International Film Festival of Panama, 2024
Audience Award, International Film Festival of Panama 2024
The Gunadule, the original inhabitants of northern Panama, reenact their successful uprising in 1925 against the repressive Panamanian government every year. Keeping this past alive is crucial for the preservation of collective identity, because the Gunadule’s autonomy is once again under threat due to the Panamanian government’s sale of parts of their territory.
Duiren Wagua is an Indigenous cinematographer and audio-visual producer from the Gunadule nation of Panama. He has nine years of experience in Panamanian cinema. Bila Burba is his documentary feature debut.
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