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‘Radio Silence’ Profiles Carmen Aristegui, Mexico’s Most Fearless Journalist

Carlos Aguilar — Wed, 06 May 2020 18:49:26 +0000

Murdered with impunity for doing their job, Mexican journalists are among the thousands of innocent victims claimed by the country’s rampant organized crime, often aided by the very institutions tasked with persecuting it. Few seemingly democratic countries are as brutally dangerous as Mexico for those who practice the profession. Under such violent climate, Silencio radio

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Gael García Bernal & Diego Luna Are Bringing You Over 60 Docs to Stream for Free With Ambulante en Casa

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:30:41 +0000

This year was supposed to be a big one for Ambulante, the roving documentary film festival founded by Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna. Committed to showcasing some of the best nonfiction filmmaking around the world to communities all over Mexico — often staging screenings in underserved communities all the while using documentaries to spark

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Death as a Business: How Documentaries Have Captured the Dangers of Being a Mexican Journalist

Sara Rafsky — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:25:57 +0000

Two documentaries playing Ambulante, 'The Man Who Saw Too Much' and 'El Paso,' give us a look at the grim state of journalism in Mexico.

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Photos: Colombia’s Indigenous Arhuaco Community Sees a Film for the First Time

Andrew S. Vargas — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:42:21 +0000

Ambulante Colombia brought the wonder of cinema to the Arhuaco people of Northern Colombia.

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Christine Dávila, Director of Ambulante CA Film Festival, On Elevating Emerging Voices

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:08:14 +0000

Dávila, who also works as a Sundance Film Festival Programming Associate, has made it a point to shine a light on US Latino and Latin American filmmakers.

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Diego Luna: My Childhood Nanny Shaped My Political Awakening

Vanessa Erazo — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:14:27 +0000

The Sundance Film Festival is usually swimming with celebrities, red carpets, and after-party gossip mongers but a few big names are able to make it through the fest, under the radar. Diego Luna was in Park City for the famed fest but it wasn’t for a flashy premiere — his short film Nana was commissioned

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Diego Luna On Why Los Angeles Needs Another Film Festival and How Documentaries Can Erase Borders

Vanessa Erazo — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:47:36 +0000

In this exclusive interview with Diego Luna, he talks about bringing the Ambulante Film Festival to California and the new movie he is going to direct.

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Groupie Alert! For $150 You Can Hang Out With Diego Luna in Los Angeles

Vanessa Erazo — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:17:04 +0000

Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal recently launched a kickstarter campaign to help bring their Ambulante Film Fest to Los Angeles and the rewards are unreal.

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Meet the Women Who Are Bringing Gael and Diego’s Ambulante Film Fest to the U.S.

Vanessa Erazo — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 00:18:15 +0000

The team behind Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna's Ambulante Film Festival need your support on kickstarter to bring the fest to the States.

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Gael & Diego Talk To Sundance About Their Ambulante California Festival

Stefa Alarcon — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:53:54 +0000

The countdown begins for Ambulante Festival's September 21st California debut... and Diego and Gael really want you to be there.

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