Bajo las banderas, el sol (Under the Flags, the Sun)

UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN is a documentary made solely from archival material, tracing the media history of Alfredo Stroessner’s dictatorship in Paraguay. For 35 years, Stroessner ruled with a firm grip, shaping the nation’s political and cultural memory. In a country with almost no organized archives, the film assembles scattered footage from around the world into a cohesive narrative. Curated with care, these fragments reveal how authority and propaganda shaped everyday life and collective memory. So seamlessly crafted is the film that viewers almost forget they are watching assembled footage, experiencing history as it once unfolded, with its echoes lingering in the present.