Welcome to the
Latin American Media Library on Cinema
and Social Impact
Welcome to the
Latin American Media Library on Cinema
and Social Impact
Here you can explore case studies, analyses, and specialized resources on film distribution with a focus on social impact, centered on the Latin American context.


Between rage, tenderness and resistance, this documentary follows women who turn street harassment into collective power and open paths toward self-defense and the right to walk without fear.

Now that we are together
Dir.
Patricia Balderas Castro
México
|
2022
|
82 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Bandada Films (Patricia Balderas Castro y Claudia Ruiz Capdevielle)
Impact Prod.:
Impacta Cine (Merle Iliná y Michelle Plascencia) y Bandada Films (Patricia Balderas Castro y Claudia Ruiz Capdevielle)
A chorus of women reflects on abortion, grief, and the right to decide, in a country where the law still silences them.

Incompatible with life
Dir.
Eliza Capai
Brazil
|
2023
|
92 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Mariana Genescá
Impact Prod.:
Taturana Cine de Impacto Social, Amanda Kamanchek, Maria Lutterbach, Rodrigo Díaz Díaz, Eliza Capai y Mariana Genescá
A transnational journey through the jungle, uprooting, and a mother’s relentless search for her missing migrant son.

Toshkua
Dir.
Ludovic Bonleux
México
|
2023
|
80 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Darío Cicardi y Ludovic Bonleux
Impact Prod.:
Merle Ilina y Michelle Plascencia / Impacta Cine y Cadalpiotz
Celebration, memory, and Afrodiasporic resistance: a story of Black pride that still resonates across Brazil.

Black Rio! Black Power!
Dir.
Emílio Domingos
Brazil
|
2023
|
75 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Leticia Monte, Lula Buarque de Hollanda
Impact Prod.:
Carol Misorelli, Rodrigo Díaz, Jorge Bichara, Juliana Brombim, Linda Marina, Rossana Giesteira, Sarah Pimentel y Rodrigo Lima
When gold is worth less than the cost of water: the 10-year battle to prevent an environmental catastrophe in Antioquia, Colombia.

Green Like Gold
Dir.
Isabella Bernal
Colombia-en
|
2021
|
26 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Isabella Bernal, Felipe Macía.
Impact Prod.:
Maria Paula Estrada, Andrea Gil, Isabella Bernal Y Felipe Macía
Javier and Jorge, two exemplary students, were murdered by the military and then framed as criminals. The demand for justice amid State crimes and lies.

Armed to the Teeth
Dir.
Alberto Arnaut Estrada
México
|
2018
|
106 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Imcine-Foprocine, Hasta Los Dientes Films, Chemistry Cine.
Impact Prod.:
Ambulante Y Colectivo TodxsomosJorgeyJavier
When the hospital closed, her real challenge began of living with BPD in a society that doesn't support mental health.

Away from Meaning
Dir.
Olivia Luengas Magaña
México
|
2018
|
88 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Phonocular, Oa Sonido, El Taller
Impact Prod.:
Olivia Luengas Magaña, Odín Acosta Ascencio
Mothers searching for their disappeared children dig through clandestine graves where the State refuses.

To See You Again
Dir.
Carolina Corral Paredes
México
|
2020
|
93 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Amate Films, Foprocine, Imcine
Impact Prod.:
Merle Iliná – Impacta Cine
A study uncovers the horror of structural racism in Brazil where 50 Black children were used as slaves in the 1930s. How deep does our denial go?

El Chico 23: Lost Childhoods in Brazil
Dir.
Belisario Franca
Brazil
|
2016
|
79 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Giros Filmes
Impact Prod.:
Rossana Giesteira
After the assassination of Marielle Franco, six Black women transform grief into a historic political movement. Resistance takes power.

Seeds: Black Women in Power
Dir.
Éthel Oliveira, Julia Mariano
Brazil
|
2020
|
105 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Noix Cultura
Impact Prod.:
Amanda Letícia, Éthel Oliveira, Taturana – Carol Misorelli
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