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
|
2016
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82 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Bandada Films (Patricia Balderas Castro y Claudia Ruiz Capdevielle)
Prod. Impacto:
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
|
2016
|
92 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Mariana Genescá
Prod. Impacto:
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
|
2016
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80 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Darío Cicardi y Ludovic Bonleux
Prod. Impacto:
Merle Ilina y Michelle Plascencia / Impacta Cine y Cadalpiotz
Celebration, memory, and Afrodiasporic resistance: a story of Black pride that still resonates across Brazil.

EN Black Rio! Black Power!
Dir.
Emílio Domingos
|
2016
|
75 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Leticia Monte, Lula Buarque de Hollanda
Prod. Impacto:
Carol Misorelli, Rodrigo Díaz, Jorge Bichara, Juliana Brombim, Linda Marina, Rossana Giesteira, Sarah Pimentel y Rodrigo Lima
When gold is worth less than water: the 10-year battle that prevented an environmental catastrophe in Antioquia.

Green Like Gold
Dir.
Isabella Bernal
|
2016
|
26 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Isabella Bernal, Felipe Macía.
Prod. Impacto:
Maria Paula Estrada, Andrea Gil, Isabella Bernal Y Felipe Macía
Javier and Jorge: exemplary students murdered by the military and framed as criminals. A State lie that demands justice.

Armed to the Teeth
Dir.
Alberto Arnaut Estrada | México
|
2016
|
106 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Imcine-Foprocine, Hasta Los Dientes Films, Chemistry Cine.
Prod. Impacto:
Ambulante Y Colectivo Todxsomosjorgejavier
When the hospital closed, her real challenge began: living with BPD in a society that doesn't understand mental health.

Far from the Meaning
Dir.
Olivia Luengas Magaña
|
2016
|
88 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Phonocular, Oa Sonido, El Taller
Prod. Impacto:
Olivia Luengas Magaña, Odín Acosta Ascencio
Mothers digging where the State won’t: the relentless search for the disappeared in Mexico’s clandestine graves.

To See You Again
Dir.
Carolina Corral Paredes
Mexico-en
|
2016
|
93 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Amate Films, Foprocine, Imcine
Prod. Impacto:
Merle Iliná – Impacta Cine
A study reveals the horror of structural racism in Brazil: 50 Black children used as slaves in the 1930s. How deep does our denial go?

Chico 23: Lost Childhoods in Brazil
Dir.
Belisario Franca
|
2016
|
79 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Giros Filmes
Prod. Impacto:
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
|
2016
|
105 min
|
Documentary
Prod.:
Noix Cultura
Prod. Impacto:
Amanda Letícia, Éthel Oliveira, Taturana – Carol Misorelli
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