Private Project

MAGDALENA TINAMOU REDISCOVERY

A group of bird watchers find and take photos of a dead bird that apparently is a new species of tinamou for this area. Upon hearing the news, an expedition was carried out by a group of bird watchers from the municipality of Honda and ornithologists from the Tolimense Association of Ornithology in Colombia, South America; During the expedition they managed to obtain the first record of a live specimen of the Magdalena Tinamú after 238 years, the date on which José Celestino Mutis recorded it for the first time during the New Granada Botanical Expedition.

  • Hermes David Juez
    Director
  • Hermes David Juez
    Writer
  • Andrea Cerquera Valencia
    Producer
  • Ronald Parra
    Key Cast
  • Hernán Arias
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    REDESCUBRIMIENTO DEL TINAMÚ DEL MAGDALENA
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Television
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Colombia
  • Country of Filming:
    Colombia
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 1920x1080
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Wildlife Vaasa International Nature film festival
    Finland
    September 26, 2024
    WORLD PREMIERE
    FINALIST
  • Wildlife Vaasa International Nature film festival
    VAASA
    Finland
    September 26, 2024
    WORLD
    FINALIST
Director Biography - Hermes David Juez

Conservation biologist with more than 20 years of experience in the protection of ecosystems and mammal species such as the Andean bear, the mountain tapir, the puma and the jaguar, among others, in the central Andes of Colombia interested in the production of nature documentaries. . "Rediscovery of the Tinamú del Magdalena" is his second documentary.

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Director Statement

Por la vida hasta la vida misma...la ausencia de evidencia no es evidencia de la ausencia