Palenque

US / 2017 / 27 minutes / NR

A portrait of San Basilio de Palenque, first town in the Americas to have broken free from European domination, Palenque is an ode to a place that has been essential to Colombian culture and to its collective memory. Here, the real and the mythical are often indiscernible, highlighting how Colombia is coming to terms with its deep historical trauma.