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Scientists, environmentalists, indigenous activists, and miners reflect upon the spectral, fog-swept expanses of Colombia's páramo ecosystem, a unique region of the high Andes that feeds its major rivers and was the site of a hazardous crossing by Simón Bolívar in the war for independence 200 years ago. La Laguna del Soldado retraces The Liberator’s journey across the high-altitude marshlands while searching for glimpses of his ghost still present in this historically contested territory. Reflecting on the construction of historical narratives and their environmental repercussions, La Laguna del Soldado traverses the living and elusive archive of the páramo, navigating through the dense fog suspended between Simon Bolivar’s past and Colombia’s present.
The Soldier's Lagoon (Pablo Alvarez Mesa | Canada / Colombia | 2024 | 75 min)