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A Place Called Music

Un lugar llamado música

Documentary Mexico

The captivating musical encounter between American composer Philip Glass and Mexican Wixárika musician Daniel Medina.

Amazon Mirror

O Reflexo do Lago

Documentary Brazil

During the 1980s, Brazil's military dictatorship erected a massive Amazon dam, leaving residents without electricity for 40 years. A film crew explores the decision to stay.

At the Gates Of Hell, Ep. 05 - Threatened - Brazilian Amazon

Amenazados - Amazonia brasileña

Documentary, Series Spain

In parts of the Amazon, protecting your ancestral land can be a death sentence. We meet with the environmental heroes and those who will do anything to get their hands on these resources.

Bad Steps, Ep. 02 - Female Stereotypes

Estereotipos femeninos

Documentary, Series Argentina

The stories of Mimi and Greisy expose how difficult and almost impossible it is to have sports careers as women, but stand as an example of how sacrifice makes labels unimportant.

Beef Lovers, Ep. 01 - Take Care of My Cows

Cuida de mis vacas

Documentary Spain

The love and passion of farmers for their animals until the last day, the toughest of all.

Beef Lovers, Ep. 02 - Coming Out Of The Cavern

Saliendo de la caverna

Documentary Spain

A journey to the beginnings of humanity, the importance of meat in our evolution, the invention of fire and cooking.

Beef Lovers, Ep. 03 - The End Of The World

El fin del mundo

Documentary Spain

Is beef farming the cause of the end of our days? Climate change researchers, farmers, and veterinarians present an almost unknown perspective.

Beef Lovers, Ep. 04 - Animals

Animales

Documentary Spain

"They say there are no former rugby players, that you are always a rugby player."

Beef Lovers, Ep. 05 - Let Your Palate Speak

Deja que hable tu paladar

Documentary Spain

We will discover that there is life beyond the T-bone steak with Michelin-starred chefs and a group of cyclists who are experts in lunches.

Between the Americas, Ep. 1: Listening to San Blas

Documentary The Netherlands

The San Blas Islands house Kuna people facing the realities of climate change. Stef Biemans captures their culture's fading sounds amid rising seas.

Between the Americas, Ep. 2: Panama’s Echo

Documentary The Netherlands

Panama's thriving economy fuels vertical growth. Biemans explores the vibrant neighborhood beneath, uncovering changes for ordinary Panamanians.

Between the Americas, Ep. 3: The Silence of Guatemala

Documentary The Netherlands

The Maya people's 40-year silence on the Guatemalan genocide under General Ríos Montt. Will there be a moment to finally break this silence?

Boreal

Fiction, Drama Paraguay, Mexico

Benjamin is having trouble adjusting to barbed wire work. Left by The Boss in a desolate spot, he and other workers feel that the Paraguayan Chaco is getting strange and tiring.

Cacu: A Change for Life

Cacú: un cambio por la vida

Documentary Dominican Republic

With electrifying images, Cacu: A Change for Life follows five fishermen from Manresa, a poor neighborhood to the West of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, as they learn from marine biologist Omar Shamir Reynoso's one-of-a-kind plan to protect nesting sea turtles.

Carretera Cartonera: Discover the World of Cartonera Publishers

Carretera cartonera

Documentary Italy

Carretera Cartonera travel across Latin America to understand Cartonera book production. What they find is a diverse and vast array of citizens and cooperatives committed to using literary production as a means of fighting for social justice, economic equality, and a more sustainable world.

Cerro Rico Tierra Rica

Cerro rico, tierra rica

Documentary Bolivia, Colombia, United States

The rituals of two mining communities are observed in this striking and unsparing portrait of life and work in Bolivia's altiplano. A strong denunciation of the hardships and alienation inherent in mining work while underscoring its impact on the native population.

Crossing the Andes, Ep. 03 - Technological Paradise

Paraíso tecnológico

Documentary, Series The Netherlands

Stef Biemans travels to Argentina’s southernmost tip, and discovers an impressive electronics industry among the penguins. What is this growth doing to the mountains surrounding the town?

