The Big Ass Ants

Directed by Margarita Jimeno

Once a year the Culonas, Big Ass, ants come out to mate, and make new colonies, that is only if they don't get roasted and eaten by a human.

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Once a year the Culona, Big Ass, ants mating season brings food, and money to the people in Santander Colombia. There has been a massive ant population decline in the region over time. What is happening to the ants, and what will happen to this indigenous tradition?

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Margarita Jimeno, a Colombian/American, Emmy-nominated filmmaker. Her  first narrative feature film, GRIND RESET SHINE, won the US Work in Progress Grand Jury Award at the Champs-Élysées Film Festival. Jimeno made her directorial debut with the feature music documentary, GOGOL BORDELLO NON-STOP, which won several awards during its festival run, including the Sound and Vision Award at CPH:DOX. Both films are distributed by Kino-Lorber for North America and in VOD internationally.

In addition, under her helm the documentary series WORKING IN THE THEATRE was nominated for several daytime Emmy awards, and won numerous awards including Telly, and Webby Awards.

Currently Jimeno is developing a feature fantasy film, and a documentary on acclaimed Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger.

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