producer Gabriella García-Pardo | Cinematography Timothy Fryett and Sebastián Pinzón Silva | Co-editing and Story Consultant Laura Huertas Millán | Executive Producer Kellen Quin | Sound Design and Mix | Mercedes Gaviria and Táriq Burney | Color Grading Nataly Yepes | Impact Production Luis Fruto | Location Sound Yesid Vásquez and Canela Reyes | Supported by Sundance Institute, Catapult Film Fund, Visions Sud Est, Colombian Film Development Fund (FDC), Nia Tero, Mapa Mudo, Kartemquin Films | San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Patrimoine Culturel Immatériel Award at Cinéma Du Réel 2023 | Loridan-Ivens Award for Best First Feature at Cinéma Du Réel | Documentaire Rencontres de Toulouse Award for Best Documentary at Cinélatino 2023 | Best Documentary at Colombian Film Festival of New York 2023 | Best Directing at Cinemancia Film Festival | Special Mention at Villa del Cine (Villa de Leyva) | Grand Prize in the Panorama of Colombian Cinema in Paris | Best Feature “Departures” Section at Indie Memphis Film Festival | Best Feature at Montes de María FAMMA Film Festival (Carmen de Bolívar) | Best Feature at Miradas (Medellín) | Official selection at over 50 national and international film festivals.