Crossing the Andes, Ep. 06 - The Mother of Colombia

La madre de Colombia

Documentary, Series The Netherlands

Stef Biemans journeys down one of Colombia’s main waterways: the Magdalena River. With new roads and bridges being constructed, what will progress destroy?

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. 02 - Peru: Vertigo in the Andes

Peru: Vertigo in the Andes

Documentary, Series France

Incan gods warned the population against the dangerous paths of the Andes. In spite of the risks, Peruvian drivers are travelling through this deadly mountain range on a weekly basis.

Dicing with Death, Ep. 03 - Nicaragua: In the Name of the Law

Nicaragua: Au nom de la loi

Documentary, Series France

On the Caribbean with the Miskito fishermen, you see a spark in people's eyes. A spark that must be kept quiet to avoid a dynamite explosion, which could blow up an entire village.

Dicing with Death, Ep. 04 - Guatemala: Land of the Maya

Guatemala: En terre Maya

Documentary, Series France

Faced with rising crime and the inadequacy of the under-equipped police force, being a bus driver in Guatemala is one of the country's most perilous professions.

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. 06 - Paraguay: The Unconquerable of the Chaco

Paraguay: Les invincibles du Chaco

Documentary, Series France

Despite the inhospitable climate of the Chaco, in Paraguay, strange colonies of men and women settle there. The jungle disappears under their hands, giving way to immense fields.

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.

Dicing with Death, Ep. 08 - Bolivia: The Yungas in The Clouds

Bolivie: Les yungas au-dela des naugest

Documentary, Series France

A highway winds through these valleys, serving as the sole communication route between La Paz, Bolivia's administrative capital on the Altiplano, and the wealth of the Amazon basin.

Eternal Amazon

Amazônia eterna

Documentary Brazil

A critical analysis of how the world’s largest tropical rainforest is understood and utilized. The film asks whether it is possible for humans to make sustainable use the Amazon by featuring nine successful projects that directly benefit the local population and foster good economic partnerships.

Fidel, Brave Child

Fidel, niño valente

Documentary Argentina, Paraguay

A Paraguayan migrant, Fidel rides a horse deep in the Argentine jungle. Wearing Maradona’s iconic number 10 jersey, he sets out on a quest to earn money and support his mother.

Flight to Earth

Science Fiction, Animation, Fiction Spain

Children of new human colonies must take a mandatory flight to visit the uninhabitable Earth.

From the Land to Your Table

¿Qué culpa tiene el tomate?

Documentary, Experimental Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Spain, Venezuela

From the Land to Your Table shows the perspectives of seven Ibero-American filmmakers as they capture the conditions and cultural diversity of popular produce markets in their individual countries.

Helena from Sarayaku

Helena Sarayaku Manta

Documentary Ecuador

Seventeen-year-old Helena yearns to protect her indigenous community from extractive development and the repercussions of climate change.

I Girl

Yo niña

Drama, Fiction Argentina

Based on the director’s autobiographical experiences, I Girl follows Armonía, a little girl who lives in the desolated landscapes of Argentina’s south with her hippie parents.

I Travel Because I Have to I Come Back Because I Love You

Viajo porque preciso, volto porque te amo

Documentary, Experimental, Romance, Fiction Brazil

In this award-winning and hauntingly melancholic film, geologist José Renato travels to Sertão, an isolated region in Northeastern Brazil, to assess possible routes for a canal. For many, the canal will be a source of hope, but for those living on its direct course it only means requisitions, departure, and loss.

Illicit Trade, Ep. 01 - Fossils

Fósiles

Documentary, Series Chile

The most complete fossil bird in the world was found in Germany. It’s six meters wide and was trafficked from Caldera, a town in Chile that survived the fishing crisis by the sale of fossils.

Illicit Trade, Ep. 02 - Chinchorro Mummies

Chinchorro

Documentary, Series Chile

When a city is built on top of a cemetery, children play with skulls, and their parents become tomb robbers. For decades, Arica has been the center of self-taught archaeologists and foreign buyers.

Illicit Trade, Ep. 03 - Vicuña

Vicuña

Documentary, Series Chile

Vicuña wool is the most expensive animal fiber in the world. The Aymara community sits at 5,000 meters above sea level, and considers them sacred animals, trying to manage them in a sustainable way.

