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 Siege

by Elise West, Bentley Dean, Curtis Levy, and Christine Olsen

In a desperate attempt to save his wife’s life, Nestor Cerpa leader of the Peruvian Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement and his squad of commandos seized the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Lima, holding dozens of foreign diplomats and businessmen hostage for 126 days.

Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices

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The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

by Saul Landau and Meredith Burch

The confrontation in Mexico's most southern state raises global questions about the price of progress.

Sons of Cuba

by Andrew Lang

Deep in the the unseen heart of modern-day Cuba, a group of unforgettable young boxers fights not only for their own dreams, for the fading memory of the Revolution.

Global Voices

The Storm that Swept Mexico

by Raymond Telles

The complex historical, social, political, economic and cultural forces that shaped the Mexican Revolution and its legacy.

Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors

by Gonzalo Arijon and Marc Silvera

Stranded is a parable of human survival and extreme measures as a group of young athletes break society’s greatest taboo in order to survive after a plane crash in the mountains.

Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Independent Lens

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Tea Time

by Maite Alberdi

Friends from infancy, a group of elderly Chilean friends common history helps them overcome their differences through a 60-year friendship.

Global Perspectives Collection

Thunder in Guyana

by Suzanne Wasserman

How did a 77-year-old Jewish woman from Chicago become the president of a South American country?

Global Voices, Independent Lens

Victory Is Your Duty

by Andrew Lang and Mandy Chang

At the legendary Havana Boxing Academy, physical training and revolutionary indoctrination go hand in hand, grooming young boys to fight for the honor of the Cuban revolution.

Global Perspectives Collection, Wide Angle

Waiting for the Revolution

by Rodrigo Vazquez

Following two newly elected indigenous leaders from the campaign trail to their first year in office, filmmaker Rodrigo Vasquez journeys into the heart of the democratic revolution in Bolivia.

Global Voices, Women and Girls Lead, Global Perspectives Collection

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