Pesada Pluma / Heavy Pen

Guided by a safety manual developed after the murder of journalist Pablo Medina, the experimental short film ‘Pesada Pluma’ (8min) takes viewers on a journey through the Paraguay-Brazil border region.

Directed by Pamela Kalkman and Bowie Verschuuren

Aired on 2doc, NPO2-Extra and Film Shortage and screened at several international film festivals.

• EN - Watch the international version (Spanish with English subtitles) on Film Shortage

  • Also see the article I wrote about Medina's case: Death on the Paraguay-Brazil Border: What does one journalist’s murder at the hands of the state mean for freedom of the press in Paraguay?

• NL - Nederlandse versie (Spaans met Nederlandse ondertiteling), inclusief een interview met mij over het maakproces hier te zien