Latin American and Iberian Documentary Film List

UCSB Latin American and Iberian Documentary Film List

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Eduardo Galeano Directed by Dan Griggs
“Eduardo Galeano, born in Montevideo, Uruguay, is a journalist, historian, caricaturist, and political activist, best known for his Memory of fire, a fictive historical trilogy of the Americas from the first native myths to modern times. Galeano has said that 'the reality of Latin America is more fantastic than the lies we’ve been told, and nothing is more horrible or poetic than the truth.'”
Call Number: Media Collection PQ8520.17.A4 Z464 1995
El Salvador: Not For Sale Directed by Victoria Maldonado.
“This documentary shows the impact of structural adjustment, privatization and the global sweatshop economy on the people of El Salvador. It also explores the possible alternatives through interviews with activists in the women's movement, labor leaders and the Farabundo Marti Liberacion Nacional.”
Call Number: Media Collection HC148.E4 1998
For more information see: http://www.mediarights.org/film/el_salvador_not_for_sale_el_salvador_no_se_vende
An Empty House Falls Directed by Marta Rodríguez
“At the end of February, 1997, paramilitary troops ordered Afro-Colombian families of Choco to leave their farms. After walking a few weeks in the jungle, the people found refuge in the sports stadium of Turbo. Survivors tell the story of how and why they were forced off their lands.”
Call Number: Media Collection HV640.5.C7 E47 2004
For more information see: http://bridge.carleton.edu/record=b2091325
Estadio Nacional (National Stadium) Directed by Carmen Luz Parot
“During two months in 1973, over 12,000 people were detained in 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 experiences.”
Call Number: Media Collection HV9598.E88 2002
For more information see: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322194/
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FarmingvilleDirected by Catherine Tambini and Carlos Sandoval
“Farmingville’s story reflects the challenge facing many communities as the Latino population not only spreads across the nation farther than any previous wave of immigrants, but also bypasses traditional immigrant gateways and heads directly to suburbs and the American heartland.”
Media Collection JV7051.F37 F37 2004
For more information see: http://www.farmingvillethemovie.com/aboutMovie.html
Ferrovias del Peru Directed by Pedro Neira
“A description of the railroads of the different regions of Peru.”
Call Number: Media Collection HE2978.F477 2000
Fidel Directed by Estela Bravo
“To some he is a champion of the poor and powerless; to others he is a ruthless dictator. He is often dismissed as a relic, yet many revere him as a savior. He is Cuban President, Fidel Castro.”
Call Number: Media Collection F1788.22.C3 F54 2005
For more information see: http://www.frif.com/new2002/fidel.html
Filhos de Gandhy Directed by Lula Buarque de Hollanda
“A documentary about the Filhos de Gandhi, the biggest carnival group in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It narrates the story of the group since its creation in 1949 to the present day, in which the group has more than 10,000 participants and musician Gilberto Gil is a vice-president. Includes scenes shot in India, including a trip there by members of the group, and material about the Mahatma Gandhi himself.”
Call Number: Media Collection GT4233.S2 F55 1999
For more information see: http://trombeta.cafemusic.com.br/trombeta.cfm?CodigoMateria=771
Flamenco Directed by Carlos Saura
“A series of flamenco dances, "an integral part of the Spanish heart and culture," are performed by three hundred dancers and photographed by the master cinematographer, Vittorio Storaro.”
Media Collection GV1796.F55 F57 1998
For more information see: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113077/
Floristas Directed by Ruben Gonzalez
“Floristas are immigrant flower vendors who scratch out a living by hawking their wares on the streets of New York City. Gonzalez depicts a world where survival depends on not only selling your wares, but dealing stray bullets, flower shop competition and police harassment.”
Call Number: Media Collection HF5459.U6 F57
For more information see: http://www.twn.org/record.cgi?recno=291
Flowers For Guadalupe: The Presence Of The Virgin Of Guadalupe In Mexican Women’s Lives Directed by Judith Gleason
“Flowers for Guadalupe/Flores para Guadalupe explores the importance of the Virgin of Guadalupe as a liberating symbol for Mexican women today. In the course of this richly textured treatment of an evolving symbol, twenty-three women speak out, in traditional testimonio format. This unusual "contata" of women's voices representing urban, small-town, and rural communities, is intercut with scenes of daily women's work and celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe in various contexts, including festivities organized by the Comite Guadalupano in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, N. Y.”
