Stephanie Kennedy is our resident Venezuela expert. She works as a journalist for El Proceso – a monthly publication based in Caracas, as a journalist and researcher for COTRAIN (Comunidad de Trabajo e Investigacion) – a centre for documentary film-making in Venezuela, as well as for Sounds and Colours, where she writes about Venezuelan life and politics.
An ocean laps the beach relentlessly like time trapped in a clock. A yellow-bricked house sits on top of the hill, looking calmly over the shore. We encounter a group of characters, both ephemeral and routine in their... Read Article
It’s winter, yet the darker nights have made the atmosphere inside the Ritzy cinema café in Brixton, South London all the more warm and fuzzy. Lively chatter, endless flows of tea, cake and wine, tables packed both upstairs... Read Article
MPeach is a Latina del futuro, a Latin of the future, as she titles one of her latest tracks. The future however feels like a question, about what once was and what still is Latin America today. Maybe... Read Article
Left-right divides in Latin American politics run as deep and are as sore as an open wound, gashed by the continuous crossing of bullets and beliefs. The clash is historical but remains painfully pertinent in a continent’s search... Read Article
It is a common belief that women in the western hemisphere enjoy greater rights than their global peers and that their socio-political emancipation has set a precedent. Although it is undeniable that women in Europe and North America... Read Article
There are few cities that follow the lines and heights of Caracas. Interesting would be a compass that revealed the tale behind each cardinal, how the north is a green and luscious mountain, el Avila, the city’s lung... Read Article
Stephanie Kennedy, Sounds and Colours Venezuelan correspondent, takes a close look at life in Caracas’ slums, reacting to both the consequences of recent bad weather, and the release of Hermano, a new feature film set in the area.... Read Article
“This 8th of November 2010 we return again to march and find you Mr President of the Miraflores Palace, in order to speak to you about the rights of the indigenous peoples, a march which is nothing less... Read Article
Culture in Venezuela is as fluid and as diverse as its ever-stretching landscape. There exists no single identity, but a series of explorations of heritage and modernity that have come to define a country both proud of its... Read Article
