Where the Sun is Born

Original Title: Allá Donde Nace el Sol

Runtime: 74'

Expected Release: November 2026

Production Stage: Post-production

1st Feature: Yes

Looking for: Festival partners, broadcasters, buyers to support the film’s international circulation and audience outreach, gap financing and strategic guidance

Synopsis:

A Honduran Garifuna dancer estranged from his culture and haunted by loss, returns to his coastal homeland to reclaim his roots. As he retraces childhood landscapes and immerses himself in ancestral traditions, he confronts loss, identity, and belonging. Through ritual, music, and dance, he seeks healing and reconnects with the spiritual rhythms of his people.

Directors’ Profiles:

Laura Bermúdez is a Honduran film director and producer. Her short and mid-length films, including Negra Soy, Dos Ríos, and La Serpiente de Shelmeca, have screened at international festivals such as Sheffield Doc/Fest, Doc NYC, Málaga Film Festival, Ambulante, and New Orleans Film Festival. She has participated in leading industry programs including Locarno Open Doors, Berlinale Talents, Talents Guadalajara, and the Locarno Industry Academy.
She is co-founder and executive director of Tercer Cine, a platform dedicated to the creation, exhibition, and distribution of alternative cinema in Honduras, supported by the Berlinale Talents Mastercard Enablement Program.
She is currently completing her first feature documentary, Where the Sun Is Born, and developing her second feature, Soy Lluvia, recipient of the Ibermedia Development Fund (2023) and the Honduran National Production Fund (2025).

Jorge García is a Garífuna artist, dancer, and musician whose work bridges tradition and contemporary Garífuna expression. He was a member of the National Garífuna Ballet (2005–2015), touring extensively across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. He later founded Tambor Negro, an artistic project that fuses Garífuna music, drumming, and dance with contemporary forms, creating a dynamic platform for cultural preservation and innovation.
Deeply committed to celebrating and safeguarding Garífuna heritage, his work explores identity, memory, and ancestral knowledge. In 2025, he received a grant from the Latin Grammy Foundation. Allá Donde Nace el Sol marks his debut film.

 

Producer’s Profile:

Servio Tulio Mateo is the Producer of the documentary Allà donde nace el sol, winner of the Cannes Docs and Docs Barcelona awards at the 2025 edition of Ventana Sur in Argentina. The feature-length film is set for its world premiere in 2026 and has been supported by the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (IMCINE), the Honduran Institute of Cinematography (IHCINE), the Costa Rica Film Festival, and the Cultural Center of Spain in Tegucigalpa. Co-producer of the documentary in development Pantasma, winner of the Jury Prize at Open Doors Locarno (2023). Honduran producer of the Central American feature film DÍAS DE LUZ, which had its world premiere at the AFI Latin American Film Festival in 2019 and was selected to represent Honduras at the 2021 Academy Awards.
Producer of the project Tan sahsa, Vuelo 414, a documentary feature in pre-production supported by the Honduran Institute of Cinematography and the Ibermedia Program. Professor in the Communication and Animation programs at UNITEC since 2003.