Pragda (Firm)
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Argentina's national treasure, Ricardo Darin, is best known for his intense dramatic performances in films such as Nine Queens, The Aura, and the Oscar-winning The Secret in Their Eyes, but his brilliant comic timing in this instant classic helped make Chinese Take-Away the biggest home-grown box office success of 2011 in Argentina. Darin plays Roberto, a gruff, anti-social loner who lords over his tiny hardware shop in Buenos Aires with a meticulous...
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Flamenco is passed on within the family of Carmen Amaya, the greatest flamenco dancer in Spain. Her niece and grandniece pick up her trail in Barcelona, joining a show with the city's biggest talent. Together they discover the spirit of Bajarí, the name the Gypsies give to the city of Barcelona.. Nominated for Best Documentary at the Gaudí Awards.
3) Bertsolari
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A remarkable and educational ethnographic documentary on Bertsolaritza, an ancestral, completely improvised form of Basque poetry. This oral tradition has skillfully evolved and adapted to the times, connecting with the youngest generations with its undeniable formal similarities to rap and other improvised music and art forms.. Official Selection at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Winner of Best Cinematography at the Cine Ceará - National Cinema...
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A thorough and captivating documentary that sheds light on the relations between the U.S. and Cuba. THE CUBAN WIVES reveals the compelling and tragic story of five Cuban intelligence agents who were arrested in the U.S. in 1998, and the daily battle their wives waged to free them. The men were eventually released as a sign of the restoration of diplomatic relations.. Winner of the Malvinas Award at the Trieste Latin American Film Festival. Winner...
5) Open Cage
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Open Cage takes a subtle and ultimately hopeful look into one of society's mayor issues: the abandonment to its youth and senior populations...Among those affected when the economy collapses are rebel teenager Flavia and her elderly and grumpy neighbor Martin. Outside the building there is a camp of protesters among whom human values still govern coexistence. However, its members have a serious problem: they need a shower. Flavia, Martin, and their...
6) Paradise
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With Andres Alameida, Daniela Rincon, Camila Selser, Beatriz Moreno, Jose Sefami..Childhood sweethearts Carmen and Alfredo live a life of quiet bliss in Satelite, a sleepy suburb outside of Mexico City. When Alfredo is offered a promotion, the lovebirds make the move into the bustling metropolis...It's a rude awakening for Carmen, who until now has not really worried about the fact that she and Alfredo are both overweight...After overhearing gossip...
7) The Rock
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Despite being declared enemies by their countries, people in the Rock of Gibraltar and La Linea depended on each other, got married, and lived with their bilingual children. But Franco's decision to close entrance to the British territory forced the separation of thousands of mixed families. This documentary examines the lasting effects of Franco's decision, which haunts Spain to this day.. Winner of the Golden Giraldillo for Best European Documentary...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The first fiction film from El Salvador to be produced since 1969 and the first ever to see a worldwide release, The Crow's Nest follows Don Cleo, a humble pinata salesman who receives an extortion letter at his doorstep. If he doesn't pay 500 dollars, a small fortune for him, within 72 hours, he will be killed. Don Cleo quickly decides to gather the money through friends, but the harder he tries to raise the funds, the deeper into trouble he gets....
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Beautiful, joyful, and informative, the film explores the unknown tradition of flamenco art in the U.S.: its origins, protagonists, and identity as a nomadic and hybrid art form. With performances by Jose Greco, Carmela Greco, Dame Libby Komaiko, and the Ensemble Español, the documentary offers an intimate view of their creative process.. Official Selection at the Three Rivers Film Festival, the Boston Latino International Film Festival, and the...
10) The Offended
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning documentary on the legacy of the internal armed conflict in El Salvador, THE OFFENDED features the director's charismatic father, Rubén Zamora, a key political leader and current Salvadorian Ambassador before the UN, who was captured and tortured by the National Police during the country's civil war.. Illustrated with shocking archival footage, Zamora's testimony, as well as that of others who suffered a similar fate, the film provides...
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
To reconnect with her Libyan heritage, Italian artist Martina Melilli befriends a young Tripoli man named Mahmoud on social media. She asks for his help to gather and send images of her grandparents' former neighborhood and home-which they left after the country's 1970 military coup. As Mahmoud and Melilli exchange pictures, videos and texts, a deep cross-border friendship grows-until war interrupts yet again. A poignant portrait of politics' enduring...
12) The Return
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A delightful life-changing journey back to Costa Rica. After living 10 years in New York, 30-year-old Antonio returns to San José, where he is forced to deal with the realities he ran away from. A perspective of a middle-class family dealing with loss, insecurities, and identity in multiple forms.. Winner of Best International Feature at the New York Latino Film Festival.
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A photographer purchases an anonymous 19th-century portrait in Barcelona. He believes that it is an original Goya painting but is it real or fake? The acquisition of the portrait is the starting point of a journey d'auteur, a look into the authorship of his canvases and a reflection on art as a business.. "Mauas traces a journey that goes from the legend to the social phenomenon, proposing a reflection on art as a business, with the schemes between...
15) Guido Models
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Guido Fuentes is a Bolivian immigrant living in Villa 31, the biggest slum in Buenos Aires. Villa 31 is also where he runs a modeling agency and academy for local girls who share his passion.. His dream is to achieve social integration in the world of fashion. Despite the difficult experiences of Guido and his two more promising models, Sonia and Delia, he embarks on a journey to realize his dream and change society's perception of Villa 31.
16) The Travel Agent
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
From her tiny office overlooking the U.S. Interests Section, 58-year old Lourdes counsels thousands of Cubans seeking a U.S. travel visa. She coaches them on answering tricky questions, and fine-tuning their stories so they have a better chance of succeeding. Despite helping others to travel, she has never been able to visit her own mother, son, brothers, grandsons, and nephews in Florida. After a long wait, Lourdes' time has finally come: her interview...
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
In 1986, the Uruguayan Parliament approved a law granting amnesty for all crimes and human rights violations committed by the army and police during the dictatorship (1973-1985). This impunity law prevented continuing investigations into the disappeared and abuses of power committed during the civil-military regime and thus sparked a popular initiative demanding a referendum. ONE OR TWO QUESTIONS collects and meshes together, exhaustively and over...
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Three generations of chroniclers from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) go in search of one of the island's sacred spirits, Moia Hoa Haka Nana'ia (or the Stolen Friend), taken by colonizers more than 100 years ago and now housed in a museum.. For the Rapa Nui, the Moia is infused with Mana, the power essential to their lives and well-being. His absence from the island threatens their survival as the link between spirit and people weakens over time. Worse still,...
19) Europe in 8 Bits
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This festival favorite documentary explores the world of chip music, a new musical trend that is growing exponentially throughout Europe. The stars of this musical movement reveal to us how to reuse old videogame's hardware like Nintendo's GameBoy, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, and the Commodore 64 to turn them into a tool capable of creating a new sound, a modern tempo, and an innovative musical style.. This is a new way of interpreting music performed by...
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