LATIN AMERICA Selected Documentary Films San Diego State University Library

Consult the library catalog (the PAC) for complete information and availability of individual films. Brief film descriptions are reproduced from PAC records or distributor websites. GENERAL AMERICAS IN TRANSITION Traces the U.S.-Latin American relations of the 20th century. 1982. 30 min. VTC-3306 First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ CONQUISTADORS Four part series on discovery of the Americas by Spanish conquistadors and subsequent fall of Aztec and Inca empires. 2001. 240 min. VTC-1832 (2 tapes) DEATH SQUADRONS : THE FRENCH SCHOOL Previously untold story of how French military trained Latin American death squads in 60s and 70s. 2003. 60 min. DVD-3424 First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ THE GRINGO IN MAANALAND. Uses travelogues, dramatic films, industrial films, newsreels, military footage, geographical textbook illustrations, and political cartoons to examine United States media representations of Latin America. 1995. 62 min. VTC-1840 HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT Examines nature of U.S. policy in Latin American through prism of School of the Americas, controversial military school that trains Latin American soldiers in the USA. Includes interviews with variety of scholars, legislators and activists as well as victims of violence and repression in Latin America. 2003. 71 min. VTC-2605 LATIN AMERICA'S CHALLENGES TO U.S. DOMINATION : AN INTERVIEW WITH NOAM CHOMSKY Chomsky discusses Latin America and the Caribbean, which have historically been areas the U.S. has dominated. Chomsky asserts that in the last decade Latin America has been moving toward independence from the U.S. and is beginning to integrate and demand control of its own resources. 2006. 45 min. DVD-3045 SER MADRE EN AMRICA LATINA Presents women of Latin America in the roles of mothers, mothers to-be, and grandmothers. 2004. 60 min. DVD-1109. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ TELENOVELAS : LOVE, TV AND POWER Examines political and cultural impact of the Latin American telenovela. 2003. 59 min. DVD-1511. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ THE WAR ON DEMOCRACY John Pilger reports that, in spite of a history of repeated US-backed suppression, popular democratic movements are gaining ground in Latin America. 2008. 94 min. DVD-3397 Bullfrog Films http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/ WTO : A THREAT TO HUMANITY

In-depth look at the history and current policies of the World Trade Organization ... originally made for indigenous and campesino communities in Mexico and Central America who wanted an explanation of the WTO and how its policies are affecting their communities. Container. 2003. 54 min. VTC-3473. Chiapas Media Project http://www.chiapasmediaproject.org/ ARGENTINA AFROARGENTINOS = AFROARGENTINES Unearths the hidden history of black people in Argentina and their contributions to Argentine culture and society. [It] provides a counternarrative to the national myth of Argenitna's e xclusively European heritage.Container. 2002. 75 min. VTC-3305 ALEIDA GUEVARA REMEMBERS HER FATHER, CHE Aleida Guevara discusses Che Guevara and their family. She recounts anecdotes from her childhood and describes coming to terms with her father's decision to go to Bolivia as well as her own decision to follow in his footsteps as a doctor and social activist. 2006. 34 min. DVD-2603 BOTIN DE GUERRA : LA HISTORIA DE UNA BUSQUEDA INFATIGABLE Documentary on the organization Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo), their search for the missing and abducted children of young men and women who were disappeared under the Argentine military dictatorship of 1976-1983 (including their own grandchildren). Composed almost entirely of interviews with members of the Abuelas and with children of the disappeared. 1999. 115 min. DVD-2122 BURNT ORANGES Documentary about the long-term personal and social effects of Argentina's state-sponsored terrorism in the 1970's. 2005. 90 min. DVD-2381 CHE, UN HOMBRE DE ESTE MUNDO Includes historical film footage and interviews with people who knew him. 2006. 125 min. DVD-2293 JULIO CORTZAR Cortzar's preoccupation with 20th century life and his rejection of its values is placed in historical context and examined as a theme in his works, in particular his masterpiece Rayuela. Archival material and interviews with contemporaries as well as Cortzar himself bring to life the times that shaped his oeuvre and ensured its enduring legacy. 2003. 28 min. DVD-104 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ LEGADO = LEGACY In August 1889, the steamship Wesser docked in Argentina, carrying the country's first group of Jewish immigrants, who were fleeing the Tsarist regime in Russia. They bought agricultural land, built schools, synagogues, and became the "Jewish gauchos." The granddaughter of one of those immigrants describes the struggles of her ancestors in the new world. This documentary recounts the story of those pioneers, based on interviews with the oldest members of today's Jewish community. 2001. 72 min. VTC-3106 LAS MADRES : THE MOTHERS OF THE PLAZA DE MAYO Mothers who believe their children were kidnapped by the Argentine government tell how they banded together to demonstrate in the Plaza de Mayo to publicize their complaints and to seek assistance in finding their missing children and punishing the kidnappers. 1985? 58 min. VTC-1334MANY FACES OF BORGES

This tribute to Jorge Luis Borges begins with the author reading from Borges and I, and includes an informal discussion among the author, the host, and the guests of Borges's life, writings, and ideas. 2004. 82 min. DVD-1854. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ NIETOS : IDENTIDAD Y MEMORIA Documentary film about the people whose family members were 'disappeared' by the military during the "dirty war" in Argentina from 1976 on. 2005. 75 min. DVD-1476 EL PROCESO, 1976-1983 = THE PROCESS, 1976-1983. On March 24, 1976, a coup dtat finished the Argentine government of Isabel Peron. The Armed Forces assumed power and imposed a systematic plan of violation of human rights. This documentary takes a critical look at the events of almost eight years during the process of national reorganization. 2003. 54 min. DVD-1516 RITUALES SONOROS : CANDOMBE = RITUAL RHYTHMS : CANDOMBE. Filmed in Uruguay, this production highlights Candombe, the African influenced music and dance of the Rio de la Plata region of Argentina and Uruguay. 1999. 48 min. VTC-3304 Third World Newsreel http://www.twn.org/ SOL DE NOCHE : LA HISTORIA DE OLGA Y LUIS = A GLEAM IN THE DARK : THE STORY OF OLGA AND LUIS Human rights and political documentary about Ledesma, Argentina's Night of The Blackout in which political activists were dispposed of by the government. 2002. 77 min. DVD-2121 Documentary Educational Resources http://www.der.org/ TANGO OUR DANCE = TANGO BAILE NUESTRO Explores tango's place in Argentine culture and the machismo that drives the dance"Container. 2006. 66 min. DVD-2043. Facets Video http://www.facets.org/asticat LA VOZ DE LOS PAUELOS = THE VOICE OF THE SHAWLS. Follows the Mothers of the Disappeared as they organize protests for information about the abduction and presumed torture and execution of their children by the Argentine government. 2002? 45 min. VTC-2464 BOLIVIA BOLIVIA, LA COCA, ALIMENTO DE LOS POBRES Examines the plight of women in the poverty ridden nation of Bolivia on varying social and economic levels. 2003. 72 min. DVD-1119. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ CAN'T DO IT IN EUROPE Film follows a group of . . .international tourists as they visit the mines in Potosithe poorest city in the poorest nation in Latin Americawhere Bolivian miners work by hand, just as they did centuries ago, to extract silver from the earth. 2006. 46 min. DVD-3317 First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com COCA AND THE CONGRESSMAN Focuses on populist leader Evo Morales, who has taken up the fight of coca farmers against the Bolivian establishment. 2003. 46 min. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ IN PROCESS

