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The Abattoir
El matadero
Documentary
Cuba
Two young men in a Cuban housing project chase dreams of escape through disillusionment, pig-raising, and filmmaking amid systemic stagnation.
Albertina and the Dead
Albertina y los muertos
Documentary
Chile
Albertina, the spiritual leader of a village built over indigenous tombs, is in charge of communicating with the Ño, a deity whose physical form is a rag doll.
Amazon Mirror
O Reflexo do Lago
Documentary
Brazil
During the 1980s, Brazil's military dictatorship erected a massive Amazon dam, leaving residents without electricity for 40 years. A film crew explores the decision to stay.
Amerikanuak
Documentary
Spain
More than half a century ago, many Basques left Spain to look for a better life working as sheepherders in the American West. In Amerikanuak, Nacho Reig looks at the lives of some of the last remaining Basque sheepherders in the United States.
Anamei
Documentary
Peru, Italy
Anamei underscores the beauty of the Amazon and the Harakbut people's Tree of Life, and the need to preserve their traditions, languages, and wisdom.
Ancestral Secrets. Keepers of Indigenous Medicine, Ep. 01 - In the Heights of the Andes Mountains
En las alturas de la Coordillera de Los Andes
Documentary
Chile, Colombia
High in the Andes, Q’eros and Aymara communities reveal sacred pilgrimages and rituals once hidden since the fall of the Incas.
Ancestral Secrets. Keepers of Indigenous Medicine, Ep. 02 - In the Extreme South of America
En el extremo sur de América
Documentary
Chile, Colombia
From Easter Island to Patagonia, women protect ancestral medicine through intimate rituals, resistance, and inherited healing knowledge.
Ancestral Secrets. Keepers of Indigenous Medicine, Ep. 03 - Mesoamerica
Mesoamérica
Documentary
Chile, Colombia
Mayan and Zapotec communities revive ancient prophecies and sacred mushroom rites to welcome a new solar cycle long kept secret.
Ancestral Secrets. Keepers of Indigenous Medicine, Ep. 04 - In the Heart of South America
En el corazón de América del Sur
Documentary
Chile, Colombia
In the Amazon, Huni Kuin and Mbyá peoples perform forbidden forest rituals as a final act of resistance against extinction.
Ancestral Secrets. Keepers of Indigenous Medicine, Ep. 05 - El Dorado
El Dorado
Documentary
Chile, Colombia
In Colombia, Wayuu women and Amazonian elders reveal El Dorado’s true wealth: ancestral rites that sustain life and community.
Ancestral Secrets. Keepers of Indigenous Medicine, Ep. 06 - North America
Norteamérica
Documentary
Chile, Colombia
Across deserts and borders, Indigenous rituals—from equinox dances to the Temazcal—purify body and spirit in harsh lands.
The Andean Screen
La pantalla andina
Documentary
Spain
A teacher leads a mobile film crew to the most isolated school in the Jujuy Andes, Argentina. A look into a paradigm shift led by the region's women.
At the Gates of Hell, Ep. 01 - Broken Children - Colombia
Niños rotos - Colombia
Documentary, Series
Spain
Childhood is not a happy time in Colombia. In the forgotten barrios of Bogotá and Medellín, children are hired as killers or forced into prostitution. We give voice to this lost generation.
At the Gates of Hell, Ep. 02 - Women Without a Name - Mexico
Mujeres sin nombre - México
Documentary, Series
Spain
Between Jan 2012 and June 2016, 9,581 women were violently murdered in Mexico, but just 1,887 were categorized as femicides. An analysis of machismo and misogyny in Mexican culture.
At the Gates of Hell, Ep. 03 - Mara’s War Tax - Honduras
Renta de Mara, tarifa de muerte - Honduras
Documentary, Series
Spain
Each year, dozens of taxi drivers are murdered in Honduras – the world's most dangerous country. Gangs demand taxes from drivers to work in their territory. Who'd work in this terrifying business?
