Pitch The Whickers

The colony

Directed by:

Álvaro Vásquez Miranda

Produced by:

Cesar Rodríguez

Production Company

Vaya Films

Contact:

  • Year

    2026

  • Format

    Development

  • Length

    90 min

  • Country

    Colombia

Synopsis

1955. The Colombian Air Force bombed the La Colonia village with napalm. A brutal attack that generated the exodus of three thousand innocent children into the jungle. This film seeks to reveal the events that occurred before, during and after this episode lost in the country’s history and censored by the government.

  • Álvaro

    Vásquez Miranda

    Director

    Producer and filmmaker, he has worked in the Colombian film industry since 2004, leading production teams for films such as BIRDS OF PASSAGE and LITIGANTE. He is the founder of VAYA FILMS, a production company through which he has directed several short films, including JAMÁS (2018).

  • Cesar

    Rodríguez

    Producer

    Audiovisual producer with 20 years of experience. He has designed production strategies for films such as EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, WANDERING GIRL, GENTE DE BIEN, VALLEY OF SOULS, among others. Founder of VAYA FILMS, a key company in Colombian independent cinema.

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