COCALERO In 2006, Evo Morales became the first indigenous president of Bolivia - winning the election with the largest majority in the country's history. Hailed as "outstanding" by the New York Times, Cocalero is a captivating portrait of this controversial figure and his astonishing rise to power. 2007. 97 min. Cinema Guild http://www.cinemaguild.com/ IN PROCESS THE DEVIL'S MINER The story of 14 year-old Basilio Vargas and his 12 year-old brother Bernardino as they work in the sixteenth century Bolivian silver mines of Cerro Rico (Potos). 2005. 82 min. DVD-2096. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ EL DA QUE ME QUIERAS : UN NMERO INFINITO DE COSAS A haunting meditation on the last picture taken of Che Guevara as he lay dead on a table surrounded by his captors.. 1997. 30 min. VTC-3580 First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com SACRIFICIO : WHO BETRAYED CHE GUEVARA? The one person singled out as ultimately responsible for Guevaras capture was his former lieutenant, Ciro Bustos. His version of those events, combined with interviews with historians, former CIA agents and Bolivian army officers, raises serious questions about how history is written. 2001. 60 min. DVD-1936 Cinema Guild http://www.cinemaguild.com BRAZIL BRAZIL : A REPORT ON TORTURE In 1971 the Brazilian military released 70 political prisoners in exchange for the Swiss ambassador kidnapped by the revolutionary underground. Handcuffed together they were flown to Santiago, Chile where this film was made. The ex-prisoners narrate and demonstrate the torture practices of the Brazilian military. 2006. 60 min. DVD-2245 Cinema Guild http://www.cinemaguild.com BRAZIL REVEALED This is the story of a country built on belief. A land unlike any other, where tradition and transformation live peaceably together. And this is the story of the people who believe adversity lives next to prosperity. Spirit leads to hope, and anything is possibleContainer. 2006. 102 min. DVD-2706 BRASIL, SACERDOTISTAS, SAMBISTAS Y MULATAS DE BRASI. A view of Brazil through interviews and on-site visits with women from all walks of life. 2005. 60 min. DVD-1120. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ BRAZIL : WINNING AGAINST AIDS Brazil has developed generic antiretroviral drugs to care for those afflicted with HIV/AIDS.Container 2001 27 min. DVD-1446 Bullfrog Films http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/ THE BURNING SEASON : THE CHICO MENDES STORY Spurred to action after a key organizer of the rain forest's working poor is slain, Mendes stands firm against slash-and-burn deforestation. He becomes a nonviolent activist, union leader, political candidate and a recognized authority who helps alert the world to the plight of the Amazon. 1994. 123 min. VTC-3165.

CARMEN MIRANDA : BANANAS IS MY BUSINESS Using archival footage, film fragments, interviews, and dramatic re-enactments, acclaimed director Helena Solberg goes behind-the-scenes to convey the true life story of the "Brazilian Bombshell," Carmen Miranda. 1998. 90 min. DVD-1546 CITY LIFE Follows Marta Suplicy, the mayor of So Paulo, Brazil, as she visits schools, hospitals, favelas, and a shelter for battered women, in her quest to improve the living conditions city. 2001. 27 min. DVD-1432. Bullfrog Films http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/ FAVELA RISING Documents how former drug-trafficker Anderson Sa, and Jose Junior's Grupo Cultural AfroReggae are working to unite a Rio slum, or favela, against a violent drug industry and police oppression. 2007. 82 min. DVD-2376 Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm FESTIVE LAND : CARNAVAL IN BAHIA The meaning of the carnival in Bahia, Brazil, is interpreted and explained by performers and academics. 2001. 48 min. DVD-1885. Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/ GRANITO DE ARENA Story of hundreds of thousands of public schoolteachers whose grassroots, non violent movement took Mexico by surprise, and who have endured brutal repression in their 25-year struggle for social and economic justice in Mexico's public schools. 2005. 62 min. Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm IN PROCESS MENINAS = TEEN MOTHERS A look at the explosion of teen pregnancy in Brazil through the stories of four teenage girls, each from a different region and social stratum, followed through the course of their pregnancies. 2006. 71 min. DVD-2247. Cinema Guild http://www.cinemaguild.com QUILOMBO COUNTRY Provides a portrait of rural communities in Brazil that were founded by runaway slaves or begun from abandoned plantations. This type of community is known as a "quilombo," from an Angolan word that means "encampment." As many as 2,000 quilombos exist today. 2006. 73 min. DVD-2238. Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm CHILE LA BATALLA DE CHILE : LA LUCHA DE UN PUEBLO SIN ARMAS = THE BATTLE OF CHILE : THE STRUGGLE OF AN UNARMED PEOPLE Documentaries on the fate of Allende's Popular Unity government. VTC-1841. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ CHILE, OBSTINATE MEMORY Patricio Guzmn, former bodyguard of Salvador Allende and creator of the documentary film of the 1973 Chilean coup, The battle of Chile, returns to his homeland and shows his film to a group of students who have grown up with no knowledge of the event. 1997. 58 min. VTC-2174 First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/

