Documentary Screening : “My Macondo”

Inspired by the people and landscape of Colombia’s Banana Zone, Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez created the Buendia family and the village of Macondo, placing them at the center of his acclaimed novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude. Among the events described in Marquez’ novel is the 1928 Banana Strike and the subsequent murder of 3, 000 banana workers by the Colombian Army.

My Macondo sets out in search of Marquez’ legendary village and the truth behind that incident. Is the fictional village of Macondo a real place with a real history? Did the slaughter of the strikers actually take place? In trying to answer these questions, My Macondo explores the nature of history and myth, and poses questions about fiction and truth.

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