Edition 2018

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Guerrilla Voices

Following the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP, more than 200 guerrillas enter a demobilization camp where the rebels prepare for a life without arms. Ex-combatants, marginalized by the government, are looking for a new path within a society marked by violence. We get to know the guerrillas closely, their experiences during the war, their reasons for joining the FARC-EP and their future dreams and hope to find their way in society. But uncertainties arise when unknown armed groups approach the camp, and the government is incapable of fulfilling its promises of peace and wellbeing for the ex-combatants.

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Sjoerd van Grootheest

Sjoerd van Grootheest , graduate of Cultural and Media Studies and Anthropology, with a specialization in Visual Ethnography, and currently an independent documentary producer and director in Colombia. He worked as video director in the Netherlands and has produced a large number of short documentaries, educational videos, and web content. As a student he directed two documentaries that were screened at international film festivals and received commendations and special mentions. He is particularly interested in the representation of marginalized communities and is currently working on a documentary on coca farmers in the Cauca province (Colombia).

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2018

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Sjoerd van Grootheest

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