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- DirectorChristian SuauThe history of Puerto Rico's largest and oldest prison as seen by one of the inmates who lived in it for 47 years. Known as el jibaro this man recounts the nightmares he went through as he lived and saw the horrors first hand. From the civil war that ensued in the 1970's which resulted in hundreds of murders inside the prison and the birth of 2 of puertorico's most notorious prison gangs the ñetas and the 27's. Talks about inmates being chopped in pieces and flushed down the sewers, being locked up in the dungeon and even voodoo and paranormal activity in the prison that was his home for 47 years.
- DirectorDavid LeafJohn ScheinfeldStarsJohn LennonYoko OnoStew AlbertA documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsTariq AliTony BlairWolf BlitzerA road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.
- DirectorEstela BravoStarsFidel CastroMuhammad AliHarry BelafonteDocumentary about Fidel Castro, covering 40 years of Cuban Revolution. Rare Fidel Castro footage: he appears swimming with a bodyguard, visiting his childhood home and school, playing with his friend Nelson Mandela, meeting kid Elián Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with the Buena Vista Social Club group.
- DirectorGerman DoinStarsSantiago MagariñosAmira AdreNicolás ValenzuelaThe forbidden education (Spanish title La Educación Prohibida) is an independent film released in 2012. It describes a variety of alternative education practices and unconventional schools in Latin America and Spain, and includes educational approaches such as popular culture, the Montessori system, progressive education the Valntorf education, at home teaching. It is the first film in Spanish funded by the public
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsJulian AssangeAdrian LamoJohn 'FuzzFace' McMahonA documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.
- DirectorRoy GermanoBased on over 700 interviews in Mexican towns where about half the population has left to work in the United States, The Other Side of Immigration asks why so many Mexicans come to the U.S. and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind. Through an approach that is both subtle and thought-provoking, filmmaker Roy Germano provides a perspective on undocumented immigration rarely witnessed by American eyes, challenging audiences to imagine more creative and effective solutions to the problem. "There are inevitably real people behind the strident slogans and ideological labels in today's immigration debate. Roy Germano's The Other Side of Immigration does more than any other work to give people otherwise disparaged as 'threatening' and 'illegal' a human face and to reveal the devastating personal effects of U.S. immigration and economic policies on our closest neighbors." - Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University
- DirectorAlberto J. ChamorroStarsDonna TaborDespite its coastal beauty and colonial architecture, Nicaragua's oldest city, Granada, is mired in unemployment, poverty and violence. It is the poorest city in Central America where 80% of the population survives on less than $1 per day. The picturesque streets are littered with kids ("chavalos") who have succumbed to crime and drug addiction. The drug of choice due to its affordability and accessibility: glue-sniffing. With no means of receiving an education, learning basic job skills or finding employment, these kids are left with no options and no hope.
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimBoth moving and thought-provoking, The Dream is Now brings this pressing issue to America's attention, where we can all debate, discuss, and decide for ourselves what is right, what is fair, and what is best for our nation.
- DirectorOfra BikelStarsJon Lee AndersonAlberto BarreraHumberto BertiFrontline examines Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez chronicling his rise to power and offering insights into his personality, policies and his shrewd use of the media.
- DirectorJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul ArifinA documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsHugo ChávezRafael CorreaLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaOliver Stone presents a tribute to a friend one year after his death, the friend in question was the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez. The documentary covers the time Stone and Chávez spent while making "South of the Border", when they developed a close relationship; and also the testimonies from South America leaders and people close to Chávez to talk about their views on the man and the politician, and share some personal stories they had with him.
- DirectorMarc SilverStarsGael García BernalCharles HardingLorena Ivón Ton QuevedoAn anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama. The search for identity leads us back across a continent to seek out the people left behind and the meaning of a mysterious tattoo.
- DirectorJuan Agustin MarquezStarsAngel Collado -SchwarzRafael Cancel MirandaAlfredo CarrasquilloA close look at Puerto Rico's unique relationship with the United States.
- DirectorJames MarshStarsPhilippe PetitJean François HeckelJean-Louis BlondeauA look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".
- DirectorResidenteStarsResidenteMiles SolayAfter taking a DNA test, Latin America's most decorated artist, Rene Perez, AKA Residente, embarks on a global adventure, to trace the footsteps of his ancestors and record his latest album.
- DirectorMalcolm ClarkeStarsAliza Sommer-HerzZdenka FantlovaAnita Lasker-WallfischAliza Sommer-Herz, aged 109 and the world's oldest Holocaust survivor, tells the story of how music saved her life: both during her time at Theresienstadt concentration camp and in the years afterwards.
- DirectorRaoul PeckStarsSamuel L. JacksonJames BaldwinMartin Luther KingWriter James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
- DirectorRicardo Olivero LoraJulio César TorresStarsCarlos Romero BarcelóMichael KillaninRoman PerezThe dramatic story of Puerto Rico's 1979 National Basketball Team, whose players were mainly born or raised in New York.
- DirectorGonzalo MazziniStarsRafael BernabéTego CalderonRafael Cancel MirandaThe historical struggle of Puerto Rico, a Caribbean nation that refuses to disappear.
- DirectorArleen Cruz-AliceaStarsCarlos WeberDocumentary about the life of Chilean journalist Carlos Weber and his healing journey after being captured and tortured by the Pinochet Regime.
- DirectorJon AlpertLife in Cuba for three struggling families over the course of 45 years, from the cautious optimism of the early 1970s to the harrowing 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union and the 2016 death of Fidel Castro.
- DirectorMariem Pérez RieraStarsChucho AvellanetAlejandro CroattoHermes CroattoAfter emigrating to Argentina from Italy's World War Two, the life of Tony Croatto as an immigrant-led him to become one of the most important folk musicians in Puerto Rico leaving a historic musical legacy to the island.