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

Mexico-en

2016

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

Brazil

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

Mexico-en

2016

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.

Black Rio! Black Power!

Dir.

Emílio Domingos

Brazil

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

Colombia-en

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

Mexico-en

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

Mexico-en

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

Brazil

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

Brazil

2016

105 min

Documentary

Prod.:

Noix Cultura

Prod. Impacto:

Amanda Letícia, Éthel Oliveira, Taturana – Carol Misorelli

Menu

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.

Now that we are together

Incompatible with life

Toshkua

Black Rio! Black Power!

Green Like Gold

Armed to the Teeth

Far from the Meaning

To See You Again

Chico 23: Lost Childhoods in Brazil

Seeds: Black Women in Power

News

Menu

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.

Now that we are together

Incompatible with life

Toshkua

Black Rio! Black Power!

Green Like Gold

Armed to the Teeth

Far from the Meaning

To See You Again

Chico 23: Lost Childhoods in Brazil

Seeds: Black Women in Power

News

Welcome to the
Latin American Media Library
on Cinema and
Social Impact

Welcome to the
Latin American Media Library on Cinema
and Social Impact