Pueblo Santo: A Cumbia Trip

DOK Exchange XR 2022

Pueblo Santo: A Cumbia Trip

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A drawing with five figures: in front a woman with a flower in her hair, around her four men with straw hats. All of them carry a flame in their hands and look straight ahead.
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(VR 6DoF, Interactive musical storytelling) 

“Pueblo Santo: A Cumbia Trip” is an interactive musical experience for VR, where interactors are challenged to explore the town of Pueblo Santo, comprehend its violent past, and restore life by playing Cumbia music.

Themes

Cumbia music, historical memory, peace and reparation, folklore, myths and legends

Project Representatives
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Portrait Maria C. Reyes
Portrait Maria C. Reyes
María Cecilia Reyes (CO)

Colombian artist and scholar. She holds a dual PhD degree in Digital Humanities from the University of Genoa and in Communication from Universidad del Norte. Member of the Association for Research in Digital Interactive Narratives (ARDIN), and the COST Action Interactive Digital Narratives Design for Complexity Representations. Artist-in-residence 2021 at Schloss Solitude Akademie. Screenwriter and editor of the documentary “Nijolė” premiered at DOK Leipzig 2018.

Portrait Marlon Peroza
Portrait Marlon Peroza
Marlon Peroza (CO)

Colombian singer, composer and performer of the gaita (traditional Colombian flute). Graduated in Music from the Universidad del Atlántico (2009), and aspiring specialist in Arts and Culture Management from the Javeriana Pontifical University. The debut album of his group Gaiteros de Pueblo Santo, “Historias Cantadas”, was nominated for the Latin Grammy 2021 in the category of Best Folkloric album.

Portrait Laura Casadiego
Portrait Laura Casadiego
Laura Casadiego (CO)

Colombian film and media producer with a degree in communications and an MBA from Esade Business School. Laura has worked in the development, fundraising, execution and distribution of film projects, cultural events and content strategies for startups as well as wide-broadcast commercial television.

Credits
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Creators
María Cecilia Reyes (CO), Marlon Peroza (CO)
Producer
Laura Casadiego (CO)

General Information
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Original title
Pueblo Santo: A Cumbia Trip
English title
Pueblo Santo: A Cumbia Trip
Countries of production
Colombia, Italy, Spain
Languages
Spanish, English
Project stage
Early stage of development
Length
35 min
Year of completion
2025
Partners confirmed
pending
DOK Industry is realised with the support of Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media upon a Decision of the German Bundestag.
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