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The Latin American Studies Collection

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The Latin American Studies Collection includes the following titles:

Agustin's Newspaper - imageAgustin's Newspaper

Journalism students at the University of Chile embark on an investigation of El Mercurio, the oldest newspaper in Chile.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 80 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Americas in Transition - imageAmericas in Transition

A concise and fast-paced history of the volatile forces at work in Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in the 1980s.

Icarus Films | 1982 | 29 minutes | 8-12, College, Adult
Argentina: Hope in Hard Times - imageArgentina: Hope in Hard Times

The Argentine people, in the face of economic collapse, provide a hopeful example for the rest of us.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 74 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Argentina: Turning Around - imageArgentina: Turning Around

An intimate view of new models of work, politics and community development in Argentina.

Bullfrog Films | 2008 | 37 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Awakening from Sorrow: Buenos Aires 1997 - imageAwakening from Sorrow: Buenos Aires 1997

Documents the power to transform pain into action and to lift the veil of repression that has gripped a generation of young people orphaned by Argentina's "Dirty War".

The Fanlight Collection | 2009 | 40 minutes | 8-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
Banking on Disaster - imageBanking on Disaster

The grave consequences of building a road through the heart of Amazonia.

Bullfrog Films | 1988 | 78 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Beyond My Grandfather Allende - imageBeyond My Grandfather Allende

Director Marcia Tambutti Allende seeks to understand the man behind the legend that was her grandfather, Salvador Allende.

Icarus Films | 2015 | 98 minutes
Border South - imageBorder South

A vivid portrait of Central American immigrants who disappear along the trail running from southern Mexico to the US border, exposing a global migration system that renders human beings invisible in life, as well as in death.

Bullfrog Films | 2020 | 82 minutes
Brother Towns / Pueblos Hermanos - imageBrother Towns / Pueblos Hermanos

An uplifting story about Jupiter, Florida's humane response to an influx of day laborers from Jacaltenango, Guatemala.

Bullfrog Films | 2010 | 58 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Cafe - imageCafe

A carefully observed and intimate documentary that follows a family during the crucial year following the death of Chayo and Jorge's father, Antonio.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 80 minutes

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