Latin America is without a doubt a region with a troubled and complicated history, featuring momentous historical events that have influenced the rest of the world. The 20th century has been marked by dramatic political changes and upheavals... Read Article
Icarus Films have announced that they will be releasing a special eight-disc box set collection called Five Films by Patricio Guzmán, which will (not surprisingly given the title) feature five of the master Chilean documentarian’s seminal works. Filmed... Read Article
The 2013 Santiago Festival of International Documentary (FIDOCS) once again saw a whole range of films coming to the Chilean capital. With close to one hundred films on show, the six-day event covered a vast range of themes... Read Article
For anyone interested in learning more about the Pinochet years in Chile, there are a whole host of documentaries, spanning the early stages of the dictatorship to the modern day, which dissect and examine distinct aspects of the... Read Article
The Battle of Chile, subtitled La Lucha De Un Pueblo Sin Armas (The Fight Of An Unarmed People) by Chilean documentary film-maker Patricio Guzman, is a classic. It’s a portrayal of the rise and fall of the presidency... Read Article
Patricio Guzmán is one of Latin America’s most extraordinary filmmakers. The director of more than a dozen documentaries, his films chronicle the recent political history of his native Chile, from the democratic socialism of the early 1970s through... Read Article
