
PANQUIACOisahybridmoviethatmixesdocumentarywithfiction.Thefilmwasbornfromaninvestigationoforalhistory,mythsofindigenouscharactersbeforecolonization,andforgottenfiguresofPanamanianhistory.Formanynativegroups,themeaningoftheseagoesmuchfurther,theseaistheplaceoforigin,whatweareandwherewecomefrom.ThepoemofcreationaccordingtotheKoguisstates:"Everythingwasdark.Therewasnosun,nomoon,noanimals,noplants.Theseawaseverywhere.Theseawasthemother.Itwasthespirit,thememoryandthought"."Thisfilmisareflectionontheconflictofidentityofmycountry,aconflictdifficulttoexpresswithwords,however,atopiclittlediscussedandphilosophizedinourregion.Howdoesourgeographicalpositionaffectouridentity?"PANQUIACOtellsthestoryofCebaldo,anindigenous"dule"ofPanamawhoworksasafishmongerinatowninnorthernPortugal<ahref="https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.molikan.com&link2key=0703b074f4"target="_blank"rel="nofollow">www.molikan.com</a>andsuffersfromnostalgia.Inhissolitude,memoriestakehimawayfromhisdailylife,plunginghimintoaninternaljourneyofareturntohistowninGunaYalawhereabotanicaldoctorconfrontshimwiththeimpossibilityofreturningtothepast.ThefilmhastheparticipationofCebaldodeLeonSmithandFernandoFernandez.ItwasrecordedinthedulecommunityofUstupu,inGunaYala,theWounaancommunityofCampoLaurelinDarien,andinthetownofViladoCondeinPortugal.Thecommunitiesofeachplacethatwerepartofthefilmasprotagonistsandbehindthecameraaspartoftheproductionteam.