CHILENAS : DEL DRAMA A LA ESPERANZA A view of Chile through interviews and on-site visits with women from all walks of life. 2004. 60 min. DVD-1118. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ LA CUECA SOLA After 30 years in exile, critically acclaimed filmmaker Marilu Mallet returns to Santiago to meet with five Chilean women from three generations who suffered under the [Pinochet] dictatorship and have emerged as heroes under democracy Container. 2003. 52 min. VTC-3307 Women Make Movies http://www.wmm.com/ ESTADIO NACIONAL During two months in 1973, over 12,000 people were detained in Santiago, Chile's National Stadium, which served as an improvised detention center following the 1973 coup. Most of the detainees were tortured and some were killed. This film, which contains the testimony of over 30 survivors and eyewitnesses, provides a detailed account of their experience. 2001. 94 min. VTC-3484. Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm PATIO 29 : HISTORIAS DE SILENCIO : UN DOCUMENTAL = PATIO 29 : STORIES OF SILENCE : A DOCUMENTARY In the weeks that followed the September 11, 1973 coup, the military government began a massive operation to exterminate dissidents. Community leaders, leftist activists, and even people with no political affiliations were arrested, tortured, and executed. During the spring nights of 1973, military trucks drove through Santiago picking up hundreds of dead bodies; many of them were buried in unmarked graves in a desolate area known as Patio 29 in Santiago's General Cemetery 1998. 85 min. VTC-3583 Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm THE PINOCHET CASE Investigates the legal case against Augusto Pinochet for crimes against humanity. 2001. 110 min. VTC-2299. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN PEACE Filmed for the 25th anniversary of his death, this biography recounts the extraordinary life of famed Chilean singer-songwriter, theater director, folklorist, and political activist Victor Jara. 2001. 60 min. VTC-3302. Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm SALVADOR ALLENDE Patricio Guzmn (The Battle of Chile) tells Allende's story, from his youth in Valparaiso and his early career, to his presidency of Chile and death during the coup of September 11, 1973. 2004. 100 min. DVD-2894 First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com SCRAPS OF LIFE = RETAZOS DE VIDA Presents stories from the mothers, sisters and wives of persons "detained-dissappeared" in Chile under President Pinochet. They sew murals out of scraps of fabrics (arpilleras) that record Chile's bloody history. 1991. 28 min. VTC-2552. Filmakers Library http://www.filmakers.com/ EL SUEO EXISTE : CHILE Y EL MUNDO RECUERDAN A SALVADOR ALLENDE, ESTADIO NACIONAL 5 Y 6 DE SEPTIEMBRE Concert in homage to President Salvador Allende, September, 2003, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Allende's death at the Estadio Nacional. 2005. 90 min. DVD-2661

THREADS OF HOPE Tells the story of a group of Chilean women who banded together in silent protest and dared to defy a dictatorship. They are the sisters, mothers and wives of Pinochet's 'disappeared' and, armed with scraps of cloth, sewing needles and the overwhelming desire to find their loved ones, they set to work telling their stories by creating arpilleras: colourful handmade tapestries that chronicled the horror and injustice of Chile's reign of terror. Container. 1992. 51 min. VTC-1612.. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER Focusing on his role in events in Vietnam, Indonesia and Chile, this film examines charges that the former Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner is also a war criminal. 2002. 80 min. DVD-2243. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com COLOMBIA COCA MAMA : THE WAR ON DRUGS Shows the disastrous effects of U.S. drug policy on the coca farmers in Bolivia and Colombia, who are paid by the drug cartels to grow the coca and then attacked by drug patrols using fumigation planes. In America, there is no evidence that the "war on drugs" has diminished the supply of drugs, and prisons are filled with young dealers and addicts. 2001. 52 min. DVD-2631 Filmakers Library http://www.filmakers.com/ COLOMBIA : COCAINE'S BATTLEGROUND Documents political and social problems created by the 40-year Colombian civil war and the country's production of cocaine. 2005. 60 min. DVD-1637 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ GARCA MRQUEZ : UN VIAJE AL CORAZN DE LA MEMORIA Examines Gabriel Garca Mrquez's life story which includes recollections of his childhood years, his work as a journalist and press correspondent, and his career as a writer and storyteller, recounted in his own voice. 2004. 28 min. DVD-2242 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ THE KIDNAPPING OF INGRID BETANCOURT While running for the office of President of Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt is kidnapped by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). Although she comes in a distant third in the race, she is still being held captive by the FARC. 2003. 77 min. VTC-3308. Women Make Movies http://www.wmm.com/ NUNCA MS = NEVER AGAIN Focuses on internal displacement and testimonies of victims of the armed paramilitary group in communities in Uraba, Antioquia and Choc, Colombia. 2001. 56 min. VTC-2478 PLAN COLOMBIA : CASHING-IN ON THE DRUG WAR FAILURE = GUERRA ANTI-DROGAS O PROPETRLEO. "A 20-year "war on drugs" in Colombia has been paid for by U.S. taxpayers. Still, more drugs and narco-dollars are entering the U.S. every year. Is it a mere failure by Washington? Or is it a smokescreen to secure Colombia's oil & naturual resources? ."Container. 2003. DVD-2673 Free Will Productions http://www.freewillprod.com/

