Hasta que se apague el Sol
(Until the Sun Dies)

by Jonas Brander / Documentary / 2023 / 89'/ spanish, nasa / Germany, Colombia

Luz Marina, a mother and Nobel Peace Prize nominee fight for justice after the extrajudicial killing of her son. Albeiro, an indigenous leader from southwestern Colombia defend his land against armed groups and multinational corporations. The ancestral indigenous saying until the sun dies reflects their uncompromising struggle for a world where life triumphs over death, equality over inequality, and the voice of the people over imposed silence.

Their stories also reveal a universal human condition, where the beauty of life and resistance fades amidst death and destruction. Until the Sun Dies is a tribute to the thousands of lives lost in a war that was not theirs; a reminder that even in the darkest times, some rise to write a new chapter; a restless meditation on territory and identity, pain and community.

Cinema release - 05.09.2024

Awards & Recognitions

- Best Direction & Jury Special Mention - Best Documentary, Festival Internacional de Málaga
- Best Cinematographer, Achtung Berlin Film Festival
- Best Documentary, Seattle Latino Film Festival
- Best Documentary, Sole Luna DOC, Palermo
- Best Documentary Award, Würzburg International Film Weekend
- Salvador Allende Award, Festival de Libertés
- Honorable Mention, Awareness Film Festival
- Gruvy Award 2022, EWIP - European Work in Progress

Festival & Markets

Festival Internacional de Málaga | Achtung Berlin Film Festival | Seattle Latino Film Festival | Festival International du Film Documentaire Amazonie-Caraïbes | IMPACTE! Human Rights Film Festival of Catalonia | Social World Film Festival, Vico Equense | Monde en Vues Human Rights Film Festival, Guadalupe | Sole Luna DOC, Palermo | Würzburg International Film Weekend | Osnabrück Film Festival | Festival de Libertés | Awareness Film Festival | Cinefest Latino Boston | FICCALI - Cine sin límites | Festival Internacional de Santiago Álvarez, Cuba | Ethos Film Awards Santa Monica | New York Human Rights Film Festival | Liberation Docfest Bangladesh | ACT Human Rights Film Festival | Festival International de Cine de Cuenca | World Premiere - Visioni dal Mondo, Milan | European Work in Progress, Cologne | Dok Leipzig, DOK Film Market - Visions du Reel, VdR-Film Market

Credits

With: Luz Marina Bernal & Albeiro Camayo
Director: Jonas Brander
Writers: Jonas Brander & Catalina Flórez Ibarra
Producers: Catalina Flórez Ibarra, Jonas Brander & Leonie Pokutta
Co-Producer: Michael Kaczmarek
Director of Photography: Jonas Brander
Editors: Isabel Cristina Otálvaro & Jonas Brander
Dramaturgical Counseling: Laia Prat
Sound: Sergio Salgado
Original Music: Jonas Meyer
Additional Music: Alejandro “Lelo” Arango
Investigation: Erica Flor
Assistant Director: Jennifer Quintero
Production Assistants: Paulo Arbeláez & Diana Rustemova
Sound Postproduction: K13 Studios
Sound Design and Mix: Adrian Lo
Title Design: Blanca Bonet & María Acosta – TIWA Studios
Graphics: Diego Morales Cifuentes & Elena Bianco
Subtitles: Mathew Way – Way Films

Produced by:

Supported by:

Hasta que se apague el Sol
(Until the Sun Dies)

by Jonas Brander / Documentary / 2023 / 89'/ spanish, nasa / Germany, Colombia

Luz Marina, a mother and Nobel Peace Prize nominee fight for justice after the extrajudicial killing of her son. Albeiro, an indigenous leader from southwestern Colombia defend his land against armed groups and multinational corporations. The ancestral indigenous saying until the sun dies reflects their uncompromising struggle for a world where life triumphs over death, equality over inequality, and the voice of the people over imposed silence.

Their stories also reveal a universal human condition, where the beauty of life and resistance fades amidst death and destruction. Until the Sun Dies is a tribute to the thousands of lives lost in a war that was not theirs; a reminder that even in the darkest times, some rise to write a new chapter; a restless meditation on territory and identity, pain and community.

Cinema release - 05.09.2024

Awards & Recognitions

- Best Direction & Jury Special Mention - Best Documentary, Festival Internacional de Málaga
- Best Cinematographer, Achtung Berlin Film Festival
- Best Documentary, Seattle Latino Film Festival
- Best Documentary, Sole Luna DOC, Palermo
- Best Documentary Award, Würzburg International Film Weekend
- Salvador Allende Award, Festival de Libertés
- Honorable Mention, Awareness Film Festival
- Gruvy Award 2022, EWIP - European Work in Progress

Festival & Markets

Festival Internacional de Málaga | Achtung Berlin Film Festival | Seattle Latino Film Festival | Festival International du Film Documentaire Amazonie-Caraïbes | IMPACTE! Human Rights Film Festival of Catalonia | Social World Film Festival, Vico Equense | Monde en Vues Human Rights Film Festival, Guadalupe | Sole Luna DOC, Palermo | Würzburg International Film Weekend | Osnabrück Film Festival | Festival de Libertés | Awareness Film Festival | Cinefest Latino Boston | FICCALI - Cine sin límites | Festival Internacional de Santiago Álvarez, Cuba | Ethos Film Awards Santa Monica | New York Human Rights Film Festival | Liberation Docfest Bangladesh | ACT Human Rights Film Festival | Festival International de Cine de Cuenca | World Premiere - Visioni dal Mondo, Milan | European Work in Progress, Cologne | Dok Leipzig, DOK Film Market - Visions du Reel, VdR-Film Market

Credits

With: Luz Marina Bernal & Albeiro Camayo
Director: Jonas Brander
Writers: Jonas Brander & Catalina Flórez Ibarra
Producers: Catalina Flórez Ibarra, Jonas Brander & Leonie Pokutta
Co-Producer: Michael Kaczmarek
Director of Photography: Jonas Brander
Editors: Isabel Cristina Otálvaro & Jonas Brander
Dramaturgical Counseling: Laia Prat
Sound: Sergio Salgado
Original Music: Jonas Meyer
Additional Music: Alejandro “Lelo” Arango
Investigation: Erica Flor
Assistant Director: Jennifer Quintero
Production Assistants: Paulo Arbeláez & Diana Rustemova
Sound Postproduction: K13 Studios
Sound Design and Mix: Adrian Lo
Title Design: Blanca Bonet & María Acosta – TIWA Studios
Graphics: Diego Morales Cifuentes & Elena Bianco
Subtitles: Mathew Way – Way Films

Produced by:

Supported by:

Selected Films

Until The Sun Dies

Selected Films

Until The Sun Dies