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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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SECUESTRO: A STORY OF A KIDNAPPINGSpanish Language Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Latin-American Studies Criminal & Law Directed by Women
This critically acclaimed feature documentary dramatizes the complex problem of
kidnapping in Colombia, where the disparity between rich and poor has turned
kidnapping for ransom into a virtual business, with a kidnapping occurring every seven
hours.
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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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PROFESSION: CHILDChildren & Young Adult Spanish Language Sociology Latin-American Studies Labor Studies Directed by Women
This shocking documentary, produced by the International Labour Organization, reveals
the exploitation of child labor in Brazil today, focusing on the daily lives of four children
in and around Rio de Janeiro.
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CUBA AMORSpanish Language Latin-American Studies Environmental Studies Cuban Studies
This beautifully photographed video gives a rare (for Americans) view of Cuba. Apart
from its current economic crisis as an embattled socialist government, it is also an
undeniably beautiful Caribbean island which current U.S. laws prevent most American
tourists from visiting.
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CHANGING TIDESSpanish Language Sociology Latin-American Studies Economics
Examines the phenomenon of the Cuban "balseros," those Cuban citizens who in the
summer of 1994, in response to the island's deepening economic crisis, took to the sea in
flimsy, homemade rafts in a desperate attempt to reach Florida.
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THE CUBAN EXCLUDABLESSpanish Language Latin-American Studies American Studies Directed by Women Cuban Studies
The Cuban Excludables is about the thousands of Cuban detainees held in prisons throughout the U.S. With no due process or legal redress, some of them spent years behind bars and cannot be sent back to Cuba by INS due to lack of agreements between the US and Cuba.
These Cuban 'excludables' are thus in a legal limbo that leaves them imprisoned indefinitely.
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MALAJUNTASpanish Language Latin-American Studies
This documentary examines the 1976-1983 period in Argentina, when that nation was
terrorized by one of the cruelest military dictatorships in Latin American history.
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THE MESOAMERICAN CULTURAL CODESpanish Language Sociology Religion & Spirituality Human Sexuality Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Chicano Studies
This three-part video series examines different social aspects of the cultures of
Mesoamerica (i.e., the nations of Mexico and Central America).
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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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STREET VENDORS: THE INFORMAL MAJORITY OF MEXICOSpanish Language Sociology Latin-American Studies Environmental Studies Economics
This documentary examines the human side of Mexico's informal economy, which is
estimated to comprise some two-thirds of the country's working population. Featuring
interviews with five street vendors and a resident economics scholar, the video will
stimulate discussion on government regulation, economic sustainability, environmental
health, and the NAFTA debate.
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BRAZIL: A REPORT ON TORTURESpanish Language Sociology Latin-American Studies
This video shows why young, idealistic students, well-to-do lawyers, priests, and poor
working people often become identified as enemies of the state and, subsequently, torture
victims. It features interviews with former political prisoners who recount their
experiences of torture administered by Brazil's political police during the Sixties, when
the country was ruled by a right-wing military regime.
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VOICES FROM THE FIELDSSpanish Language Sociology Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Labor Studies Environmental Studies Economics Chicano Studies Directed by Women
This documentary follows farmworkers from California's Salinas Valley back to their
roots in the fields of rural Mexico, where they recount their everyday struggle to cope in
the midst of the globalization of agriculture and the impact of NAFTA.
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TAKING AIMSociology Spanish Language Media Studies Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Cinema Studies Anthropology Directed by Women
In 1985, Monica Frota, an independent Brazilian filmmaker, collaborated with the
Kayapo people of the Brazilian rain forest to develop Mekaron Opoi D'joi (He Who
Creates Images), the first Kayapo media project.
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DECLINE OF THE MAYAN EMPIRE, THEWorld History Spanish Language Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Archeology Anthropology
This video chronicles the history of the Mayans, the most sophisticated civilization
among pre-Columbian societies.
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