Colombian Artists Reflect on Rural Violence and Memory in Short Film
In the short film ‘Desolvido’, Colombian musicians and activists Edson Velandia and Adriana Lizcano combine folk music and simple lyrics... Read Article
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REVIEW ‘Mosh’ invokes a Dominican reality imbued with hope and absurdity
Juan Antonio Bisonó graduated from university in Miami with a degree in English Literature and Film Directing, and a clear... Read Article
¡VIVA! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival returns to Manchester’s HOME Cinema for its 27th edition this August
Films from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Paraguay will be screened as part of the 27th ¡VIVA!... Read Article
‘Nando’ Offers a Poignant Rendition of Hope in a Brazilian Favela
A caterpillar drawn in chalk on a concrete floor. Its artist, the eleven-year-old Nando. The camera lingers, before cutting to... Read Article
Two Years On The Inside: Pedro Speroni talks about the making of his Argentine prison doc ‘Rancho’
Director Pedro Speroni spent two years living amongst a group of violent criminals at a Buenos Aires maximum-security prison in... Read Article
REVIEW Sheffield DocFest Youth Jury Winner Follows Young Colombian Girl’s Transition Journey
Angélica Cervera’s documentary If God Were A Woman (Si Dios Fuera Mujer, 2021) follows the story of Laura, a young... Read Article
Latin American Films Take Top Awards At Sheffield DocFest
Three Latin American films have been awarded the top prizes at the 28th edition of the Sheffield DocFest (4-13 June... Read Article
REVIEW New Documentary Takes a Deep Dive into Caetano Veloso’s Imprisonment by Brazil’s Military Dictatorship
Codirected by Ricardo Calil and Renato Terra, who had previously worked together in the documentaries A Night in 67 (2010) and I am Carlos Imperial (2016), the film is a deep dive through Caetano Veloso’s own oral history into his imprisonment from the Brazilian military dictatorship in 1968.
REVIEW ‘King Kong en Asunción’: One Last Road Trip with an Ageing Contract Killer
King Kong en Asunción opens with us in the backseat of a 4×4, as the protagonist (deftly played by Andrade... 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 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
London’s East End Film Festival Returns With A Latin Twist
This month, the annual multi-platform East End Film Festival (EEFF) will return for its fourteenth year in the capital, with... Read Article