Chiledoc Production Companies

The Lost Civilisation of the Amazon

Directed by:

Gonzalo Argandoña, Franck Cuveillier and Eric Ellena

Produced by:

Diego Rojas and Eric Ellena

Production Company

Cábala Films/ French Connection/ Productora Puerto Visual

Contact:

  • Year

    2024

  • Length

    90 minutes

  • Country

    Chile/ Colombia/ Brazil/ Canada/ France

Biography

Cábala Films
Company based in Chile, Spain, and Colombia, with more than fifteen years of experience in international co-productions. Some of our productions include Children of the Stars, The Secret Life of the Spectacled Bear (ARTE), Full Proof (children’s series nominated for the International Emmy Kids Awards), and Saving Paradise, a series made in collaboration with ARTE.

Synopsis

For a long time, the Amazon has been perceived as an inhospitable area populated by tribes with no history. Everything changed with the discovery of sites with unique paintings dating back more than twelve thousand years.

  • Eric

    Ellena

    Co-director

    Eric Ellena’s films include The Last Trackers of the Outback and The Long March of Bob Slaughter. His screenplay, Drugstore, was directed by Marion Vernoux, and actress Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi played the lead role.

  • Gonzalo

    Argandoña

    Co-director and Producer

    Founder of Cábala, a company based in Chile and Colombia, creator of more than ten series and documentaries on science and the environment. Director of Children of the Stars (licensed to Netflix, NatGeo, Curiosity Stream, among others). Co-produced The Secret Life of the Spectacled Bear for ARTE.

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