Kausankamalla: As Long as We Live
Kausankamalla: Mientras Vivamos (2025)
In Production
Soraida Chindoy leads the Inga community's resistance in Putumayo, Colombia, against a mining company threatening their sacred mountains. After a mudslide impacts her family and more than 20,000 people, Soraida's opposition strengthens. Narrated in first person, this film unveils the resilience of an Inga guardian risking her life for environmental advocacy.
Co-directed by Soraida Chindoy and Karoline Pelikan
Producer: Karoline Pelikan
Executive Producer: Deborah Martin
Associate Producer: María Eugenia Lombardi
Photography: Brandon López, Soraida Chindoy
Additional Photography: Karoline Pelikan
Sound: Brandon López, Soraida Chindoy
Editing: Karoline Pelikan
Script Consulting: Nic Guttridge (tbc)
Grants & Selections
2024 – UCL Global Impact Fund
2024 – Originarios LAB, Festival de Cine de Lenguas Originarias
2024 – Sunny Side of the Doc, Market participation