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A COMMON SEQUENCE2023 Anthropology Biology Cinema Studies Cultural Studies Directed by Women Health Indigenous Studies Latino Studies Religion & Spirituality Science Sociology Spanish Language
Within the human struggle to live and work on a changing planet, questions of value, extraction, and adaptation echo across seemingly disparate worlds. A Common Sequence examines shifts of life and labor through a critically-endangered salamander and plant patents in the apple industry. Weaving the stories of Dominican nuns running a conservation lab, a group of fisherman attempting to live off of a depleting lake, engineers developing AI-driven harvesting machines, and an indigenous biomedical researcher resisting the commodification of human DNA, the film becomes a meditation on the shifting border between the natural and unnatural world, and the dynamics of power at play.
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TRENQUE LAUQUEN (parts 1 and 2)2023 Cinema Studies Latino Studies Biology Narrative Films Spanish Language Directed by Women LGBTQ
A selection of the New York Film Festival, director Laura Citarella directs a labyrinthine tale of obsessive pursuit and the quest for personal freedom.
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DOS ESTACIONES2022 Cinema Studies Sociology Spanish Language LGBTQ Latino Studies
Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Dos Estaciones follows iron-willed businesswoman María García (Teresa Sánchez), the owner of Dos Estaciones, a once-majestic tequila factory now struggling to stay afloat.
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4992021 Cinema Studies Cultural Studies Media Studies Latin-American Studies Sociology Spanish Language Performing Arts Peace & Conflict Mixing fictional and nonfictional elements, 499 is a creative documentary that explores the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico, nearly five-hundred years after Cortez conquered the Aztec Empire. |
LIMBO2021 Latin-American Studies Spanish Language Indigenous Studies Short Films Sensory Ethnography Lab
An oneiric journey through Alex's life as a former guerrilla leads to a reckoning with the devil inside of him. His only cure is ayahuasca, sacred plant used by the indigenous community where he comes from. As both a perpetrator and victim, Alex exemplifies the complexity of the Colombian conflict and the difficulties of simply moving on.
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END OF THE CENTURY (narrative)LGBTQ Narrative Films Latin-American Studies Spanish Language Cinema Studies 2019
When Ocho (Juan Barberini), a 30-something Argentine poet on vacation in Barcelona, spots Javi (Ramón Pujol), a Spaniard from Berlin, from the balcony of his Airbnb, the attraction is subtle but persistent. After a missed connection on the beach, a third chance encounter escalates to a seemingly random hookup. But are these two merely beautiful strangers in a foreign city or are they part of each other’s histories—and maybe even their destinies?
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LA LAGUNA2016 Latin-American Studies Environmental Studies Indigenous Studies Anthropology Children & Young Adult Family Relations Short Films Cultural Studies Spanish Language
An immersive, visually stunning portrait of a childhood on the margins of society by Emmy-nominated director Aaron Schock, La Laguna documents the remarkable journey undertaken by a Mayan adolescent as he tries to navigates the changing world around him in the endangered rainforests of southern Mexico.
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SALERO2016 Environmental Studies Latin-American Studies Anthropology Labor Studies Business Family Relations Women's Studies Spanish Language
A rare and thorough look at the earth’s largest salt flat, Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, Salero is a poetic journey through the eyes of one of the last remaining salt gatherers. This secluded region is thrust into the future when Bolivia embarks on a plan to extract a precious mineral from the Salar and to build an infrastructure that will connect it to the modern world.
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THE ABORTION HOTLINE2016 Women's Studies Latin-American Studies Health Human Sexuality Medicine LGBTQ Criminal & Law Spanish Language
The Abortion Hotline allows viewers inside the lives and tireless grassroots efforts of a group of young lesbian and feminist activists who put their lives at risk to run an underground abortion hotline in Chile, one of six countries in the world where abortion is prohibited under any circumstance, even in cases of rape or risk to the life of the mother.
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PRINCESS OF FRANCE (narrative)2015 Narrative Films Cinema Studies Spanish Language
Victor returns to Buenos Aires after his father’s death and a stay in Mexico to prepare a radio
production of "Love’s Labour’s Lost." Reuniting with his repertory, he finds himself sorting out
complicated entanglements with girlfriend Paula, sometime lover Ana, and departed actress
Natalia, as well as his muddled relations with the constellation of friends involved with the
project.
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VIOLA (narrative)Narrative Films 2014 Spanish Language Cinema Studies
A dazzling and delightful mystery about love and its follies from filmmaker Matías Piñeiro - named one of "20 Directors to Watch" by The New York Times - VIOLA follows a young woman who joins a small Shakespeare theater company in Buenos Aires and becomes entangled in a seductive roundelay of romantic dalliances, intrigue and revelation.
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THE AMERICAN DREAM: PUERTO RICANS AND MEXICANS IN NEW YORKUrban Studies Spanish Language Sociology Puerto Rican Studies New York City Latino Studies Latin-American Studies American Studies Directed by Women Immigration
This documentary examines two migrant experiences, one from the Caribbean and one from Latin America, which comprise an important part of the Hispanic experience in New York.
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GIRL BEAT: POWER OF THE DRUMWomen's Studies Spanish Language Sociology Music Latino Studies Dance Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This video profiles members of Banda Dida, an all-girl drumming and vocal group in Salvador, Brazil.
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RESISTENCIA: HIP HOP IN COLOMBIASpanish Language Music Latino Studies Dance Children & Young Adult
An unusual look at the current political and economic crisis in Colombia—including a decades-long civil war, a rampant drug trade, kidnapping for ransom, and financial scandal at the highest levels of the government—through the eyes of young Colombians, in particular the country’s finest rap musicians, DJs and breakdancers
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INNOVATING NICARAGUAEconomics Labor Studies Latin-American Studies Spanish Language
Shows how the Innovators Movement of the Sandinista Workers Union fabricated machine parts and other items to maintain the Nicaraguan economy during the U.S. economic blockade.
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NICARAGUA: THE DIRTY WARLatino Studies Political Science Spanish Language Directed by Women
Portrays the U.S.-supported contra army's war against the Sandinista regime and Nicaragua's civilian population.
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NICARAGUA: SCENES FROM THE REVOLUTIONLatino Studies Political Science Spanish Language
Combines historical and contemporary footage of the Nicaraguan Revolution, from the inception of Sandanismo in the '30s to the 1979 insurrection and the first 100 days of the Sandinista government.
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L.E.A.R.: THE LEAGUE OF REVOLUTIONARY WRITERS AND ARTISTSLiterature Latino Studies Political Science Sociology Spanish Language Directed by Women
Examines the history of this famous organization founded in Mexico City in 1934. The League, whose founding members included painters such as Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, included artists from various disciplines, all of whom shared a commitment to the fusion of art and politics.
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MADE ON RAILS: A HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN RAILROAD WORKERSChicano Studies Labor Studies Latino Studies Sociology Spanish Language
Examines the history of one of Mexico's most combative unions, from the 1920s through the present day, through archival footage and interviews with surviving participants.
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THE SOUL OF THE ISLANDSLatino Studies Music Sociology Spanish Language
This poetic docu-drama about the pride and anguish of Haiti features the renowned Haitian singer Toto Bissainthe who recounts in song a fable that recreates Haiti's past and reveals its continuing tragedy.
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