Search results: Latin American Studies

Running for the Revolution

Running for the Revolution Cuba’s greatest ever track athlete Alberto Juantorena shares his remarkable personal journey through a cauldron of sport & politics - offering a fresh and engaging insight into his unique country, and its tangled relationship with the USA
Clean Hands

Clean Hands What happens when your wildest dreams come true? From living on a garbage dump, a philanthropist builds them a house and farm. Shot over the course of seven years, ‘Clean Hands’ is an award-winning account of family, extreme poverty and the hope and innocence of children.
Latin America: A Giant In Turmoil

Latin America: A Giant In Turmoil An inside view on the new challenges the continent is facing
Solo – Out of a Dream

Solo – Out of a Dream A story of poverty, violence, and escape from the slums of Rio de Janeiro
DOLORES

DOLORES Dolores Huerta fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. The fight continues...
Tempestad

Tempestad The emotional journeys of two women victimized by corruption and injustice in Mexico and of the love, dignity and resistance that allowed them to survive.
Life Is Sacred

Life Is Sacred The fearless Colombian philosopher-politician-teacher Antanas Mockus and his followers struggle for peace in a country with the longest running internal conflict in the world. This is a story about 4 years that changed a country forever.
Karla’s Arrival

Karla’s Arrival Teenager Sujeylin Aguilar raises her newborn daughter Karla on the same streets she has been calling home for the past eight years. Mother and baby struggle to reach the little one’s first birthday.
The Lifeguard

The Lifeguard A tale of two lifeguards, Mauricio and Jean Pierre, who occupy neighbouring lookout towers and bring very different approaches to their job
Dancing with the Devil

Dancing with the Devil OSCAR and Emmy awarded director Jon Blair offers us an intimate look at one of the bloodiest urban conflicts on earth; a gripping film with unprecedented access to some of Rio de Janeiro’s most wanted men...
Toxic Playground

Toxic Playground Toxic waste was sent from Sweden to Chile in the 80's. Children began to play amongst the waste; when they get sick where does the finger of blame point?
Unwanted Witness

Unwanted Witness A candid portrait of Hollman Morris, a journalist in Columbia who speaks out about the violence in his country on his weekly television show. For this he has received both international acclaim and death threats.