ROSTROS HUMANOS TRAS LOS BOSQUES DE NIEBLA = HUMAN FACES BEHIND THE RAIN FOREST Documents testimonies of peasants and indigenous peoples fighting against the social chaos caused by illicit drugs in Colombia.2001. 30 min. VTC-3578 First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com LA SIERRA Traces a year in the life of a neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia ruled by a paramilitary gang. 84 min. DVD-2681. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com WAR TAKES For over four years, three Colombian filmmakers turned their cameras on themselves, using personal stories to expose the tough reality in their violent, war-ravaged country. 2003. 77 min. VTC-3703. Women Make Movies http://www.wmm.com/ WELCOME TO COLOMBIA Millions of displaced persons, 35,000 murders per year, a kidnapping every ten minutes ... but as Colombian filmmaker Catalina Villar traverses her country, she finds hope in people working for peaceful change. 2003. 65 min. VTC-3197. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ CUBA ANA MENDIETA : FUEGO DE TIERRA Chronicles the life and work of Cuban artist Ana Mendieta. Includes an interview with the artist by Tony Martinez. Also includes interviews with her family, friends and colleagues. 1987 52 min. VTC-3534. Women Make Movies http://www.wmm.com/ BALSEROS Triumphant account of seven Cuban refugees who risked everything in pursuit of the American Dream. 2002. 120 min. DVD-2185 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB In 1996, a group of legendary Cuban musicians were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. This documentary shows some of their songs being recorded in the studio, concert footage from Amsterdam and New York City, and some of the musicians talking about their lives in Cuba and how they got started in music. 1999. 105 min. VTC-758 CASTRO : MAN AND MYTH Biography of Fidel Castro. Features archive film footage and interviews with friends, family, allies and enemies, including Castro's daughter, Che Guevara's daughter and a fellow revolutionary, later imprisoned by Castro. 2005. 50 min. DVD-2246 Cinema Guild http://www.cinemaguild.com CHE GUEVARA, DONDE NUNCA JAMS SE LO IMAGINAN Using archival film and photo materials, Cuban director Manuel Perez paints a personal portrait of Che Guevara, the legend and symbol of revolution. 2007. 55 min. DVD-4366 CHE, UN HOMBRE DE ESTE MUNDO Film about Che Guevara, with historical film footage and interviews with people who knew him. 2006. 125 min. DVD-2293

CUBA, LAS HIJAS DE FIDEL A view of Cuba through interviews and on-site visits with women from all walks of life. 2006. 60 min. DVD-1117. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ CUBA : PICTURES FROM THE REVOLUTION Pictorial timeline of Cuba and Castro's government as revealed by unreleased photographs and archival news footage. 2004. 47 min. DVD-1638 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ FIDEL CASTRO, BIOGRAFA A DOS VOCES Contains videorecording of the actual interviews with Fidel Castro contained in the book with the same title. 2006. DVD-2197 FIDEL A documentary produced in Cuba celebrating the life and political career of Fidel Castro through archival footage, interviews with Fidel and commentary by family, associates, former guerrilla fighters, politicians and historians. 2000. 77 min. VTC-1994 FIDEL : THE UNTOLD STORY Offers a unique look at the man through interviews with Castro himself, historians, public figures and close friends, with footage from the Cuban State archives. 2003. 91 min. DVD-700 Fist Run Features http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/ FREE TO FLY : THE U.S.-CUBA LINK Describes efforts to maintain links between the Cuban and American people . 2004. 33 min. DVD-684 THE GREENING OF CUBA Profiles Cuban farmers and scientists working to reinvent a sustainable agriculture, based on ecological principles and local knowledge rather than imported agricultural inputs. In their quest for self-sufficiency, Cubans combine time-tested traditional methods with cutting-edge biotechnology. 2005. 38 min. DVD-2342 LA HABANA HOY : IMPRESIONES DE UNA CIUDAD EN 16 CENTOS = HAVANA TODAY : IMPRESSIONS OF A CITY IN 16 CHAPTERS Documentary about daily life in Havana. 2001. 29 min. VTC-3183 INSIDE CASTRO'S CUBA Filming in Cuba for a year the filmmaker presents economic and political conditions in Cuba and also shows glimpses of Fidel Castro. 1994. 51 min. VTC-2547. Filmakers Library http://www.filmakers.com/ THE POWER OF COMMUNITY : HOW CUBA SURVIVED PEAK OIL When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1900s, the country faced an immediate crisis -feeding the population -- and an ongoing challenge: how to create a new low-energy society. Cuba transitioned from large, fossil-fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farm and urban gardens, and from a highly industrial society fo a more sustainable one. 2006. 53 min. DVD-2188

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOMINICANAS A view of the Dominican Republic through interviews and on-site visits with women from all walks of life.. 2006. 60 min. DVD-1116 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ ECUADOR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND THE ROOSTER'S CROW pPresents a case study of the troubling connections between corporations, Western consumption, DVD-3387 and the 3rd World. 2005. 66 min. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ CASHING IN ON CULTURE : INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND TOURISM Examines the issues and problems of ecotourism. Focuses on the Quechua-speaking Indians in Ecuador and looks at the cultural, economic and environmental issues for both indigenous communities and tourists. 2002. 29 min. DVD-2002 Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/ ECUADOR, LA MUJER INDIGENA Presents the activities of the native women of Ecuador in religious rites and ceremonies, their work in textile factories, in agriculture and their participation in the Continental meeting of Indians of South America, 1992. 60 min. DVD-1115 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ SHAMAN OF THE ANDES Explores the life of an Ecuadorean shaman, Taita Churo, and his traditional Quechua culture. As the modern world brings change to the Andes, the shaman's son, Enrique, continues the ancient healing practices of his father while incorporating western medicine. 2003 56 min. DVD-1143 Big Mountain Films http://www.bigmountainfilms.com/ TRINKETS & BEADS Documents the lives of the Huaorani, a small tribe of Ecuadorian Indians who, after 20 years of pressure from foreign oil companies, agreed to allow oil-drilling on their land. Focuses on the introduction of massive environmental pollution and cultural change, and the tribe's subsequent efforts to regain control of their lives and lands. 1996. 53 min. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com DVD-3386 EL SALVADOR 1932, CICATRIZ DE LA MEMORIA = 1932, SCARS OF MEMORY An oral history of the 1932 massacre of 10,000 El Salvadorans, a trauma that has resonated through six decades of military rule, until the 1992 peace accords ended a brutal, 12-year civil war. 2002. 53 min. VTC-3196. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com BE A PATRIOT, KILL A PRIEST "The war in El Salvador was the most cruel and bloody Latin America has ever seen. During that time of turmoil Latin American bishops created the famous preferential option for the poor, demanding justice, food, and education in the name of the gospel. As campesinos, students, and reformists defied the military government, the Jesuits, as spokemen of the poor, were ordered to leave the country. The Jesuits refused to leave, and many clergy were murdered. Using interviews and old footage, the film follows the civil war and the role of the Church in it. In 1977,

