Finalist
Kueka - Ancestral Memory
Kueka - Esivanemate mälu
In a community located in the oldest place on planet Earth, in southern Venezuela, three generations of the Pemón people are fighting for the return of their ancestral grandmother, Kowai Kueka. Her spirit is embodied in a red jasper stone weighing more than 20 tons, which was stolen and transported to Germany without the community's consent to be part of an art installation. The council of wise men and women of Mapauri recalls the times when abundant food was a sign of the balance maintained by Kowai Kueka and Amoko, her grandfather. After her abduction, the planet's natural cycles were altered, generating relentless rains that flooded crops and punished hundreds of human beings, alternating with prolonged periods of drought. The guardians of ancestral memory embark on a journey of resistance against memory murder to restore natural balance.
| Director | María de los Ángeles Peña Fonseca |
| Cinematography | Joel Ochoa, Marcos García, Andrés Durango Peláez, Rodrigo Benavides, Mohamed Hussain. |
| Editing | Dayana Gauthier. |
| Composer | Lino Ocando. |
| Producer | María de los Ángeles Peña Fonseca. |
| Production Company | Tejidos de Dignidad |
| Distributor | Tejidos de Dignidad |
| Original Title | Kueka: Memoria Ancestral |
| Entry Number | 26-39 |
| Country of Production |
Venezuela
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| Year of Production | 2025 |
| Running Time | 65’ |
| Language: | Pemon Taurepan |
| Subtitles: | English Estonian |
