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GUATEMALA: ROADS OF SILENCESociology Spanish Language Political Science Labor Studies Latin-American Studies
Examines the plight of Guatemalan Indian peasants victimized by the government's
counterinsurgency program which has led many Guatemalans to go into exile or to become
internal refugees inside the country.
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LAND FOR ROSESpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Labor Studies Directed by Women
Examines the popular movement for land reform in Brazil. The film shows massive
demonstrations, marches and protests throughout Brazil, including the establishment of a
large camp of some 1500 landless peasants at an unused private farm in Rio Grande do
Sul.
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I SPENT MY LIFE IN THE MINESSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Labor Studies Directed by Women
This film autobiography of a Bolivian miner also chronicles the rise and fall of the mining
industry and the political history of Bolivia.
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MISSING CHILDRENChildren & Young Adult Spanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Portrays the courageous efforts of Argentine mothers and grandmothers to locate their
children and grandchildren who were among the innocent victims of the military junta's
"dirty war" against the opposition in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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THE CHILDREN'S WAR (guerra dos meninos)Children & Young Adult Spanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Criminal & Law Directed by Women
This prize-winning
documentary examines both the causes and consequences of the brutal war of
extermination Brazilian society is waging against its own children.
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HOLY FATHER AND GLORIASpanish Language Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
An emotionally powerful account of Pope John Paul's 1987 visit to Chile, which caused a
massive outpouring of political discontent with the Pinochet regime, including emotional
appeals to the Pope to support protests over the imprisonment and torture of political
prisoners, the lack of political freedom, and widespread hunger and unemployment.
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FAVELASWomen's Studies Spanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies
Takes viewers into the heart of the Brazilian favelas, the slums that spread uncontrollably
through Sao Paulo, Brazil's wealthiest industrial center. The social reality of this cruel
habitat is examined by those who dwell there and by artists, philosophers, educators and
sociologists.
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THE UNCOMPROMISING REVOLUTIONSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Cuban Studies
Profiles the Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro at political middle age. The Cuban leader
reflects on his life and Cuba — past, present and future — and declares his continuing faith in
communism.
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BENEDITA DA SILVASociology Spanish Language Political Science Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
A profile of the first black woman ever to be elected city councillor and member of the
Brazilian Parliament from the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro.
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THE DEVIL'S DREAMSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Labor Studies Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Directed by Women
Portrays the appalling socio-political realities of contemporary Guatemala, where the
majority of the population--malnourished and illiterate--are exploited by wealthy
landowners and businessmen and brutally repressed by the military.
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MIAMI-HAVANASpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Family Relations Criminal & Law Directed by Women Cuban Studies
Examines the continuing human tragedy of families divided as a result of the thirty year
conflict between the U.S. and Cuba.
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REBELLION IN PATAGONIASpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Labor Studies
This classic of the Latin American cinema is based on actual historical events involving
the brutal military suppression of a series of strikes during the early Twenties by rural
workers in the southernmost province of Argentina.
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QUE HACER?Spanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Filmed during the historic 1970 elections in Chile, blends documentary footage of the
Salvador Allende political campaign-including vicious street battles, mass rallies and
screaming crowds-with a fictional story of political intrigue.
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CONVERSATION WITH ALLENDESpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Criminal & Law
In this historic interview, President Salvador Allende articulates his
basic beliefs and lays out the program he intends to pursue as leader of the Popular Unity
government.
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WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING HAPPYWomen's Studies Sociology Spanish Language Political Science Labor Studies Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Profiles the Workers Party (PT) in Brazil, the largest left-wing political party in the
world today, and the most important political opposition to emerge in Brazil since the
formal return to democratic rule in 1985. Comprised of union activists, environmentalists,
peasants, Afro-Brazilian groups, women's organizations, and street children, the PT has
been instrumental in the struggle for human rights and political reforms against corruption.
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STEPPIN': MICHAEL MANLEY IN JAMAICASpanish Language Political Science Latin-American Studies
This video shows Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley during an election campaign
throughout the island nation.
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THE SIXTH SUN: MAYAN UPRISING IN CHIAPASSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Chicano Studies
Visually interweaving the Mayan past and the Mexican
Revolution with contemporary reality, this documentary portrays an epic confrontation
pitting impoverished peasants against large landowners and government forces in
Mexico's poorest state.
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TISOEUR: HAITI AFTER DUVALIERSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Chronicles events in Haiti since the collapse of the Duvalier regime, from the
downfall and ignominious flight into exile of "Baby Doc" Duvalier and his wife (seen
arriving in their BMW with military escort in predawn darkness at Port au Prince
airport), moving first-person accounts of the brutality of the tontons macoutes and the
regime's other human rights abuses, to the nation's first democratic election, the Rev.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide's halting rise to power with the assistance of U.S. military
intervention, and the September 1991 military coup.
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ONLY EMPTINESS REMAINSSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Family Relations
This emotionally devastating feature documentary examines political repression and the
situation of the 'disappeared' during Argentina's 'dirty war' in the late Seventies.
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COURAGE OF THE PEOPLESpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Labor Studies
A dramatic reenactment of the historic 1967 massacre of 'The Night of San Juan,' when
the Bolivian army launched a surprise nighttime attack upon striking tin miners and their
families.
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