Colombian Film: DE LUNA A LUNA | Proimágenes Colombia

Synopsis

High in the Andes mountains in Colombia , while still missing two hours before sunrise, Mama Jacinta turns on the stove. Even though children are on vacation, they will soon rise for breakfast and help in the field. At the same time, in the Cauca River Valley, Martha, mother of 8 children, prepars the lunch she will take to her work in the sugar cane crops. The bus picks her up before 6am .

This documentary shows how is a day like in the life of two Colombian women, from 4 am to 10 pm, moon to moon. Mama Jacinta is part of the indigenous Misak, a traditionally patriarchal community that has been highlighted in the last forty years in Colombia for their struggles and mobilizations for the recovery of their lands and their rights, making one of his governors to represent them in the country’s constitutional reform and senate, making visible the Misaks comunity in the country and the world. Women have been key support and thanks to the work of Mama Jacinta and other leaders, women have a say in the decisions of its people. Mama Jacinta was the first mayor and general secretary of the council. Her life revolves around the field .

On the other hand , Marta belongs to one of the most abused labor unions in Colombia, the cane cutters. For decades the mills have exploited and taked advantage of  farmers, mostly afros, without organization. A few years ago, with the support of the unions, they have structured and managed to obtain better working conditions. Women, despite spending hours cutting cane (cane seed) are not considered cutters, so they do not have the same benefits as men and have lower wages and greater instability.

Our characters are part of the large percentage of female-headed households that are in Colombia. In this country, women who live in the field have more workload and are more invisible to the state and agencies. These organizations are demanding duties as wife, mother and community member, however they do not recognized their contribution to family subsistence , food security and economic development.