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‘La Libertad del Diablo’ Is a Haunting Look at Victims and Victimizers of Mexico’s Drug War

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:43:08 +0000

What would you learn from talking with the victims of Mexico’s violence? What could you gain from chatting with those who have made a living killing in cold blood? What might audiences take away from hearing from both sides in one single documentary? Everardo González‘s La libertad del diablo (Devil’s Freedom) is structured around these questions. Ostensibly made up

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How Indie Crime Thriller ‘7 Cajas’ Jump-Started Paraguay’s Film Industry

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:49:45 +0000

When Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schembori set about shooting their first feature they did so without any kind of film industry to lean on. This was 2010. The state of Paraguayan cinema was such that they had to buy most of their equipment from Amazon, as the country didn’t have the kind of rental businesses

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5 Upcoming Central American & Caribbean Movies We’re Excited to Watch

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:09:16 +0000

Launched in 2015, the Primera Mirada competition at the International Film Festival of Panama has focused on boosting the cinema of Central America and the Caribbean. The works-in-progress showcased every year since always offer a nice cross-section of these booming film industries. With their partnership with Marché du Film, IFF Panama has been able to

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This Documentary Rescues the History of Calypso Music in Panama

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 21:40:38 +0000

It took an Argentine to go to Panama and rescue calypso music. That was the takeaway after Fernando Muñoz‘s Una noche de calypso (A Night of Calypso) premiered at the International Film Festival in Panama earlier this month. The musical documentary, which is part history lesson and part concert, is a full-blown celebration of this genre of Afro-Caribbean music—it’s

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The International Film Festival Panamá Puts a Spotlight on Central America’s Blossoming Cinema

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:12:08 +0000

With over 70 films, the Festival Internacional de Cine Panamá is making sure that local audiences get a chance to see the cinematic achievements that may not otherwise grace their screens. The fest kicks off with Sebastian Lelio’s Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman and closes with Panama City-born Abner Benaim’s music doc, Ruben Blades Is Not My Name. But in between,

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