REVIEW O Estopim
The case of Amarildo de Souza, the bricklayer who was tortured to death by UPP Military Officers of Rocinha favela... Read Article
Moving Peru Forward: An Interview with the Film-Makers Behind ‘When Two Worlds Collide’
This year, Yachaywasi Films takes us right to the heart of one of Peru’s most dramatic and controversial conflicts in... Read Article
REVIEW When Two Worlds Collide
Recent clashes between Sioux tribes people and private energy contractors over an oil pipeline proposed on sacred land in North... Read Article
REVIEW Incident Light
Incident Light (La Luz Incidente) sets itself quite a task. Starting in the deflated aftermath of a family tragedy is... Read Article
REVIEW Ixcanul
Ixcanul is set on a coffee plantation in Guatemala, located on the side of an active volcano which gives the... Read Article
REVIEW Transit Havana
Director Daniel Abma has created a film that shows the reality of Cuba in many layers, some of which are... Read Article
The Amazonian Truth: Interview with Ciro Guerra
The UK arrives somewhat late to the party with the June 10th release of Embrace of the Serpent, which premiered... Read Article
REVIEW UIO: Take Me For A Ride
Micaela Rueda’s feature UIO: Take Me For A Ride (Spanish title: UIO: Sácame a Pasear) is set, as the title of the... Read Article
Free To Watch Online: Ten Documentaries On Latin American History
Latin America is without a doubt a region with a troubled and complicated history, featuring momentous historical events that have... Read Article
REVIEW Dreamtown
Ecuadorian film-maker, Betty Bastidas’ documentary, Dreamtown (Original title: Ciudad De Los Sueños), on the Valle del Chota, Ecuador, covers a... Read Article
REVIEW And There Was Fire at the Centre of the Earth
Though set in Quito, Ecuador this languid documentary is more preoccupied with the ghosts of European history and with the... Read Article
From Crowdfunding to Cannes, An Inside Story of New Chilean Film ‘Camaleón’
I write this having just about recovered from Cannes, where Camaleón [of which I am the producer] screened at the Marché du... Read Article