Documentaries

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Little Voices, Moving Stories

Director: Eduardo Carrillo
Duration: 20min

The conflict in Colombia through the eyes of displaced children.
Eduardo Carrillo's short film Little Voices.

Little Voices is a film made with children who are displaced and victims of violence in Colombia. This film is driven by children's stories, which they told using their own voices and drawings. The result is a unique and powerful hybrid of documentary and computer animation, rooted in the real experiences of displaced children in Colombia.

Little Voices has won several prices in Spain and Italy and a special mention by UNICEF prize International Television Festival in 2003.

Maquilapolis: City Of Factories

Maquilapolis: City Of Factories
This unique documentary tells the story of globalization from the personal perspectives of Carmen and a dynamic group of Mexican maquiladora workers who together are working towards creating liveable solutions to the complexities of life in a globalized city. The film meets women who are each dealing with the hardships of environmental toxins, labor rights abuse, infrastructure and housing issues, and women's rights. MAQUILAPOLIS approaches the workers as experts who can provide us with keys to our common future, inviting them to co-author their own story on videotape. www.maquilapolis.com

+ Presentation, film clips and discussion hosted by Business Human Rights showcasing the start of a series of case studies of their work in Latin America

www.business-humanrights.org

Favela Rising

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2006, Brasil, USA
by Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary

FAVELA RISING celebrates the strength of the human spirit to assert itself in the face of human rights violations, social injustice, and unexpected adversity. Chronicling the rise to greatness of the AfroReggae movement, the film shows how the music and culture of Brazil's underclass transform into a catalyst for grassroots social-change. But most of all, FAVELA RISING is the story of a community that works. The success of the film should be judged on how well it serves to activate its viewers; how well it inspires action.
Jeff Zimbalist (Co-Director)

La Toma (The Take)

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The Take
by Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis
2004, Argentina, 89 minutes

About the 'recovered factory movement' in Argentina

In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave.

All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - The Take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head.

El Che

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2004, Cuba – France, 133 min
Director: Maurice Dugowson

Based on the book “Che, Ernesto Guevara, una legende du siede” (by Pierre Kalfon)

A prismatic portrait of both the man and the myth of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara.

This documentary retraces Guevara’s life and political career, beginning with his youth in 1950’s Argentina, when he set out on the road, writing travel diaries, poetry, and stories. His wanderings through the Andes, Patagonia, Peru, and the Chilean desert informed his identity not as a citizen of one nation but as a Latin American. Following his medical studies, he left Argentina forever, dedicating his life to fighting imperialism, poverty, and social injustice throughout the continent.

Volver a la gente

Dir: David Caneva,
2006, Colombia

A documentary about the women who had to assume the status of head of the refugee families because of the loss of men due to the armed conflict in Colombia. The film exposes the crude reality of the manner in which the Colombian government has abandoned these communities, while attempting to help integrate them with the society that denies their existence.

Hasta Siempre

Dir. Ishmail Blagrove Jr,
Cuba - UK, 2005, 58 mins, Colour

Hasta Siempre takes the viewer on a journey through the lives of ordinary Cubans, examining the results of the Cuban revolution from the perspective of the Cuban people, and asks the question: Can the revolution survive after the death of Fidel Castro?

Child Miners

The Devil's Miner

Dir.: Rodrigo Vazquez.
2006 (Bolivia – UK) – 21 mins -
*UK Premier with Movimientos*

Set in the mountainous region of Llallagua, Bolivia, Vazquez's short documentary takes a look at the reality of child miners working in the region.

La Fabri-K The Cuban Hip Hop Factory

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La Fabri-K
Dir. Lisandro Perez Rey
Cuba, 2005, 65 mins, Colour

The film explores the separation of four Cuban families and their efforts to remain connected despite politics and distance. There's enough in it to move and irritate just about everyone with a stake in the details. And that's the documentary's greatest strength -- its bullheaded insistence on story over ideology...a brave stand against the politics of hate...
-Ana Menendez/ The Miami Herald

503

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2007 – London, UK - 33 min
Director: Isabel Rodriguez

For 503 days protestors demonstrated their support for a trial for dictator Augusto Pinochet in Spain - who sought his extradition from UK under charges of torture and murder during the Chilean dictatorship 1973 - 1990. Participating in what became known as the piquete de londres following the arrest of Pinochet in London, 16 October 1998, protestors clamoured for justice for the disappearance and murder of over 4,000 people of different nationalities, mostly Chilean. They occupied Parliament Square, the stretch outside the House of Lords and as close as possible to Pinochet's residence in Virginia Waters. "503" mixes real footage and news reports with individual testimony. This short film explores personal experiences describing the historical and renewed feelings to support a trial for Pinochet, challenging a system of amnesty that protects a history of injustice in Chile.

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