The Colombian town of Gramalote was destroyed by a landslide in 2010. As Ayoze O’Shanahan explained before the screening, the filming of the documentary began exactly when the disaster struck. By the time of its release in 2012, there was little progress with resettlement or rebuilding: most Gramalote (ex-)residents still lived in tents. So the film ends on a bittersweet note that’s more bitter than sweet. I was happy to discover today that by October 2024 the construction of Nuevo Gramalote had been essentially completed.
The titular curse refers to the fate of the town (but of course, its destruction was prophesised before). The miracle was that there were no human casualties — naturally, thanks to the devoutness of Gramalote townfolk. Another explanation is that the slide was relatively slow-moving so the population had plenty of time to move out to safety. Unfortunately, one donkey died.
This film opens the third edition of the cycle Tiempo de memoria, memoria en el tiempo organised by Instituto Canario de Desarrollo Cultural (ICDC).
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