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El Bastón

Filmmaker Nemo Allen Maldonado travels to war-torn Cauca, Colombia, to witness the struggle of the Indigenous Nasa — and finish his recently deceased mother’s incomplete documentary.

We meet the Guardia Indígena, armed only with the titular batons, who defend their communities amidst the world’s longest running civil war. We follow Nemo as he reconciles his grief and, in the face of complex danger, realizes why his mother risked her life all those years ago.

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Credits

Director:

Nemo Allen

Executive Producer:

Nemo Allen

Producer:

Nemo Allen, Aditi Natasha Kini, Hanna Wallis, Juan Blanco García

Cinematographer:

Nemo Allen, Victoria Maldonado

Editor:

Nemo Allen

Sound Designer:

Jeremy S. Bloom

Music:

Daniel Horacio Diaz

Additional Credits:

Assistant: Shar Simpson

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Nemo Allen
Nemo Films, INC
nemoallen@gmail.com

Publicity Contact:

Aditi Natasha Kini
aditinkini@gmail.com
(646) 574-9606

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2022
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Runtime:
15 mins