In his new, vibrant, and urgent documentary, ‘My Imaginary Country,’ Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán returns to the streets of his native Santiago, where a second revolution is brewing, one without any leaders or ideologies, born out of the frustration of a people tired of being ignored and abused by the powers that be.
MANO speaks with the filmmakers behind the Brazil-based documentary, ‘The Territory,’ about filming with the Amazon’s Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau tribe, government assaults on land and Indigenous rights, and hopes — or the lack there of — for the looming presidential election.
Welcome to the start of a new monthly feature, MANO’s Video Favorites! This month’s list includes work by Bomba Estéreo, Caloncho, Helado Negro, Esteman and Sabino.
While some of my June recommendations may have been produced and distributed by such corporate entities as Netflix and HBO Max, they share one thing in common: they are all made of stars—Bardem, Banderas, Cruz, García, Estefan, J.Lo.
Film critic Alejandro A. Riera offers his list of the films and shows to watch this November.
Puerto Rican filmmaker Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi’s new documentary ‘We Still Here/Nos Tenemos’ will premiere on October 2, 2021 at the Urbanworld Film Festival
Latina filmmakers and actors top film critic Alejandro A. Riera’s list of movies to watch this October!
MANO’s distinguished film critic Alejandro A. Riera offers up his must-watch list for August, including Lin-Manuel Miranda’s animated movie ‘Vivo’ on Netflix.
