In Mexico there is a cult that is rapidly growing- the cult of Saint Death. This female grim reaper, considered a saint by followers but Satanic by the Catholic Church, is worshiped by people whose lives are filled with danger and/or violence- criminals, gang members, transvestites, sick people, drug addicts, and families living in rough neighborhoods. "La Santa Muerte" examine...
As an author of a book, "A Photo History of the Mexican Revolution 1910-1920" (English or Spanish), this movie (English narrative) is an excellent documentary of the exciting Mexican history of 1910-1920. There are no "Hollywood" scenes, all scenes are actual news footage of that fascinating time narrated in a "story" manner. Technically, the film displays the scratches, "jumpy...
A documentary about the importance of having care and respect for the earth, man and all forms of life, as an eternal cooperation, having as main premise, heal the earth to heal man. The whole story is narrated through the doctor and farmer Dieter le Noir in his Rancho Valle La Paz.
El Gran Fellove is a documentary film from actor and filmmaker Matt Dillon, that chronicles the musical career of Cuban scat singer and showman Francisco Fellove and the recording of his last album. Through a series of interviews, archival photos and videos, as well as Matt's own footage, the film recounts Fellove's life as a struggling musician in Cuba, his eventual success in...
A Place Called Music is a documentary about the peculiar musical encounter between Daniel Medina, a traditional Wixarika violinist from the mountains of Jalisco, Mexico, and Philip Glass, the eminent composer from New York City.
The documentary features live music as rehearsals and performances take place in prominent venues in Mexico and New York – music that has only been hea...
"In the Salvadoran civil war, my father and thousands more were captured and tortured by the State. These are some of their stories. When I turned 33, my mother told me that my father, during the Salvadoran civil war, had been captured and tortured for 33 days by the National Police. Two years later I had the courage to ask him and other men and women about those days. These pe...