Illicit Trade, Ep. 04 - Meteorites

Meteoritos

Documentary, Series Chile

In Chile, the search and sale of meteorites is unregulated. When the first specimen from Mars is discovered, it is taken to France in search of the highest bidder.

Illicit Trade, Ep. 05 - Alerce

Alerce

Documentary, Series Chile

A container of reddish wood was found in the port of San Francisco— Alerce, one of the most protected species on Earth. It could only come from Chile, where logging has brought it near extinction.

Illicit Trade, Ep. 06 - Oriflama

Oriflama

Documentary, Series Chile

It is estimated that there are about two thousand shipwrecks on the coasts of Chile. This is the story of a battle for the treasures of one of them.

Martírio

Documentary Brazil

Filmed over the course of 40 years, indigenous expert and filmmaker Vincent Carelli seeks out the origins of the Guaraní Kaiowá genocide. A conflict of disproportionate forces: the peaceful and obstinate insurgency of the dispossessed Guaraní Kaiowá against the powerful apparatus of agribusiness.

Mother Plant

Madre Planta

Documentary Argentina

A collective of mothers fights for the legalization of cannabis oil, driving change while advocating for health, in this portrait of resistance.

Our Song to War

Nuestro canto a la guerra

Documentary, Experimental Colombia, Belgium

Following a massacre by the FARC guerrillas, a Colombian village emerges as a mysterious place where people sing as they guide spirits across a mystic river.

Persistent Woman

Mujer perseverante

Documentary Argentina

In 1994, the people of the northern Argentina were left without work when mines closed. There, a kolla woman creates an organization of weaving women.

Plastic Killer

Fiction, Comedy, Science Fiction Spain

Amparo survives in an old deserted haberdashery with Carmela, a plastic bag which she considers her own daughter.

River Silence

Documentary Canada

As construction of one of the world’s largest dams destroys the Amazon’s ancient ecosystems, the filmmaker offers a plea for those brutalized for rampant development.

Sealed Cargo

Carga sellada

Drama, Comedy, Fiction Bolivia, France, Mexico, Venezuela

A lively rejoinder to Bolivia's status as a dumping ground for the world's industrial waste. Rich in symbolism and in spirit, Sealed Cargo is a terrific ride through the seldom-seen Altiplano and a potent reminder of what really matters.

Secrets from Putumayo

Segredos do Putumayo

Documentary Brazil

A documentary about the man widely considered to be the pioneer of international human rights inquiries, Roger Casement (1864-1916). His work in Africa, Brazil, and his native Ireland still has repercussions today.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 01 - A Brief Introduction to Solidarity Economy

Breve introdução à economia solidária

Documentary, Series Brazil

From small associations to large industrial cooperatives, Solidarity Planet travels throughout Brazil to show solidarity economy enterprises in the city and in the countryside.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 02 - Agricultural Cooperation

Cooperação agrícola

Documentary, Series Brazil

From agrarian reform to solidarity economy.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 03 - Agribusiness

Agroindústria

Documentary, Series Brazil

Solidarity economy and agricultural productivity.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 04 - Recovered Companies

Empresas recuperadas

Documentary, Series Brazil

From small associations to large industrial cooperatives, Solidarity Planet travels throughout Brazil to show solidarity economy enterprises in the city and in the countryside.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 05 - Solidarity Finance

Finanças solidárias

Documentary, Series Brazil

Subverting the capitalist experience.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 06 - Culture

Cultura

Documentary, Series Brazil

Cultural actions as a strategy for local, political and economic transformation.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 07 - Community-Based Tourism

Turismo de base comunitária

Documentary, Series Brazil

Defense of territory, identity and nature as a resistance strategy.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 08 - Solidarity Production Network

Rede de produção solidária

Documentary, Series Brazil

Produce and cooperate to prosper.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 09 - Responsible Consumption

Consumo responsável

Documentary, Series Brazil

Consumption as a political act.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 10 - Information Technology

Tecnologia da informação

Documentary, Series Brazil

Open source economy.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 11 - Public Policies

Políticas públicas

Documentary, Series Brazil

Public funding of the solidarity economy.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 12 - Selective Collection

Coleta seletiva

Documentary, Series Brazil

The residue of capitalism as a resource.