Call Number: Media Collection BT660.G8 F58 1995
For more information see: http://www.filmakers.com/indivs/FlowersGuadalupe.htm
The Fog Of War: Eleven Lessons From The Life Of Robert S. McNamara Directed by Errol Morris
“Documentary about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, who subsequently became president of the World Bank. The documentary will combine an interview with Mr. McNamara discussing some of the tragedies and glories of the 20th Century, archival footage, documents, and an original score by Philip Glass.”
For more information see: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317910/
Fourth World War Directed by Rick Rowley
“This film is a look at 'the fourth world war', the global resistance of the working people of the world against the war being made on us by the owners of the world. It covers the last few years of this resistance, from the general strike of workers in South Korea, to the resistance to launching the war against Iraq.”
Call Number: Media Collection U21.2.F684 2004
For more information see: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439574/
Frontier Life Directed by Hans Fjellestad
“This feature-length documentary explores beyond Tijuana's Sin City heritage, beyond the aura of menace cultivated by the mainstream media, and searches for the heart and identity of a city that is much more than a cantina-strewn throwback to the Old West.”
Call Number: Media Collection F1391.T36 F76 2003
For more information see: http://www.zu33.com/frontierlife/
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Gabriela Mistral, Focused On Love Produced by Eliseo Alvarez
“Recognized from an early age as a poet of remarkable ability, the writer who was to become known as Gabriela Mistral was the first Latin American woman to be awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize, in 1945. Composed of archival footage and commentary from scholars and friends who discuss the personal events that affected her life and infused her work with its themes of tragic love and unfulfilled maternal love, this program provides an in-depth portrait of one of Latin America’s most gifted poets.”
Media Collection PQ8097.G6 Z56324 2003
For more information see: http://ffh.films.com/id/4189/Gabriela_Mistral_Focused_on_Love.htm
The Great Mojado Invasion Part 2 Directed by Gustavo Vazquez
“This film combines Chicano wit and political vision to create an ironic, post-millennial and postmodern look at the future of U.S./Mexican relations. Both artist and director generate a complex commentary on history, society, pop culture, the politics of language and the repercussions of ethnic dominance. Like a ghost from the future, Gómez-Peña narrates this "mock-umentary," which envisions a queue of mojados ("wetbacks") who reconquer lost Mexican territory to establish the new "U.S. of Aztlan." This pseudo-documentary presents a fictionalized account of the history of the current state of affairs, from pre-Columbian times to the immediate future.”
Call Number: Media Collection NX512.G66 A675 2001
For more information see: http://www.newmoves.co.uk/archives/newterritories2003/greatmojado2.htm
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Y El 68 Directed by Luis Lupone
"Profiles the presidency of Díaz Ordaz, with an emphasis on his controversial handling of the student protests in Mexico City in 1968."
Call Number: Media Collection F1235.5.D5 D53 1998
http://www.cliotv.com/index.php?go=programas_uno&id_coleccion=2&id_programa=35&idioma=ing
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Haiti Directed by Jorge Denti
“Following a brief history of Haiti from Columbus onward, this short documentary recounts the goals and accomplishments of Jean Bertrand Aristide's Lavalas government.”
Call Number: Media Collection F1928.2.H275 1991
For more information see: http://www.frif.com/cat97/p-s/s_haiti.html
Halvan Kahvin Uhrit (The Victims of Cheap Coffee) Directed by Pertti Pesonen
“The programme reports on the victims of cheap coffee and tells about the consequences that collapse of coffee prices has caused in producer countries.”
Call Number: Media Collection HD8039.C6382 N548 2003
For more information see: http://www.filmakers.com/indivs/VictimsCheap.htm
Hidden In Plain Sight Directed by John H. Smihula
“A documentary that looks at the nature of U.S. policy in Latin America through the prism of the School of the Americas (renamed, in January of 2001, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation), the controversial military school that trains Latin American soldiers in the USA.”
Call Number: Reserve Book Service U428.A75 H53 2003
For more information see: http://www.hiddeninplainsight.org/main/home.html
Hijos Del Silencio (Sons of Silence) Directed by Q Action Project
“Documents the cultural silences that affect safe sex practices of young gay Latinos in the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes interviews with young gay men about their families, coming out, and sex.”