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after the murder of Father Rutilio Grande, the Archbishop Oscar Romero took a strong anti government position, broadcasting sermons over Radio Luz demanding that the government stop the repression. He could not understand why he was thought to be a follower of Karl Marx, when he knew "he followed only Jesus Christ." Father Romero was killed by a single shot while delivering a sermon. Today, he is looked upon as a saint in El Salvador. An inspiring film about people of faith who stood up against injustice."Container. 2008? 26 min. DVD-4383 THE HOUSES ARE FULL OF SMOKE : EN EL HUMO DE ESTA POCA In 3 parts (the first 2 on tape 1, and the last on tape 2). The first part describes the Guatemalan government's persecution of its own people, with the aid of the Central Intelligence Agency. The second examines the terror campaign of the armed forces of El Salvador, and its paramilitary death squads, against its own people, and their relationships to the U.S. The third portrays the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua and the counterrevolutionary campaigns of the contras, assisted by the U.S. Includes interviews with many prominent politicians, diplomats and others. 1987. 180 min. VTC-2093 JUSTICE AND THE GENERALS [ Investigates the human rights and legal issues involved when two Salvadoran generals are sued in an American court for atrocities (such as the murder of four American churchwomen) committed during El Salvador's civil war. 2002. 86 min. VTC-2300 First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com PASA UN ANGEL : THE ART OF CLAUDIA BERNARDI = ANGEL PASSES Pasa Un Angel is the unembellished though surprisingly lyric epic of the December 1981 massacre at El Mozote, a small, northern Salvadoran village near the border of Honduras. The film portrays the massacre's direct, personal effect on Bernardi's art. 2000. 30 min. VTC-3125 TESTIMONY : THE MARIA GUARDADO STORY Maria Guardado is a Salvadoran activist who fled to Los Angeles after being kidnapped and tortured in 1980 as the war in El Salvador began. She now struggles to link the massacres and human rights abuses committed in Central America to the expansion of US hegemony and neoliberalism. This documentary shows Maria as she returns to El Salvador in 2000 for the twentieth anniversary of the killing of Archbishop Oscar Romero. 2001. 63 min. VTC-2480 GUATEMALA BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOW : MAYA WOMEN IN TRANSITION Interviews with Mayan women artists who work to preserve Mayan culture, improve the lives of the Mayan people and promote a Maya presence in their community. 200? 27 min. DVD-2004 Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/ DAUGHTERS OF IXCHEL : MAYA THREAD OF CHANGE Looks at Maya women today and their ancient process of weaving while also examining the forces at work which are profoundly affecting both the women and the weaving. 1993. 29 min. DVD-2001. Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/ DEVILS DON'T DREAM! Analysis of the CIA-sponsored 1954 coup in Guatemala. 1995. 90 min. VTC-3581. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com

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DISCOVERING DOMINGA Denese Becker, born Dominga Sic Ruiz, is a survivor of the 1982 Rio Negro massacre in Guatemala. Nine years old at the time of the massacre, during which both of her parents were killed, Denese was adopted by an American family and raised in Iowa. As an adult she begins to confront her memories and nightmares, returning to Guatemala almost twenty years after the massacre and ultimately becoming an advocate for the victims and survivors at great personal cost. 2002. 57 min DVD-2005. Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/ FORGING PEACE IN GUATEMALA Presents portraits of three Mayan women and their efforts on behalf of peace as a result of a 36year civil war in Guatemala. 1997. 53 min. VTC-2431 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ GUATEMALA SILENCIADA Stratification of women in Guatemalan society is the subject of this program DVD-1114. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ 2004. 57 min.

POPOL VUH : THE CREATION MYTH OF THE MAYA Portrays the creation myth of the Quich Maya of ancient Guatemala. Gives life to the mystic history and art of the Maya, using animated drawings taken directly from classic Maya pottery. 1989. 60 min. DVD-2000 Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/ PRECARIOUS PEACE: GOD & GUATEMALA Explores the violence of the civil war in Guatemala, seen through the lives of a Mayan family, and the relation of religion to past and current political and social problems. Focuses on the country's current problems of economic, racial and religious marginalization. 2003. 72 min. VTC-2932 WHEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE Chronicles the astonishing, true story of Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Mench, who is a Quinch Indian woman, as she stood up for her people and helped wage a rebellion in the wake of seemingly unconquerable oppression. Shot at the height of the heated battle between the heavily-armed Guatemalan Military and the nearly defenseless Mayan population. 2004. 83 min. DVD-2050 WINDS OF MEMORY Reveals Mayan life and culture in Guatemala today, five centuries after the "discovery" of America. 1992. 52 min. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ IN PROCESS HAITI ARISTIDE AND THE ENDLESS REVOLUTION The rise and fall of the first elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. An investigation featuring insiders on all sides of the story. DVD-2909. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/

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MEXICO ALONSO'S DREAM Contemplative and critical look at the impact the Zapatista uprising and paramilitary violence have had on the Mayan people.. 2000. 71 min. VTC-3195. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ L'ARQUITECTURA DE LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO Traces the history and growth of Mexico's capital through its buildings and monuments. 2000. 56 min. DVD-2215 THE AZTECS Discusses Aztec culture and history and how the pre-Columbian empire of the Aztecs still influences the modern world. Includes commentary by scholars, maps, and contemporary accounts to provide an overview of the events that shaped and destroyed an empire. 2004. 47 min. DVD-827. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ LA BATALLA DE LAS CRUCES Testimonios de las madres de las vctimas, entrevistas a las dirigentes de las ONG que claman justicia y a los responsables de impartirla; reflexiones de periodistas e investigadores en torno a los orgenes y consecuencias de esta violencia fronteriza.. 2005. 82 min. DVD-1793 BLOSSOMS OF FIRE = RAMO DE FUEGO Five Zapotec women, whose stories are interlaced with scenes of work and the resplendent festivities the region, show how economic independence, community, friendship, cultural pride and respect for 'women's work' give them self-esteem and a sense of purpose in life. 2000. 74 min. VTC-2000 CACAXTLA : FORMA Y COLOR : EL TRAZO REVELADO Documentary on the murals of the Cacaxtla Site of Tlaxcala, Mexico. 2000. 29 min. VTC-3535 CAMPECHE : SELVA DE PIEDRA, ESPACIO DE ESPLENDOR An overview of the prehispanic archeological sites in the state of Campeche Mexico. 2000. 54 min. VTC-3540 LOS CASASOLA : FOTOGRAFOS DE LA CIUDAD DE MXICO A montage of photographs from the Casasola archives depicts Mexico City during the period 1910-1940. 1997. 35 min. VTC-3532 CHICHN ITZ : AT THE MOUTH OF THE WELL The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with later elements from central Mexico makes Chichn Itz one of the most important examples of the Mayan-Toltec civilization in Yucatn. In this program, archaeological footage and computer re-creations spotlight prominent locations in the city, including the imposing Pyramid of Kukulcn, the Temple of the Warriors, the circular observatory known as El Caracol, the largest ball court in Mesoamerica, and the Well of Sacrifice, a sacred water-filled cenote into which votive offerings and human sacrifices were cast. 2001. 27 min. DVD-1331. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/

