Documania! Showcase

Our showcase dedicated to the art of documentary filmmaking is as relevant as ever as the featured filmmakers continue in the great tradition of capturing unforgettable moments and stories in authentic ways while exploring themes of community, belonging, identity, and the endurance of the human spirit.

ALGO SE ENCIENDE

Dir. Luciana Gentinetta (Argentina, 62 min., 2021, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Documentary)

3/12 / 3:50 / S3 3/14 / 4:15 / S5

Available virtually 3/18

Upon the disappearance of Anahí Benítez (16), her classmates start a protest and demand that she turns up alive. This is a story about the resilience of youth, how school sometimes feels like a second home, and the trials a generation must face to become adults. ¡Documania! Showcase.

BOROM TAXI

Dir. Andrés Guerberoff (Argentina, 2021, 61 min., Wolof, Spanish, w/ English Subtitles, Documentary)

3/14 / 6:55 / S6 3/16 / 9:30 / S8

Available virtually 3/18

Mountakha is a Senegalese migrant and a newcomer in Buenos Aires. In Dakar he used to work as a truck driver and he tries to get that job in this new city as well. While working as a street vendor in the meantime, he wonders if his destiny might be related to acting. Some of his new friends have a special bond with cinema.

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Dir. José Carlos García & Carlos Granda

(Peru, 83 min., 2019, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Sports Documentary)

3/12 / 1:50 / S6 3/17 / 4:15 / S5

Available virtually 3/19

After 36 years, Peru returns to the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018. Can this huge national achievement start to heal decades of armed conflict, social and economic upheaval, and a traumatized national identity? “Identidad” is a reflective journey through growing up in Peru during the 1980s and disappointment —and ultimate pride— of their National Football Team.

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LA MANPLESA: AN UPRISING REMEMBERED

Dir. Ellie Walton (USA, 52 min., 2021, English, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Documentary)

3/12 / 3:20 / S10 3/19 / 5:50 / S7

Available virtually 3/18

A chorus of artists and activists retell the story of the 1991 uprisings in Washington DC’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood, sparked by the police shooting of a Salvadoran man, Daniel Gomez. Through testimony, song, poetry, and street theatre, La Manplesa brings to life a painful yet seminal chapter in the history of Washington DC’s Latinx community and justice movements.

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MUD FRONTIER: ARCHITECTURE AT THE BORDERLANDS

Dir. Chris J. Gauthier (USA, 64 min., 2021, English, Documentary)

3/17 / 4:30 / S6 3/19 / 11:00 AM / S5

Available virtually 3/12

Set in the remote San Luis Valley of Colorado, Mud Frontier: Architecture at the Borderlands follows designers Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello's experimentation with robotic manufacturing processes and traditional adobe architecture. Motivated by the neglect and abandonment of customary earthen building techniques that were once widely used throughout the region, in an area where Indigenous and European colonists have historically lived both in harmony and in conflict with one another, Rael and San Fratello reflect on this legacy to forge new methods of creative production. ¡Documania! Showcase.

RICOCHET

Dirs. Jeff Adachi, Chihiro Wimbush (USA, 76 min., 2021, English, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Documentary)

3/11 / 6:00 / S5 3/15 / 4:30 / S6

Available virtually 3/17

When a young woman is shot by an undocumented immigrant on Pier 14 in San Francisco, the incident ignites a political and media furor that culminates in Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States. In the eye of this storm, two public defenders fight to reveal the truth. ¡Documania! Showcase

ROLÊ - STORIES OF BRAZILIAN PROTESTS IN MALLS

Dir. Vladimir Seixas (Brazil, 82 min., 2021, Portuguese w/ English Subtitles, Documentary)

3/11 / 4:30 / S6 3/13 / 11:15 AM / S6

Available virtually 3/20

Protests against the violence occurring in Brazilian malls have mobilized thousands of people in recent years. This documentary follows the lives and memories of three Black individuals that experienced racism and took part in these protests. Discover the dreams, beauty, poetry, art and politics of a generation that has found new ways of dealing with violence by taking part in the Black Lives Matter movement in Brazil. ¡Documania! Showcase.

WE STILL HERE / NOS TENEMOS

Dir. Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi (Puerto Rico, USA, 60 min., 2021, Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Documentary)

3/13 / 3:40 / S6 3/18 / 9:30 / S5

Available virtually 3/15

“We Still Here / Nos Tenemos” introduces the incredible youth of Comerío, Puerto Rico navigating the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a disaster that brought an unprecedented level of devastation to an island already in economic and political crisis. In the lush mountains in the center of Puerto Rico, 24-year-old Mariangelie Ortiz leads a group of young residents who never thought they would become the leaders of their community, nonetheless find themselves traveling to Washington D.C. to protest in the halls of Congress. Follow them in this coming of age story to find their power and begin creating a sustainable future for themselves and their community. ¡Documania! Showcase.

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