CN
Finalists

《潘基亚科》

PANQUIACO

Director: Ana Elena Tejera/
Producer:MESTIZO CINEMA - PANAMA / TOO MUCH PRODUCTIONS - PANAMA / CINE ANIMAL - PANAMA
Country / Region:Panama
Year:2001
Duration:85 min
Film Introduction
Cebaldo, an indigenous dule from Panama is a fisherman's assistant in a town of northern Portugal, who suffers from nostalgia. In his loneliness, memories take him away from his daily routine, and immerse him in a journey back to his village in Guna Yala, where a botanical doctor confronts him with the impossibility of returning to the past.
Film Creator
Ana Elena Tejera is a Panamanian film director, performer and actress. Is an artist resident at Le Fresnoy. She is the creator and artistic director of Memory Festival, an artistic piece of performance and installations in urban spaces recontextualized with images from political archives. Tejera premiered her first film, Panquiaco (2020), at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in the official Bright Future competition.
Contact Information