Kaugsankamalla: Mientras Vivamos
Kaugsankamalla: As long as we live
Dir. Soraida Chindoy, Karoline Pelikan | Colombia, Peru | 61 min
“If I can no longer fight, will you?”
Filmed by Soraida and her community, this intimate portrait spans the everyday life and activism of Soraida Chindoy, following her journey as an Inga leader defending her community’s sacred mountains from a Canadian mining company in Colombia. Balancing motherhood with community organizing, Soraida's daily life as an Inga woman and land defender is shaped by resilience, responsibility, and an unwavering commitment to her people and territory. As environmental threats intensify, her demands become more urgent — and her disappointment with the international community more profound.
‘Kaugsankamalla: As long as we live’ offers a deeply personal and politically resonant portrait of Indigenous resistance in the face of ecological and cultural loss. Through Soraida’s voice, her images, and her embodied wisdom, we are offered a window into the lived experience of fighting for a future — not just for one community, but for the planet we all share.
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Co-directed by Soraida Chindoy and Karoline Pelikan
Voice: Soraida Chindoy
Producer: Karoline Pelikan
Photography: Brandon López, Soraida Chindoy
Additional Photography: Karoline Pelikan
Sound: Brandon López, Soraida Chindoy
Edited by: Karoline Pelikan
Executive Producer: Deborah Martin
Production Consultant: María Eugenia Lombardi
Script Consultant: Nic Guttridge
Grants & Selections
2024 – UCL Global Impact Fund
2024 – Originarios LAB (Development Lab), Festival de Cine de Lenguas Originarias
2024 – Sunny Side of the Doc, Market participation