Pragda | Afro-Latin Narratives

Roots of Latin Jazz

Documentary United States

Celebrate Latin music with the Raices Jazz Orchestra, with originals and arrangements such as Herbie Hancock's “Eye of the Hurricane” and performances by artists including Richard Bona and Anaadi.

I, Prisoner, Ep. 06 - Women "Mules"

Mulheres mulas

Documentary, Series Brazil

Women mules of the drug trade: who are the foreigners that arrive in Brazil straight to a penitentiary for carrying drugs?

On This Side of the World

A este lado del mundo

Drama, Fiction Spain

A deep and global look at migrations, borders, and the most insurmountable walls erected by mankind, directed by David Trueba.

Matachindé

Documentary Colombia

In the Afro-descendant village of Juntas de Yurumanguí, Holy Week is celebrated far from clerical control and with religious autonomy.

Guernica: The Last Exile

Guernica: El último exiliado

Documentary Spain

Picasso's 'Guernica' arrives in Spain, marking a pivotal moment in its democratic transition—a powerful story of art's enduring impact.

Familiar Tale

Relato familiar

Documentary Mexico

At 83 and living in Mexico, Yukio Saeki can still hear the echo of a hot Monday morning, as he walked toward the ocean while the atomic bomb fell.

Burn Them

Quémenlos

Documentary Argentina

The order to burn books was only a warning of what thousands of men and women who resisted the prevailing dictatorship in Argentina would face.

A Bruddah's Mind

Cabeça de nêgo

Drama, Fiction Brazil

A reminder of the importance of activism, political engagement, and the sacrifices that come with it, A Bruddah’s Mind follows Saulo, a black introvert student and fan of the Black Panther Movement, as he challenges his school in the largely white city of Fortaleza.

Bad Hair

Pelo malo

Drama, Fiction Venezuela

A nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming-of-age tale.

Baracoa. 500 Years Later

Baracoa. 500 años después

Documentary Cuba, Spain

Baracoa, the small town surrounded by mountains and rivers, is immersed in its own legend and in the work and dreams of its people. It prevails half a millennium from the day in which Christopher Columbus planted the “Parra” Cross on its shore. It was Cuba’s initial capital.

Between Fire and Water

Entre fuego y agua

Documentary Colombia

Camilo is a young black man adopted by an indigenous couple in rural Colombia. Supported by his adoptive father, Camilo embarks on a journey to find his true identity and understand his two races.

Bixa Travesty

Bixa travesty

Documentary Brazil

Linn da Quebrada, a Brazilian transgender singer and artist, presents a powerful and courageous feminist film-discourse on the body and its representation.

Black in Latin America, Ep. 01 - Haiti & Dominican Republic: An Island Divided

Documentary, Series United States

In the Dominican Republic, Professor Gates explores how race has been socially constructed, while In Haiti, hear the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic.

Black in Latin America, Ep. 02 - Cuba: The Next Revolution

Documentary, Series United States

In Cuba, Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music are linked to slave labor, and how race and racism have fared since Fidel Castro’s Communist revolution in 1959.

Black in Latin America, Ep. 03 Brazil: A Racial Paradise?

Documentary, Series United States

In Brazil, Professor Gates goes behind the façade of Carnival to discover how this “rainbow nation” is waking up to its legacy as the world’s largest slave economy.

Black in Latin America, Ep. 04 - Mexico & Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet

Documentary, Series United States

In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of slavory and the worlds of culture that their descendants have created.

Boston's Latin Quarter

Documentary United States

The Latin Quarter, a Latinx neighborhood in the middle of Jamaica Plain in Boston, serves as an example of community, resilience, and growth.

Burning Night

Breve miragem de sol

Drama, Fiction Brazil, France, Argentina

Along with the lonely cab driver Paulo, the night and Rio de Janeiro are the main protagonists of the new film by Eryk Rocha (awarded at Cannes'16 for Cinema Novo).

Calls from Moscow

Llamadas desde Moscú

Documentary Cuba, Germany, Norway

An apartment in Moscow becomes the stage for one day in the lives of four queer Cuban exiles, shortly before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine changes everything.

Carajita

Fiction, Drama Dominican Republic, Argentina

Sara and her nanny Yarisa have a relationship that transcends class and race: they are close to a daughter-mother; but an accident will test their intimate loyalty.

City of God - Ten Years Later

Cidade de deus -10 anos depois

Documentary Brazil

An investigation into the fate of the young actors who participated in the award winning film City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, featuring actress Alice Braga (Queen of the South) and musician and actor Seu Jorge, among others.

Cravos

Documentary Brazil

Photographer Christian Cravo travels through Africa, exploring his efforts to overcome traumas while navigating familial disagreements and memories.

Diaspora Drums

Tambores da diáspora

Documentary, Musical Brazil

Using stories, batucadas, and songs, Diaspora Drums addresses a political and cultural vision embedded in the course of two African drums and their ramifications in Brazil.

Dicing with Death, Ep. 01 - Brazil: Stronger Together

Brazil: Stronger Together

Documentary, Series France

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, transporters wait to cross the most difficult passages, sometimes surfing in the mud with their enormous vehicle.

Dicing with Death, Ep. 05 - Cuba: Viva la Vida

Cuba: Viva la vida

Documentary, Series France

In Cuba, no matter the obstacles, people keep smiling and moving forward.