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CHICHEN-ITZ : THE FALL OF THE MAYAN EMPIRE This program is the third in a three part series. It is the 13th Katun on the Mayan wheel of favorable times, in the 10th Mayan baktun, and the last days of the Mayan empire at Chichn Itz are at hand. This visually stunning reenactment examines the course of its demise through codices written by Chilam Balam, the last Mayan diviner. 2005. 32 min. DVD-1017 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO Program provides a portrait of Cortez and his world -- the real world and the imaginary one painted by theologians, mystics, imaginative travelers, poets, and liars; of the New World as seen by a small number of Spaniards; and of the civilizations of Mesoamerica before they were 'discovered.' Container. 2004. 35 min. DVD-2289 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ DAY OF THE DEAD Presents the annual commemoration of the Day of the Dead as it is celebrated on the island of La Picanda. 1999. 50 min. VTC-2546. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ DE LA CALLE = STREET LIVES Homeless children living on the streets and in the sewers of Mexico City wandering in packs stealing, using drugs, and hoping for a better life someday. 2003. 81 mins. DVD-466 DE NADIE = BORDER CROSSING Follow one man as he leaves behind everything in Central America. With little sense of direction and only his family's memories as company, he faces the dangers in Mexico and tries to cross into freedom and the United States. 2007. 80 min. DVD-2586 Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm DEFENDING TH FORESTS: THE STRUGGLE OF THE CAMPESINO ENVIRONMENTALISTS OF GUERRERO Members of the Organization of Campesino Environmentalists from the Mountains of Petatln and Coyuca de Cataln describe the deforestation of their region in Guerrero, Mexico. 2000. 19 min. VTC-1565. Chiapas Media Project http://www.chiapasmediaproject.org/ LAS DOS FRIDAS A biographical look at Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Includes images of her artworks and contemporary photographs and film clips, as well as interviews with relatives, acquaintances, and figures in the art community. Presents discussions of her life, including explorations of her bisexuality, her political life, the accident she suffered as a young woman, and her dependence on drugs and alcohol. 2003. 60 min. DVD-2666 DYING TO GET IN : UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRATION AT THE U.S./MEXICAN BORDER Following men, women and children, this documentary offers a first hand look at the harsh reality of today's border crossing - a journey through what has functionally become a gauntlet of death. 2005. 39 min. DVD-2911 THE FIVE SUNS : A SACRED HISTORY OF MEXICO Tells the story of the Aztec religion. Animated with illustrations painted in the style of native Mexican people of the sixteenth century/ 2004? 54 min. DVD-2007 Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/

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FRIDA KAHLO: LA CINTA QUE ENVUELVE UNA BOMBA Explores the intimate details of the life of Frida Kahlo, using rare, never-before seen footage, family interviews, and photographs. Includes interviews with Amando Almazn, Olivier Debroise, Teresa Del Conde, Arturo Garca Bustos, Hayden Herrera, Cristina Kahlo, Ana C. Trevio "Bambi", and Martha Zamoro. This documentary explores Kahlo's turbulent relationship with Deigo Rivera, her lesbian affairs, and her mastering of the art that depicted her anguished life 2003. 50 min. DVD-2169 FRIDA, NATURALEZA VIVA On her deathbed, artist Frida Kahlo conjures up images and memories of her life as a painter, revolutionary and woman of the world. 2003. 108 min. DVD-2621 GRINGOTON = GRINGO-THON In this brilliant and hilarious parody, filmmaker Greg Berger takes on the theme of Mexican perspectives of the United States, its citizens, and its imperial project by turning them on their ear. 20004. 17 min. Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm DVD-3194 THE LAST ZAPATISTA Tells the history of Zapata and the agrarian revolution he led. Zapata's legacy lives on in old Emeterio Pantalen, who rode with Zapata. 1996. 31 min. DVD-1886 Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/ LEYENDAS DEL CINE MEXICANO Vol. 1 Profiles lives of Pedro Infante, regarded as the greatest idol in the history of Mexican cinema, and Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno, one of the best known singers and actors of his time. 2007. 90 min. DVD-2922 LEYENDAS DEL CINE MEXICANO Vol. 2 Showcasing the more prominent personalities from Mexico. Includes Maria Felix and Pedro Armendariz. 2007. 90 min. DVD-2923 MAQUILA : A TALE OF TWO MEXICOS Pros and cons of the maquilas are presented. 2000. 55 min. VTC-1776 Cinema Guild http://www.cinemaguild.com/ MAQUILAPOLIS = CITY OF FACTORIES Inspiring story of women workers in Tijuana who, though laboring for poverty wages, still stand up to transnational corporations to win severance pay and to clean up toxic waste sites.2006. 68 min. DVD-2298. California Newsreel http://www.newsreel.org/ MARCOS, MARCOS : EL MUNDO INDIGENA : REBELION EN CHIAPAS Traces the history and social struggle of Mexico's native population from Pre-Columbian times to the 1994 Peasant Uprising in Chiapas with commentaries by the Subcomandante Marcos. 1994. 56 min. DVD-1502 A MASSACRE FORETOLD Chronicles historic events surrounding the 1997 massacre of 45 pacifist supporters of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation while they sought refuge in a church. 2007. 58 min. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com DVD-3388

