Bajo las banderas, el sol / Juanjo Pereira / Paraguay, Argentina, Usa, France, Germany / 90′ / 2025

In 1989, the fall of Alfredo Stroessner’s 35-year dictatorship in Paraguay marked the end of one of the world’s longest authoritarian regimes, but also the abandonment of the audiovisual archives that had cemented its power. This footage, crafted to shape a national identity and celebrate the regime, was left to fade from memory. Decades later, a trove of unseen and long forgotten footage – newsreels, public television broadcasts, propaganda films, and declassified documents – has been recovered from Paraguay and abroad, revealing the hidden mechanisms of power behind Stroessner’s rule.

Director Juanjo Pereira
Assistant Director Sofía Lena Monardo
Cinematography Francisco Bouzas
Editing Manuel Embalse
Music Julián Galay, Andrés Montero Bustamante
Sound Design Julián Galay
Produced by Cine Mío, MaravillaCine, Sabaté Films, Juanjo Pereira

Juanjo Pereira
Juanjo Pereira is a filmmaker, researcher and producer whose work highlights interdisciplinary research through the creation of essay films and video installations. He is dedicated to researching the Paraguayan film archive, and his projects also use the dérive to examine modern infrastructures and everyday built landscapes. He serves as the artistic director and co-founder of the Asunción International Contemporary Film Festival. He has participated and won awards at festivals and markets such as; Hot Docs Forum, IDFA Bertha Fund, ARCHÉ, among others.