Call Number: Media Collection HQ76.2.U52 S45 2000
Los Hijos Del Trueno (Children of Thunder) Directed by Marta Rodriguez
“The opening of the Colombian market to international competition initiated a crisis when the fall in coffee prices - traditionally one of the greatest sources of revenue for many indigenous groups - opened the doors to the cultivation of poppy.”
Call Number: Media Collection HV5840.C72 C38 1998
For more information see: http://www.mediarights.org/film/children_of_thunder_los_hijos_del_trueno
Hispanics, The Second Generation Directed by Francisco Ramirez
“Hosted by actor Jimmy Smits, this documentary examines how the second-generation Hispanics are adapting to American society, and how they are maintaining their Latino roots while assimilating into the American cultural mainstream.”
Call Number: Media Collection E184.S75 H6275 1998
For more information see: http://ffh.films.com/id/9951/Hispanic_Americans_The_Second_Generation.htm
Home Is Struggle (Historias Paralelas) Directed by Marta Noemi Bautis
“Using interviews, photographs and theatrical vignettes, this film explores the lives of women who have come to the United States from different Latin American countries-Nicaragua, Chile, Argentina and the Dominican Republic for very different reasons.”
Call Number: Media Collection E184.S75 H6595 1991
For more information see: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/227886/Home-is-Struggle/overview
Huicholes Y Plaguicidas Directed by Patricia Díaz-Romo
“Examines how Huichol Indians, forced from their traditional homes and occupations by modern development, have become migrant farm workers and are exposed to toxic pesticides commonly used in Mexican agriculture. Discusses the disastrous consequences to their health of this exposure and the inadequacy of the Mexican government’s environmental controls.”
Call Number: Media Collection RC965.A5 H84 1995
For more information see: http://www.huicholesyplaguicidas.org/huichol_en/cont/video.html
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Indigenous Always: The Legend Of La Malinche And The Conquest Of Mexico Directed by Dan Banda
“A layered exploration of the myth of "La Malinche", a 16th century native Mexican woman who has come to embody both indigenous dignity and cultural destruction. Forced to be both consort and translator to the newly arrived Spanish conquerers, La Malinche has been denounced as traitor to her people and revered as mother of mixed race Mexicans. In examining the complex legacy of this figure who symbolizes the blending of European and American bloodlines over 500 years, INDIGENOUS ALWAYS sheds new light on contemporary notions of social, class, and ethnic identity in the United States and Mexico.”
Call Number: Media Collection F1230.M373 I63 2000
For more information see: http://www.mediarights.org/search/fil_detail.php?fil_id=02271
La Inmigración A La Argentina Presented by Blakman Video No Convencional
“A study of immigration in Argentina from 1860 to 1955.”
La Isla De Los Niños Perdidos (The Island of Lost Children) Directed by Florence Jaugey
“A prison-based educational venture turned self-reflection, as inmates in a Nicaraguan prison make a documentary of their lives on the inside.”
Call Number: Media Collection HV9537.5.I85 2001
For more information see: http://www.nicaliving.com/node/1147
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Janela Da Alma Directed by João Jardim
“Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment - from mild nearsightedness to total blindness - discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world.”
Call Number: Media Collection HV1598.J36 2001
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297986/
José Martí: Cuba’s Herald Directed by Eliseo Alvarez
“A Cuban patriot who expressed his views in his poetry and essays, José Martí lived many years in exile from Cuba, in Spain and Venezuela. This program traces 19th-century Latin American history through the life of one of its best-known commentators. Archival material, readings from his works and journals, and commentary by scholars and historians provide an overview of Martí and the era that he so greatly influenced by his actions and his writings.”
Call Number: Media Collection F1783.M38 J6527 2003
For more information see: http://www.films.com/Films_Home/item.cfm?s=1&bin=10710
Juan Rulfo: A FondoDirected by Joaquín Soler Serrano
“Unlike the reputations of many of his more prolific contemporaries, Juan Rulfo’s is based on only two works, Pedro Páramo, one of the few Latin American novels of that time to successfully lay bare the inner lives of country people, and El Llano En Llamas, a collection of short stories. In this program, the late author—a leading exponent of magic realism—analyzes both of those works. He describes his tragic childhood as well, including the Cristero revolt, his family’s financial ruin, the death of his father and mother, and his life in an orphanage in Guadalajara.”
