Short Film ‘Rocinha’s New Wave’ Shows the Community of Surfers Offering a Different Path
A new short film by Goma Collective puts the spotlight on a community of surfers from the Rocinha favela in... Read Article
REVIEW Wiñaypacha (Eternidad) to Represent Peru at the 2019 Oscar and Goya Awards
Óscar Catacora’s Aymara-language feature, Wiñaypacha, has been chosen by Peru’s Ministry of Culture to represent the nation at both the... Read Article
REVIEW Obscuro Barroco
Obscuro Barroco is an acid-laced homage to the forces and characters that give life to Rio de Janeiro. Fragments of... Read Article
REVIEW A Winter to Remember (El Color de un Invierno)
Lucia has returned home to visit her parents for the winter holidays. Back in the cradle of her childhood fears... Read Article
Latin American Films to Discover at London’s Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest
Since 2011, Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest has been offering an annual programme of films, arts, and events that... Read Article
Doc’n Roll Presents ‘Listen to My Song’, A Film About Music and Peace in Colombia
Now in their 5th edition, Doc’n Roll Festival screens compelling music documentary films of all genres to audiences across the... Read Article
REVIEW Why ‘Damn Kids’ Wins My Vote for Best Chilean Film at Raindance
Not often do you stay in your seat to read every name in the end credits of a film. I... Read Article
Life In The Tropics and Movie-Making in Ecuador: An Interview with Sebastián Cordero
Ecuadorian film-maker Sebastián Cordero‘s latest movie, Sin Muertos No Hay Carnaval (English title: Such Is Life In The Tropics), first... Read Article
REVIEW Chile’s ‘Princesita’ Sparks Debate at London’s Raindance Film Festival
Princesita follows Tamara, a 12-year-old girl growing up in a cult in the rural south of Chile, being groomed towards... Read Article
Chile Named Guest Country for London’s Raindance Film Festival 2018
Geographically diverse, culturally rich, politically-charged and diasporic, Chile is a country of stubborn nationality. Chilean film has been internationally recognised... Read Article
REVIEW El Angel (The Angel)
Thirty-odd years into a life sentence one would imagine that the mind begins to wander. And so, around this time,... Read Article
REVIEW Baronesa
At this year’s opening night at Open City Documentary Festival, you’ll be able to watch Baronesa, a film directed by... Read Article