Latin-American Studies
JUNGLE PHARMACYBiology Environmental Studies Health Latin-American Studies Science
Focuses on the work of dedicated physicians, scientists and environmentalists who hope
to heighten awareness of the ongoing destruction of one of the world's largest medicine
chests, the Amazon rainforest.
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AMAZON: A VANISHING RAINFOREST, THEBiology Environmental Studies Latin-American Studies
Filmed in the heart of Brazil's Amazon River Basin, this video focuses on the work of the
National Institute of Amazon Research, and shows how encroaching development poses a
threat to the region's fragile eco-system.
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REIGN OF THE DOG: A RE-VISIONIST HISTORYAmerican History Animation Children & Young Adult Short Films Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
This provocative animated film, featuring a voracious mongrel dog and an evocative
synthesizer score by Kasandra Woodring, uses allegorical and documentary images, maps
and texts to explore and deconstruct the history of the conquest of the Americas.
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LIGHT MEMORIES OF RIOLatin-American Studies Photography Short Films
Examines the history of photography in Brazil, dating from 1839, and simultaneously
traces the history of the development of Rio de Janeiro as one of the world's major cities
and a political and cultural center of Brazil. The video discusses the experiences of
photographers of the period, showing the evolution of photography as an art and a trade.
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MARTIN CHAMBI AND THE HEIRS OF THE INCASAnthropology Latin-American Studies Photography Spanish Language
Profiles the life and work of Martin Chambi (1891-1973), a full-blooded Indian, who ran
his own photographic studio in Cuzco, Peru's ancient Inca capital, where he
photographed many of Peru's wealthy European families.
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HAVANA POSTMODERN: THE NEW CUBAN ARTArt History Latin-American Studies Spanish Language Cuban Studies
Examines the new Cuban art movement and its social and cultural roots, featuring
interviews with artists and students at Cuba's top art school, who discuss Cuban national
identity, censorship and self-expression, and how one makes a living as an artist in a
socialist society.
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PUERTO RICO: ART AND IDENTITYAmerican History American Studies Art History Economics Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Puerto Rican Studies Religion & Spirituality Short Films Sociology Spanish Language Women's Studies Directed by Women
Surveys the work of plastic artists in Puerto Rico during the 20th century, as well as
significant forerunners in the 18th and 19th centuries, focusing on the artists' expression
of national identity. The video combines illustrations of hundreds of art works with
interviews with a dozen major contemporary artists and commentary by art critics.
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REVELACIONES/REVELATIONS:HISPANIC ART OF EVANESCENCESpanish Language Short Films Latin-American Studies Art History American Studies
Documents the Fall 1993 construction at Cornell University of site-specific installations
by eight acclaimed Hispanic artists, featuring interviews with the artists, scenes of the
exhibit, as well as the controversy and protest it engendered on campus.
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CREATION OF THE WORLD: A SAMBA-OPERASpanish Language Performing Arts Music Latin-American Studies Anthropology Directed by Women
This music and dance spectacular, sung and danced by members of the award-winning
Beija Flor Samba School and photographed during the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro,
dramatizes the legend of genesis according to Yoruba mythology.
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SOUTH OF THE BORDERSpanish Language Sociology Music Latin-American Studies
A colorful and entertaining survey of protest music in Central America, from Mexico City
to Managua, where popular music has become a forum for social commentary and
political protest.
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THE MUSIC OF THE DEVIL, THE BEAR, AND THE CONDORSpanish Language Music Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Anthropology
Takes us to the heart of the Andes to capture the atmosphere of the annual music
festivals, showing ceremonies of the Aymara Indians who dress as devils, bears and
sacred spirits that come to life at carnival time.
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EVERYDAY ARTSpanish Language Performing Arts Music Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Anthropology Directed by Women Cuban Studies
This contemporary portrait of folkloric traditions in Cuba, focusing on the everyday life
of musicians and dancers.
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