THE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY · 2026
Aracataca:
Where Reality Became Macondo
A 72-minute film by Tim Buendía. Spanish with English subtitles.
“A treasure for curious minds”Mariana Y. · Brazil
“Authentic, informative, and moving”Eszter V. · Hungary
MEET THE REAL ARACATACA
The people behind the place.
Local memories, daily life, migration, indigenous histories and the banana massacre of 1928.
The documentary explores Aracataca through the people who live, create and remember there, tracing the connections between the town’s reality and the world of Macondo.
Watch the documentaryABOUT THE FILM
- Director
- Tim Buendía
- Duration
- 72 minutes
- Language
- Spanish
- Subtitles
- English
- Year
- 2026
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