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  • A Place Called Chiapas

    Movie

    Directed by Nettie Wild ∙ 1998 ∙ Canada ∙ 92'

    On January 1, 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), made up of impoverished Indigenous peoples from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The Mexican government deployed its troops, and at least...

  • Rhythms of Resistance

    Movie

    Directed by Jason O'Hara ∙ 2015 ∙ Canada - Brazil ∙ 28'

    In 2008, Rio de Janeiro introduces a controversial program known as Pacifying Police Units (UPP) in the favelas. The police murder two young boys in cold blood. Another officer protests, disappears, and is found murdered hours later. Meanwh...

  • Blockade

    Movie

    Directed by Nettie Wild ∙ 1994 ∙ Canada ∙ 90'

    A 22,000 square mile tract of land in northern British Columbia is the site of an explosive set of competing ownership claims. In 1984, the Gitxsan people launched a land claim for the entire area, claiming it as unceded Indigenous territory. But si...