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MESOAMERICA : THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY-STATES 2004. 26 min. DVD-1334. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ MXICO 68 Explores the Mexico City riots of 1968 and the times during which they took place. 2003? 1 hr. 11 min. DVD-1733 MEXICO: BACK DOOR TO THE PROMISED LAND Children of desperately poor families share stories of their hardships and the choices they have made. For some. childhood means heavy labor as migrant workers in northern Mexico, while for others it means gang life on the streets of Tijuana. Yet for all-economic refugees for whom dollars are more valuable than education- the dream of life in America is like a vision of the promised land. 2000. 44 min. VTC-2128 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ MEXICO : LA REBELION DE LAS LLORONAS A view of Mexico through interviews and on-site visits with women from all walks of life. 2004. 60 min. DVD-1113 . Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ MEXICO CITY : THE IMPOSSIBLE CITY Defines Mexico City's globalization in terms of winners and losers, examining how, in the world's largest metropolis, immigration challenges are linked to poverty and population influx from surrounding rural areas. Contrasting the high-tech facilities and fashionable neighborhoods with its sprawling slums and struggling inhabitants, the program outlines the relationship between foreign investment and the worldwide need for cheap labor, which Mexico and its indigenous peoples readily supply. Glimpses into a tech-savvy youth culture and the persistent Zapatista movement reinforce the capital's nickname: City of Contrasts. 2005 26 min. DVD-1646 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ NOWHERE ELSE TO LIVE Mexico City, one of the largest & most densely inhabited places in the world, has seen a population explosion from one million to nearly twenty million in the last forty years. Half of the population are, or have been, illegal squatters. By introducing viewers to several families who struggle to survive there, the film puts a human face on Mexico's urban poor. Some of them decided to organize and fight back. With their own hands the people replaced the mud huts with sturdy housing and stood up to the police who have tried to evict them. It now stands as a beacon of hope for those who live on the edge. 1997? 26 min. VTC-2553. Filmakers Library http://www.filmakers.com/ LA OFRENDA = THE DAYS OF THE DEAD Presents non-traditional look at the ceremonies and rituals observed in the Mexican culture, in both Mexico and the United States, to celebrate the Days of the Dead (November 1 and 2). 1992. 50 min. VTC-310 THE OTHER MEXICO : THE SUB-COMMANDER MARCOS IS BACK Explores the growing popularity of the Zapatista movement and its leader known as "Subcomandante Marcos", who has given a voice to the nation's poor and indigenous people during the controversial 2006 Presidential election. With gripping footage of police violence and in-depth interviews, this video explores the growing political and socioeconomic crisis which will have far reaching effects for both Latin America and beyond. 2008. 50 min. DVD-4218

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THE OTHER SIDE = EL OTRO LADO Examines the devastating impact of Mexican-United States migration. The families and communities left behind are disabled, and their languages and cultures are being destroyed. This program looks at villagers who strive to ensure that their children will no longer have to migrate to have a better life. 2002. 27 min. DVD-1444. Bullfrog Films http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/ PGINAS DE LA HISTORIA DE TIJUANA Compilation of brief capsule histories looking at episodes in the history of Tijuana. Also looks at Tijuana's status as a border and tourist town, and at its arts, institutions, and geography. Includes historical photographs, postcards, and film footage, along with images of Tijuana today. 2005. 50 min. DVD-2020 PALENQUE : THE WALLS OF MAYAN HISTORY Using the first known settlement of the Mayan culture as a setting, this program illuminates several important rites and rituals of the Mayans who lived there through the interpretations of the many inscriptions found on the walls of its main buildings. 2003. 29 min. DVD-1645 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ LA RAZ OLVIDADA = THE FORGOTTEN ROOTS Details history of Mexico's often-overlooked African populations. Drawing on interviews and archival imagery, the film takes us from the slavery of the colonial era to today's Afro-Mexican communities in Guerrero, Oaxaco, Campeche, Morelos and Veracruz -- Container. 2001. 49 min. VTC-3303. Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm SEORITA EXTRAVIADA Over 250 young women from the city of Jurez, Mexico have been kidnapped, raped and murdered. The perpetuators of these crimes have not been apprehended, even though these crimes have been occurring regularly since 1993. 2001. 76 min. VTC-1915. Women Make Movies http://www.wmm.com/ SINKING MAGIC: A DOCUMENTARY Looks at the social conditions that exist today in Mexico City. 1998. 52 min. VTC-3301 THE SIXTH SUN : MAYAN UPRISING IN CHIAPAS Examination of the events during and following the peasant uprising in Chiapas in 1994. 1996. 56 min. VTC-1786. Cinema Guild http://www.cinemaguild.com/ A SKIRT FULL OF BUTTERFLIES We hear from five women whose stories are interlaced with scenes of work and the resplendent festivities, music, poetry and paintings of the region. They show how valuable economic independence, community, friendship, cultural pride and respect for 'women's work' are in giving a woman self-esteem and a sense of purpose in life. 2004. 15 min. DVD-1449 Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm TEOTIHUACAN : EL CARACOL ALADO = THE WINGED SEA-SNAIL Part one of a three part series that dramatizes the history of Teotihuacn through reenactments of the everyday life of its multicultural inhabitants. Traces the events leading to its eventual rise to dominance as the stronghold of Aztec rule in Central Mexico and the city's abandonment in the face of barbarian invasions by tribes from the north. 2005. 34 min. DVD-1640 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/

