Neighbours

The voices of local citizens are woven with the memories of a correspondent and his archival material to provide an account of the beginning of the current political and social crisis in the Central African Republic, ten years after the coup d'état that triggered it. A portrait of interrupted dialogue, the testimony of the unease and resistance of citizens facing enemies as familiar as they are unexpected. The documentary brings together the voice of exile and the vindication of the right to return. The return to a land, but also to the innocence of a shared past.

  • Salym Fayad
    Director
    Dissonance
  • Marcela Ascencio Medina
    Director
    Colombianas
  • Salym Fayad
    Writer
  • Marcela Ascencio Medina
    Writer
  • Salym Fayad
    Producer
    Dissonance
  • Marcela Ascencio Medina
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Vecinos
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 28, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Colombia
  • Country of Filming:
    Central African Republic
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Salym Fayad, Marcela Ascencio Medina

Salym Fayad is a Colombian reporter and cultural manager based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has worked extensively in different regions of sub-Saharan Africa covering issues related to popular culture and music, migration, conflict and human rights. He is co-founder and co-director MUICA African Film Festival in Colombia.

Marcela Ascencio is a n audiovisual communicator, documentary filmmaker and cultural manager. She has taken part in biographical, historical and social content projects as a researcher, producer, editor, scriptwriter and director. She wrote and directed the first stage of the interactive project "Colombianas, a collective biography" (colombianas.org), her most outstanding work. Born in Colombia, she has lived in France and Brazil, before Spain where she’s currently based.

Both participated in the creation of Otro Sur Foundation, an independent organisation promoting cultural exchange between Africa and Latin America and in the direction of MUICA African Film Festival in Colombia.

They have also collaborated in the production of audiovisual pieces, including the short film Dissonance. Neighbours is their most recent creative collaboration.

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