Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)by Monika Navarro A young Latina filmmaker chronicles the emotional journey of her uncle, a U.S. military vet deported to Mexico, and uncovers the secrets of her family’s past. Independent Lens | |
Maquilapolis: City of Factoriesby Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre Women workers in Tijuana’s assembly factories tell their stories as they work to carve out lives of agency in a new and complicated century, revealing the transformation of a city and its people by globalization. POV, Global Voices | |
Niños de la Memoriaby María Teresa Rodríguez and Kathryn Pyle Hundreds — possibly thousands — of children disappeared from El Salvador in the midst of that country's civil war in the 1980s. Niños de la Memoría follows three of those children as they return to their native country in search of identity and answers. Global Voices | |
Orozco: Man of Fireby Laurie Coyle, and Rick Tejada-Flores Follow the life of Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, whose dramatic life, iconoclastic personality, and dynamic paintings have changed the way we view art and politics. American Masters | |
Our Disappeared/Nuestros Desaparecidosby Juan Mandelbaum They dreamed of a revolution that would transform Argentina. But what happened to this hopeful generation who suddenly “disappeared”? Independent Lens, Global Voices | |
Point of Entry: An Intimate Look at Modern ImmigrationCarlos is an illegal immigrant living in the United States with his wife and two children. His decision to leave Mexico, his parents and siblings weighed heavily on him, but he knew that for them to get ahead he would have to leave for America. He was 15 years old at the time. Today, Carlos is 30 and continues sending money home to his family. Global Voices | |
Poor Us: An Animated History of Povertyby Ben Lewis Explore the history of grand schemes to eradicate poverty, through a combination of animation, archival material, live action, anecdote, and humor. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Why Poverty? | |
Reporteroby Bernardo Ruiz A veteran reporter and photojournalist chronicles the interconnected stories of a rapidly changing city on the Mexican-American border. POV | |
Señorita Extraviada (Missing Young Woman)by Lourdes Portillo The remains of more than 250 sexually assaulted girls have been found in the desert outside of Juarez, Mexico. The victims’ relatives will not rest until these crimes are solved. Global Voices, POV | |
The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapasby Saul Landau and Meredith Burch The confrontation in Mexico's most southern state raises global questions about the price of progress. |

