The major film showcase will be held at The Garden Cinema in London, celebrating culturally driven innovative art and music, with the full-length season taking place between May 4 and June 11, featuring films from Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Zalayka Azam During the beginning […]
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Celebrating 30 years of Viva! Latin American cinema
A tribute to Spanish and Latin American cinema, with a special focus on Argentinian films amid funding cuts in Argentina, began last week. It runs until 25 April in Manchester. Highlights include works by Argentine director María Luisa Bemberg and a huge lineup of diverse and contemporary films from across […]
Going back to my roots
This documentary is personal and I hope it resonates with audiences, especially with those who, despite the dark times in which we are living, continue the fight for a better world. Pablo Navarrete* My parents were forced to leave Chile after a military coup on 11 September 1973. […]
“Julia”: rural memories and identity
The vindication of rural life and its inhabitants, their everyday life and love for their roots, as well as a thought-provoking warning about the future of the British countryside, are all part of the nostalgic journey that is “Julia”, the film that will premiere in Bristol on 7 March. […]
When the body speaks to the noise of the mind
After the Covid-19 nightmare when isolation was imposed on sufferers and relatives alike, the pain and the disorientation linger. Words were blocked then but the body speaks silently, and the short film “Isolation terminal” expresses it through dance and music. Isolation was terminal for many.