Recampesinización Saving the Field

The documentary Recampesinización shows the process of "forced displacement" in the community of El Cairo in Colombia, as well as inquires about the process of "return to the countryside." The Colombian historical conflict left more than eight (8) million people displaced until September 2018, making it the country with the highest number of internally displaced persons in the world, according to the Comprehensive Attention and Reparation Unit for the Victims of Colombia ( UARIV). The national government is implementing different programs and initiatives to guarantee "land restitution" for the displaced population. In the municipality of El Cairo, in the state of Vale do Cauca, Colombia, there is an interesting re-peasant process that has been going on for ten years and has been implemented with groups of families that have been forcibly displaced from different states. In colombia. This experience is one of the initiatives that, despite its drawbacks, is successful, compared to other restitution cases implemented in the country.

  • Javier Alonso Sanchez
    Director
  • Alejandro Escobar
    Director
  • Javier Alonso Sanchez
    Writer
  • Andres Sanchez
    Writer
  • Andres Sanchez
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Recampesinización - Salvando el Campo
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 4 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 20, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Colombia
  • Country of Filming:
    Colombia
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival de cine en las montañas
    Salento
    Colombia
  • Festival del cine del sur
    Pereira
    Colombia
  • Festival CINEXCUSA
    Neiva
    Colombia
Director Biography - Javier Alonso Sanchez, Alejandro Escobar

Coffee grower, graduated in communication and master's degree in Social Anthropology PPGAS / UFRN. Lover of landscape and bird photography, good Colombian coffee and low-income cinema.

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