La Bonga follows the journey of Colombia's indigenous Bongueros, a people of African descent, as they return to their ancestral homeland. At the head of their procession is a woman named Maria. She searches through the jungle for the site of her old village, remembering her childhood so that her descendants will never forget their roots. Originally founded by enslaved and escaped Africans, La Bonga was a longtime home for the Bonguero people until 20 years ago. But after being threatened by a right-wing organization, the inhabitants gradually lose sight of their former home. Maria tries to convince them to return to La Bonga and revive the festive rituals that honor their patron saint. Co-directors Sebastian Pinzon Silva and Canela Reyes follow their journey and observe them closely. The difficulty of walking through the dense jungles of the Caribbean is very similar to that of reviving forgotten memories. Memories are often fragile, as evicted inhabitants have experienced rapid oblivion. But at the same time, just as Mary resurrected the grass-covered ruins of her old home, memories can be powerful fuels for healing the past and moving into the future. It is this duality that makes the film so delicate.