26th(2024)
- Opening Film (1)
- Discovery (8)
- Asian Shorts (20)
- I-Teens (5)
- New Currents (17)
- Korean Spectrum, Here & Now (19)
- Polemics: Politics, Struggle of Everyday Life (6)
- Queer Rainbow (7)
- Animated, Body-World-Being (28)
- On the Border, Persistently (9)
- RE:Discover by Curation (6)
- SIWFF Project (3)
- Barrier Free (1)
- Special Screening (2)
Igualada
Juan MEJIA BOTERO
- Colombia
- 2024
- Asian Premiere
- 82min
- DCP
- color
Asian Premiere
SYNOPSIS
In one of Latin America’s most unequal countries, Francia Márquez — a Black Colombian rural activist — challenges the status quo with a presidential campaign that inspires a nation to dream.
Director
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Juan MEJIA BOTEROJuan MEJIA BOTERO
Juan is an award-winning film director with 25 years of experience in feature documentaries. His work focuses primarily on struggles for social justice around the world. Juan's previous feature documentary, Death by a Thousand Cuts, premiered at the HotDocs Film Festival.