Solidarity Planet, Ep. 13 - Education

Educação

Documentary, Series Brazil

Solidarity economy as pedagogical praxis.

Steel Life

Vida ferrea

Documentary Peru, Spain

A train trek from Andes to Pacific, Steel Life exposes the sociopolitical complexities of Peru, rich in resources but poor in health and education.

The Art of Cooking with Fire

Bittor Arginzoniz. Vivir en el silencio

Documentary Spain

Self-taught grill genius Bittor Arginzoniz shares his sources of inspiration and motivation in his world famous restaurant Asador Etxebarri in Spain.

The Deer

Oreina

Drama, Fiction Spain

Khalil is a rootless young man who lives in the city’s margins, spending his days with a poacher who shares a house with a brother he has not talked to for years. On the shores of the marsh, the tides mark the time for love and indifference, friendship and revenge.

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet

El perro que no calla

Drama, Comedy, Fiction Argentina

An adventurous and bittersweet cinematic exploration of adulthood, love, loss, and fatherhood in a world rocked by a sudden catastrophe.

The Facilitator

El facilitador

Drama, Fiction, Thriller Chile, Ecuador, United States

A political thriller about human rights, The Facilitator is one of the most successful films to come out of Ecuador in the last few years.

The Good Life

La buena vida

Documentary Germany, Switzerland

Jairo Fuentes, a charismatic young Wayúu leader, fights to protect his community from displacement caused by the El Cerrejón coal mine's rapid expansion.

The Guardians

Documentary Mexico, United States

An indigenous Mexican community and millions of monarch butterflies are under threat of extinction in the ancient forest they call home.

The Hole Story

Hoyos (Trou Story)

Documentary Canada

Using striking images, rare archival footage, interviews, and humorous social commentary, the directors make a clear case against the way mining has been done in Canada.

The Intronauta

El intronauta

Animation Colombia

In a media-soaked world, EL finds solace in drawing. His city-born plant is erased by societal norms, prompting his transformation into El Intronauta.

The Kid Who Lies

El chico que miente

Drama, Fiction, Adventure Venezuela

An intimate tale of a young runaway in search of his disappeared mother, The Kid Who Lies works as a metaphor for those still suffering from the 1999 mudslide tragedy, a natural disaster that claimed more than 10,000 victims in the Vargas state of Venezuela.

The Last Fisherman of Taganga

El último pescador de Taganga

Drama Colombia

Father and son chase sea dreams in perilous, climate-changed oceans. Amid a bleak future, an end becomes a new start

The Path of the Shepherd

La senda del pastor

Documentary Spain

A journey through the vocation of six shepherds who see how the profession they love comes to an end.

The Plastic Turtle

La tortuga de plástico

Animation Colombia

Sea turtle faces survival challenges.

The Price of Progress

Documentary Spain

The Price of Progress forces viewers to confront the multifaceted interests at stake in the global food industry: power, money, and health.

The River's Retreat

El ciar del río

Documentary Argentina

A kayaker embarks on an expedition down a wild river following an explorer's old navigation letters.

The Water

El agua

Science Fiction, Drama, Comedy, Fiction Argentina

A man wakes up in a world where water has disappeared, however, everyone acts like nothing happened.

This Stolen Country of Mine

Mein gestohlenes Land

Documentary Germany, Ecuador

Recently assassinated journalist and presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio and the indigenous resistance exposed the Ecuadorian government's corrupt agreements that allow Chinese exploitation of local mines.

Two Women and a Cow

Dos mujeres y una vaca

Fiction, Drama Colombia

Two illiterate women travel to the nearby town looking for someone to read a letter they received. During the trip their plans are unexpectedly changed.

[Non] Human Person

Persona [No] Humana

Documentary Spain

Sandra and Cecilia have spent their lives in captivity without committing a crime. An NGO fights for their release. The catch: they're not human.