Under the Flags, the Sun

Juanjo Pereira's lens captures the fading light on a weathered flagpole as an elderly veteran traces the fabric's frayed edges with calloused fingers. This 2026 documentary chronicles the quiet dissolution of a rural community's annual patriotic festival, where tradition clashes with generational indifference. Through intimate verité footage and unadorned interviews, Pereira documents how national symbols lose meaning when the people who once rallied beneath them disappear. The film observes the final preparations, the half-empty town square, and the resigned faces of organizers who know this year's celebration might be the last.