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Essential Films to watch about Argentina's 'Dirty War'
Fifty years ago, on 24th March 1976, Argentina's armed forces, led by Jorge Videla, Emilio Massera, and Orlando Agosti, deposed President Isabel Perón in a coup, establishing a dictatorship. What happened next was one of the…
DAUGHTERS OF THE FOREST: MYCELIUM CHRONICLES (Hijas del Bosque -2026) a documentary by Mexican Otilia Portillo Padua opened at the CPH: DOX on March 13th 2026.
Famous for being the largest documentary film festival in Scandinavia the CPH: DOX is held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Papaya (2024) co-written and directed by Brazilian Priscilla Kellen shines at the Berlinale 2026.
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THE RIVER TRAIN (2026) co-written and co-directed by Lorenzo Ferro and Lucas A. Vignale
The world premiere of the Argentine film ‘The River Train’ has been screened in the ‘Perspectives’ section of the 2026 Berlinale. In a warm coming-of-age story, (or is it a road movie?) 9- year-old Milo runs away from home in…
NARCISO (2026) by Paraguayan writer/director Marcelo Martinessi
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Gol-dalajara!
Despite the nightmare press of recent days, Jalisco’s tourism minister Michelle Fridman Hirsch insists the world must come to Mexico’s ‘most Mexican city.’ Come for the football matches, stay for the margaritas, mariachis, and…
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VILPA MAX- A New Streaming Platform for Short Films
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THE LONG EXHALE
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Belén (2025) Dir. Dolores Fonzi
The Oscar shortlist film tells the true story of a woman who in 2014, after suffering a miscarriage, was unjustly imprisoned for two years and falsely accused of abortion. Given the namesake ‘Belén’ to protect her anonymity, her…
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Mangamar: A Family Story Told Through Food
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On the Edge of the Embrace: A Contemporary Tango Drama by David Chartoriski
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Latin Londoner #67 - Laura Alicia Jareño, entrepreneur
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Essential Films to watch about Argentina's 'Dirty War'
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