Our Song to War
Director: Juanita Onzaga
Script: Juanita Onzaga
Director of Photography: Juanita Onzaga
Producer: Juanita Onzaga
Editing: Juanita Onzaga
Sound: Jeremy Bocquet
Belgium, Colombia / Documentary / 14' / HD / Color / 2018
Crocodile-men, a mystic river, some kids that like fishing and a war that ends share the same Colombian land; Bojaya. In this place, villagers have strange beliefs and celebrate the “Novenario” death ritual. This might be the beginning of a very long story, where spirits and humans meet each other to learn what is there to life after the end of war.
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Juanita Onzaga is a Colombian-Belgian film director and director of photography. Her short film The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do won the International Jury Prize for Best Short Film at Berlin International Film Festival 2017, several other prizes and was selected worldwide in festivals.
Filmography
Our Song to War 2018, The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do 2017, Here/Nowhere 2014, Skin of the Other 2014
Festivals Attended
Our Song To War: Cannes Film Festival (Quinzaine des Realisateurs), Valencia International Film Festival, Guanajuato International Film Festival, Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Reykjavík International Film Festival, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Awards
Our Song To War: Youth Jury Award - Silhouette Film Festival, Best Short Film - El Gouna Film Festival, Best Original Music & Best Short Documentary - Bogotá Short Film Festival, Best Flemish Documentary - Leuven International Short Film Festival
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