Difficulty: Intermediate
Nicaragua, Spain
That literacy will directly contribute to the health and well being of a people few can doubt. But are a literate people more likely to care for the environment? One man thinks so, and has started a grassroots neighbors teaching neighbors project for the good of both la gente y la tierra.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Nicaragua, Spain
Does graphic and violence-ridden television news that presents the worst aspects of a society also bring out the worst in its audience? Our filmmaker seems to think so, and believes that it is young viewers who pay the price when spectacle trumps thoughtful analysis and measured presentation.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Nicaragua, Spain
Does broadcast media really have a responsiblity to promote and defend human rights? Or is it to simply make shows that people like and that attract ratings? Several Nicaraguan journalists and media producers discuss these ideas in a round table discussion.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Nicaragua, Spain Catalonia
Spain has never been a country afraid of divisive politics, and filmmaker Joan Planas has no fear of getting controversial when presenting his views of society, church and state. Note that the older gentleman is not speaking straight Spanish but Catalan, and the Spanish captions reflect not his exact words but are the same as the Spanish subtitles seen in white on the screen.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Nicaragua, Spain
Not only does our filmmaker continue with his diatribe against the state of society as he finds it in Nicaragua, but the story takes an investigative turn. We find that not only doesn’t sponsored-child Christina del Carmen match the photo that had been supplied by Ayuda en Acción, she is also not yet enrolled in a school.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Joan Planas continues to pull no punches, taking on NGOs, television, and the Catholic church. Oddly enough, despite his firebrand rhetoric, the film ends on a rather conservative note, suggesting that perhaps what poor nations need is not so much charity but rather a change in actitude, or “attitude,” so as to reflect the mindset of people in successful nations. Tune in to find out the details.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
An emotionally distraught man embarks on a drunk driving spree with dire consequences.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
As a man kicks out his cheating wife, a young girl anxiously awaits the result of her pregnancy test.
Difficulty: Advanced
Colombia
As a young girl named Mariana struggles to deal with her unexpected pregnancy, a woman wishes her partner the best at his job interview.
Difficulty: Advanced
Colombia
A mother trying to get her son to school on time and a young girl in distress' lives literally and figuratively collide.
Difficulty: Advanced
Colombia
When a drunk and hysterical driver causes a serious accident, a crowd attempts to prevent him from fleeing the scene.
Difficulty: Advanced
Colombia
As paramedics attend to the victims at the scene, the driver who caused the accident refuses to cooperate with police.
Difficulty: Advanced
Colombia
Following his job interview, Roberto's disappointment turns to anguish upon receiving a call from the hospital to which his partner has been transferred.
Difficulty: Advanced
Colombia
While Mariana is in the operating room undergoing emergency surgery, her parents are shocked to learn about their daughter's tragic situation.
Difficulty: Advanced
Colombia
Upon arrival at the hospital, the loved ones of the two women who were hit by the drunk driver are devastated to learn of the seriousness of their situations.
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