The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies 19th century explorers and miners and the remains of political prisoners, “disappeared” by the Chilean army after the military coup of September, 1973. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. Subject: Culture/Festivals/Food, Economics/Development, Environment/Geography, Politics/Human Rights, Social IssuesĬopy: 1 Format: DVD Language: Spanish Subtitles: English Length: 33 Minutes Copy ID: 1416 Comments: Source: Donation Price: 0 Acquired: ĭescription: For his new film director Patricio Guzmán, famed for his political documentaries (The Battle of Chile, The Pinochet Case), travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. Despite globalizing efforts of the govenment, the people of Tepozitlan will always fight for what they believe in.
Without an individual voice the people of Mexico came together and had strikes against the golf company, the metal company dumping materials, in order to move toward a more democratic country. People who believe in taking care of the natural forests around them were being punished by the military for not agreeing with their course of action. Fertilizers and pesticides will pollute the nearby waters, Constructing the golf course would require the government to cut down trees, creating an environmental issue. It is how the golf course is going to affect the people in the surrounding area.
The construction of a golf course is more than the military trying to replace the democratic sport, soccer, with golf. Subject: Migration/Immigration, Latinos/Chicanos, Social IssuesĬountry: Central America/Mexico/United StatesĬopy: 1 Format: DVD-R Language: English and Spanish Subtitles: English Length: 90 minutes Copy ID: 1362 Comments: Source: Price: 0 Acquired: ĭescription: Mexico serves as a Third World example of how “free market” economics distorts culture and environment. Interviews with migrant children,immigration officials, and parents back home reveal the myriad dangers these children face and their determination to brave these dangers in hopes of obtaining a better life. The film explores their experiences undertaking a journey that is harrowing even for the most resourceful of adults. This film centers on the experiences of two teenagers from Honduras, Kevin and Fito, following them as they make their way north. Some as young as nine years old, these children ride atop the roofs of Mexican freight trains in hopes of getting to the United States.
Every year tens of thousands of unaccompanied children, attempt to migrate through Mexico to the United States. Description: A heart-wrenching exploration of a lesser-known dimension of Central American migration to the United States.