Dicing with Death, Ep. 07 - Brazil: Dust and Fire

Brésil: De poussière et de feu

Documentary, Series France

Chica delivers a precious good that cannot wait in Brazil: materials to build a football field. Evandro transports children and workers aboard an antediluvian pick-up truck.

Dreams of Chonta

Documentary, Musical Colombia, United States

Diego, an Afro-Colombian musician, leaves his family behind on the Pacific Coast of Colombia, and endures a solitary life as an undocumented immigrant and a minimum wage job at a cemetery all to become an ambassador of his music and culture in NY.

El Blanco

Drama, Fiction Dominican Republic

Genesis has been forced into marriage with a white foreigner known as El Blanco "to improve her race", but finds herself unable to get pregnant.

Elena

Documentary United States, Dominican Republic

When the Dominican Republic’s Supreme Court stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents, Elena becomes the face of the struggle against the opaque bureaucratic process and a racist, hostile society, to stay in a country built on the labor of her forefathers.

Enough with Catcalling

Chega de fiu fiu

Documentary Brazil

While the #MeToo Movement united sexual harassment victims throughout the world, this crucial documentary explores the public space as a place of violence for women—especially sexual harassment. It analyzes how feminist campaigns have changed power relationships between men and women in the streets of Brazil.

Faith and Fury

Fé e fúria

Documentary Brazil

Focusing on evangelical drug dealers in Brazilian slums, the film depicts the rise and power of the evangelical faith and its power in Brazil today.

Foreign Soldier

Soldado estrangeiro

Documentary Brazil

A war documentary in which cameras and weapons merge to talk about young Brazilians so eager for war that they leave their now peaceful country to find it.

Heritage

Herencia

Documentary Spain

A showcase of modern Cuban culture and the centuries of history that precede it.

I, Prisoner, Ep. 01 - Mothers

Mãezinhas

Documentary, Series Brazil

What happens to a family when a mother goes to prison? How is day-to-day life in the mother-child ward of a penitentiary? A portrait of women behind bars.

I, Prisoner, Ep. 02 - Provisory Sentencing

Próvisorios

Documentary, Series Brazil

More than a third of the country's prisoners are provisional, that is, they were arrested before trial. What does this mean? Why do we arrest first and judge later?

I, Prisoner, Ep. 03 - LGBTQ+ in Prison

LGBTs no cárcere

Documentary, Series Brazil

The LGBTQ+ community represent the most vulnerable segment within the prison system. What is life like in an LGBTQ+ wing of a São Paulo prison?

I, Prisoner, Ep. 04 - Minors

De menor

Documentary, Series Brazil

Socio-educational system or gateway to the prison system? How do the Brazilian organizations CASA Foundations and the former FEBEMs work?

I, Prisoner, Ep. 05 - Work in Prison

Trabalho

Documentary, Series Brazil

Is inmates’ work while in prison of any use on the outside, after the sentence has been served? Or is it just to help pass the time inside?

I, Prisoner, Ep. 07 - Alternative Sentencing

Penas alternativas

Documentary, Series Brazil

There are other types of sentencing besides prison. Community service, reflective groups, and restorative justice. In this episode we'll talk about alternative sentencing.

I, Prisoner, Ep. 08 - After Prison

Eu, um expreso

Documentary, Series Brazil

What does it mean to be an ex-convict? How much is the resume of a person who has left the prison system worth? We delve into the lives of three people after prison.

La Soledad

La soledad

Drama, Fiction Venezuela, Canada, Italy

Handyman José lives with his family in La Soledad, a ramshackle villa located in what was once among Caracas’ most affluent neighborhoods. Might a fabled treasure supposedly hidden in La Soledad’s walls offer José’s family a chance at a better life?

Let It Burn

Diz a ela que me viu chorar

Documentary Brazil

A gritty observation of precarious romance, debauchery, and heartbreak between addicts living in a São Paulo hotel.

Los Hongos

Fiction, Drama Colombia

During the day, street artists RAS and Calvin band together with other graffiti artists to paint a tribute to student demonstrators.

Mateo

Fiction, Drama Colombia, France

Mateo agrees to infiltrate a local theatre group to reveal its members’ political activities. Enthralled with the troupe's lifestyle, he's under pressure to incriminate the actors.

Miriam Lies

Miriam miente

Drama, Fiction Spain, Dominican Republic

A quinceañera celebration exposes how racial prejudices affect a teenage girl’s choices, while shooting sharp criticism at the heart and mind of Caribbean society.

On the Starting Line

La arrancada

Documentary Cuba, France

This intimate family chronicle, seen from the perspective of two women, unfolds the portrait of a generation unsure of what’s next in Cuba.

Panama Canal Stories

Historias del Canal

Drama, Fiction, Romance Panama

Spanning a century, from 1913 to 2013, this impressive, sweeping historical drama chronicles five incredible stories of people who helped build the famous canal and Panama itself.

Perro Bomba

Perro bomba

Drama, Fiction Chile, France

Steevens is a young Haitian immigrant living a challenging, but somewhat stable life in Santiago de Chile: he has a construction job, a home, friends, and fun. This precariously balanced life is disrupted when a childhood friend arrives seeking assistance to establish himself.