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TEOTIHUACN : THE CITY OF THE GODS Reputedly the first great city of the Western hemisphere, Teotihuacn, the City of the Gods, is also one of the most mysterious. Who lived there? What were its inhabitants like? Why did their culture collapse? Archaeologist Rubn Cabrera Castro, site co-director, leads the way down the Avenue of the Dead - and inside both the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, normally closed to the public. The city's political, religious, commercial, and artistic influences on subsequent societies are considered. A virtual fly-over reveals Teotihuacn's carefully planned layout. 2001. 27 min. DVD-1332. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ TIJUANA JEWS A documentary and a personal exploration of this community [Tijuana] that blended Jewish and Mexican cultures and customs in an unlikely place and time. Container. 2005. 52 min. VTC-3171. The National Center for Jewish Film http://www.jewishfilm.org/index.html TINA IN MEXICO Portrait of photographer Tina Modotti in revolutionary 1920s Mexico.. 2002. 60 min. DVD-2284. Bullfrog Films http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/ TRAFFIC. THE PLAYERS Examines the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix drug cartel. Features commentary by Mexico's national security adviser Adolfo Aguilar Zinser and others. 2003. 22 min. DVD-2663. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ VOICES OF THE SIERRA TARAHUMARA This powerful and eye-opening documentary examines the plight of the indigenous Tarahumara people of northern Mexico, who are oppressed by criminal drug lords and and trapped in a web of rampant deforestation, crippling drug wars, and governmental corruption. 2001. 31 min. DVD-1931. Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/ UXMAL : THRICE BUILT This program is travels to the Yucatan Peninsula to explore the ruins of Uxmal, a significant Mayan cultural center. 2004. 27 min. DVD-1329 Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ WE'RE STILL HERE : CHILANGOS AND DISASTERS IN MEXICO CITY Focuses on the human mismanagement in Mexico City and its deadly ramifications. A history of sloppy landfill, poor engineering, rapid urban growth with inadequate planning, and governmental arrogance have contributed needlessly to the devastation of disastrous earthquakes. 2001. 30 min. VTC-3185 NICARAGUA COVER-UP : BEHIND THE IRAN/CONTRA AFFAIR 1988. 72 min. VTC-3127 THE HOUSES ARE FULL OF SMOKE : EN EL HUMO DE ESTA POCA In 3 parts (the first 2 on tape 1 and the last on tape 2). The first part describes the Guatemalan government's persecution of its own people, with the aid of the Central Intelligence Agency. The second examines the terror campaign of the armed forces of El Salvador, and its paramilitary death squads, against its own people, and their relationships to the U.S. The third portrays the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua and the counterrevolutionary campaigns of the contras,

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assisted by the U.S. Includes interviews with many prominent politicians, diplomats and others. 1987. 180 min. VTC-2093 NICARAGUA, DEL ROJO AL VIOLETA A view of Nicaragua through interviews and on-site visits with women from all walks of life. 2006. 60 min. DVD-1112. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ THE WORLD IS WATCHING In the context of Nicaragua's Arias Peace Plan negotiations, this film demonstrates just how truly we should not believe all that we are told. 1988. 59 min. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ IN PROCESS THE WORLD STOPPED WATCHING What happens to a country when the media spotlight is turned off? 15 years after the Sandinista/Contra war in Nicaragua often led our nightly news, journalists who covered that war return to find out.2003 58 min. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com/ IN PROCESS PERU DANCING WITH THE INCAS : HUAYNO MUSIC OF PERU This extraordinary film documents the most popular music of the Andes -- Huayno music -- and explores the lives of three Huayno musicians in a contemporary Peru torn between the military and the Shining Path guerrillas. 1991. 58 min. Berkeley Media LLC http://www.berkeleymedia.com/ IN PROCESS. GREAT INCA REBELLION History reports that the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Conquistadors, but new evidence is being unearthed that may help rewrite history. Uncovered remains of those who died in battle along with recently discovered documents suggest that even after forming military alliances with thousands of Indian mercenaries, it took the Spanish many years to defeat the Inca Empire. 2007. 50 min. DVD-2839 MARTIN CHAMBI AND THE HEIRS OF THE INCAS Surveys the work of Martn Chambi, a Peruvian Indian photographer who documented the lives of Peruvian Indians in the Cuzco region and the lifestyles of the European ruling class of Peru for over fifty years. Features numerous photographs by Chambi as well as interviews and scenes of contemporary Peruvian Indian life that explore the gains and set-backs the Indians have experienced in preserving their culture and participating in the affairs of modern Peru. 2006. 53 min. DVD-2142 Cinema Guild http://www.cinemaguild.com/ PER: LA COLERA DEL HAMBRE A view of Peru through interviews and on-site visits with women from all walks of life. 60 min. DVD-1111. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. http://ffh.films.com/ STATE OF FEAR The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission's official report chronicles the atrocities of both sides during the twenty year war between Abimael Guzman's revolutionary "Shining path" Indian guerrilla movement and the establishment governments. The Commission presents an alternate lens through which citizens of Peru can evaluate the inequalities their Indian people sought to address and the inevitable ravages modern terrorism brings to everyone. 2005. 94 min. DVD-1837

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PUERTO RICO PUERTO RICO : PARAISO INVADIDO A view of Puerto Rico through interviews and on-site visits with women from all walks of life. 2004. 60 min. DVD-1110. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://ffh.films.com/ URUGUAY POR ESOS OJOS = FOR THESE EYES Tells the story of Mariana, adopted illegally by Argentine soldiers when her parents, two Uruguayan activists, were killed and her grandmother's search for her. 1997. 60 min. First Run/Icarus Films http://www.frif.com IN PROCESS RITUALES SONOROS : CANDOMBE = RITUAL RHYTHMS : CANDOMBE Filmed in Uruguay, this production highlights Candombe, the African influenced music and dance of the Rio de la Plata region of Argentina and Uruguay. 1999. 48 min. VTC-3304 Third World Newsreel http://www.twn.org/ VENEZUELA CHVEZ, VENEZUELA AND THE NEW LATIN AMERICA Interviews with Venezuelan president Hugo Chvez, head of the Venezuelan Armed Forces Jorge Garca Carneiro, and other Venezuelans involved in the country's social programs. 2004. 55 min. DVD-2170 THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED. Intimate profile of Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez, charting the last seven months in the run up to the April 2002 coup attempt against him, and his dramatic return to power some 48 hours later. 2002. 74 min. DVD-2459. TOCAR Y LUCHAR Presents captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System - an incredible network of hundreds of orchestras formed within most of Venezuelas towns and villages. The documentary portrays the inspirational stories of world class musicians trained by the Venezuelan system. Includes interviews with many of the worlds most celebrated musicians including the great tenor Placido Domingo, Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle, Guiseppe Sinopoli, and Eduardo Mata, 2006. 90 min. Las Americas Film Network http://www.lasamericasfilms.org/index.htm DVD-3196 VENEZUELA : REVOLUTION FROM THE INSIDE OUT "A voyage into Latin America's most exciting experiment of the new millennium, exploring the history and projects of the Bolivarian Revolution through interviews with a range of its participants, from academics to farm workers and those living in the margins of Caracas. " Container. 2008. 85 min. DVD-3512

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