Call Number: Media Collection PQ7297.R89 Z468 2003
For more information see: http://ffh.films.com/id/501/Juan_Rulfo.htm
Julio Cortazar: Argentina's Iconoclast Directed by Eliseo Alvarez
“Novelist and short-story writer Julio Cortázar was a master of experimental literature. In this program, Cortázar’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.”
Call Number: Media Collection PQ7797.C7145 Z71493 2003
For more information see: http://ffh.films.com/id/573/Julio_Cortazar_Argentinas_Iconoclast.htm
Justice On The Table Directed by Will Doolittle
“Farmworkers are paying a price to put food on our tables. Excluded from labor laws, they face low wages, harsh working conditions, and a 48-year life expectancy. Shot in Oregon's Willamette Valley agriculture belt, farmworkers, labor rights activists, and citizen protestors explore the plight of Oregon's farmworkers, raise awareness of the exploitation of farmworkers nationwide, and highlight the U.S. agricultural system's dependence on a steady flow of immigrant labor.”
Call Number: Media Collection HD1527.O7 J87 2003
For more information see: http://www.mediarights.org/search/fil_detail.php?fil_id=06342
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Lady Marshall Directed by María José Alvarez and Marta Clarisa Hernández
“In Marshall Point, a small fishing village on the coast of Nicaragua, several Afro-Caribbean women run a flourishing boating operation, the only one owned by women in the area. This lively documentary follows their activities as they gain economic independence, pride of achievement and a critical role in the functioning of their community.”
Call Number: Media Collection HD6073.F652 N54 1990
For more information see: http://www.mediarights.org/search/fil_detail.php?fil_id=00633
A Language Of Passion (Un Lenguage De Pasion) Directed by Patricia Cunliffe
“This inspiring bilingual portrait of Latino artistry in America today is told through an engaging montage of episodes in the lives of muralist Eloy Torrez, bronze sculptor Cecilia Miguez, painter Arturo Mallmann, printmaker and installation artist Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin, and stone carver Rudy Calderon.”
Call Number: Media Collection N6538.H58 L36 2004
For more information see: http://forwardintime.com/cgi-local/store/agora.cgi?product=ART
The Last Zapatistas: Forgotten Heroes Directed by Francesco Taboada Tabone
“In this engrossing piece of living history, director Francesco Taboada Tabone captures a group of men (all well into their 90s) who reminisce about their exploits during the 1910 Mexican Revolution.”
Call Number: Media Collection F1234.U484 2000
For more information see: http://www.lastzapatistas.com/
Lesbianas De Buenos Aires Directed by Santiago García
“This documentary tells the tale of Buenos Aires lesbians, focusing on three personal stories.”
Call Number: Media Collection HQ75.6.A72 B84 2002
For more information see: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308498/
Lázaro Cárdenas [I]: El Hombre Y El Mito Directed by Alberto Ávila and Manuel de Alba
“Cárdenas, the most charismatic president of modern Mexican history, joined the Revolution at fourteen years of age and grew up with it. Our biography follows his adventurous youth as one of the youngest generals of the Revolution, his friendship with General Calles, his first official posts and the creation of his political ideas and character, while also examining the interaction between the man and the legend that was created around him.”
Call Number: Media Collection F1234.C233 L386 1998
For more information see: http://www.cliotv.com/index.php?go=programas_uno&id_coleccion=2&id_programa=26&idioma=ing
Lázaro Cárdenas [II]: Entre El Pueblo Y El Poder Directed by Eduardo Herrera
“This documentary of Cárdenas's six-year term covers one of the most vigorous periods of change in the history of modern Mexico. The double-edged quality of the new regime is central to the program: on the one hand, there was an emphasis on the welfare of the majority, yet there was also a strengthening of the corporative state.”
Call Number: Media Collection F1234.C233 L387 1998
For more information see: http://www.cliotv.com/index.php?go=programas_uno&id_coleccion=2&id_programa=25&idioma=ing
Llaguno Bridge: Keys To A Massacre Directed by Ángel Palacios
“This documentary features images, testimonies, and facts by Cuban filmmaker Ángel Palacios relating to the Venezuelan coup d'etat of April 2002. The film unmasks the conspiracies and plots leading up to the so-called massacre at the Llaguno Bridge. Palacios explores how the Venezuelan media twisted facts and news reality to blame the massacre on President Chávez.”
Call Number: Media Collection F2329.L53 2004
For more information see: http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/venezuela/llagunobridge.html
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