Justice in the Land of Fog

Logline

As Colombia struggles toward peace, a journalist’s probe into the country’s justice system uncovers a dirty war against human rights defenders. Her journey intertwines with a poetic retrospective of women who were incarcerated for defending their ideals.

Impact Statement

“We want Justice in the Land of Fog to achieve the following: 1. Generate public debate about judicial set-ups, through alternative screenings and working with partner non-profits, academics, and the Truth Commission. 2. Catalyze legal reforms in Colombia around protest rights, working with legal bodies and human rights organizations. 3. Support those impacted by judicial set-ups, building a website with a register of cases, a guide for activists with key information on safety and security, as well as contacts of lawyers and allies. 4. Support the protagonists, including security and emotional support during the production stage itself. 5. Strengthen democratic institutions and independent media, to ensure continued scrutiny on those in power.”

Partners Attached

• El Clip, award-winning independent, non-profit media outlet that investigates abuse of power across Latin America. Contact person: Maria Teresa Ronderos
• Objetivo Libertad, grassroots organisation focused on supporting victims of judicial set-ups and their families. Contact person: Karen Viviane
• Equipo Jurídico Pueblos, a group of lawyers who provide legal assistance to victims of judicial set-ups. Contact person: Gloria Amparo Silva
• REDS – Solidaridad para la transformación social, NGO based in Spain with extensive experience in supporting social movements in Colombia and in the development of security protocols for human rights defenders at risk. They will support the implementation of the impact campaign in Spain and Europe. Contact person: Natalia Biffi
• Miguel Angel Beltrán, professor at National University of Colombia, former political prisoner, and member of the research group Latin America: Transformations, Political Dynamics and Social Thought
• El20, a foundation specialising in legal protection for media outlets and journalists. Contact person: Ana Bejarano

Goal at Take on Film & Impact

“Overall we want to use our presence at Movies that Matter to build our network and make contacts for partnerships, as well as find potential funders for our impact campaign – and for the film itself.

More specifically, we want to establish alliances with organisations that can help to make visible and protect the victims of judicial setups and their families, who may not only lose (or have already lost) their freedom but also have their physical integrity threatened outside of jail.

Another current objective is to secure financial support for the continuation of the journalistic investigation into judicial setups being developed by journalist Juanita Velez under the supervision of Maria Teresa Ronderos from the independent media outlet El Clip. This work, besides being extremely delicate, is critical for understanding the issue and protecting the women who are being criminalised.

In this regard, some of the organisations with which we would like to establish contact, should they be present, are: Luminate, Doc Society, Open Society, IMS, Fritt Ord, Frontline Defenders, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Amnesty International, Iris, Pulitzer Center, and Reporters Without Borders.

Finally, we are looking for co-producers, broadcasters and sales agents.”

Participants

Kristie Robinson is an impact producer who has been working in the field for over a decade, initially with DocSociety on Good Pitch events across the Western Hemisphere between 2013 and 2019, where she worked with mostly Latin American film teams on impact strategy and campaign building. Kristie was based in Argentina for 12 years before relocating to Spain in 2018, and since then her work as an impact producer and consultant has bridged Europe and Latin America. Kristie is a member of GIPA (Global Impact Producers Alliance), and is working on the global strategy for Justicia’s impact campaign.

Valentina Romero is a Colombian queer filmmaker and cultural manager specialising in creative production and impact production. Co-founder of Uno Uno Films, a production company committed to cinema with young narratives and open to experimentation.  With nearly 10 titles including feature films, short films and series, her work encompasses creations and production, whilst also advancing social impact processes. Through her creative practice, she explores themes of identity, migration, gender and memory rituals with an intersectional feminist lens. Valentina joins the team as the Colombian co-producer and impact producer for the execution of the local campaign.