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El rey del bandolín

January 1985 •Spanish

Cruz Quinal, "the mandolin king," lives near Cumana in a mountain valley surrounded by sugarcane fields. Perpetuating 16th century Spanish traditions of guitar-making, Cruz fashions such musical instruments as cuatros, marimba, escarpandola, and his own creation, a mandolin with two fretboards. He is an accomplished musician as well. In this moving portrait, Cruz compares himself to a decaying colonial church across the street: revered yet neglected, the village altar stands, paint peeling, under the open sky.

Campoma

January 1976 •Spanish

Short that tells the history of Campoma, a small Venezuelan town founded by black slaves.

La Memoria es un Caracol

September 2025 •Spanish

Documentary about the life of Luis Mariano Rivera.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

March 2003 •English

Hugo Chavez was a colourful, unpredictable folk hero who was beloved by his nation’s working class. He was elected president of Venezuela in 1998, and proved to be a tough, quixotic opponent to the power structure that wanted to depose him. When he was forcibly removed from office on 11 April 2002, two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace.

Testimonio de un obrero petrolero

January 1978 •Spanish

Trade union leader Manuel Taborda, a pioneer of workers' organisations in the oil industry, recounts his experiences and those of his colleagues from 1920 to 1936, with an emphasis on the struggles against foreign companies and the government.

Hugo Chávez: Itinéraire d'un révolutionnaire

January 2016 •French

La autonomía ha muerto

January 1969 •Spanish

In 1969, the Renovación Universitaria movement and the subsequent raid on the Central University of Venezuela by the government of Rafael Caldera, triggered a strong wave of protest in the Institutes of Higher Education in Venezuela. This documentary collects part of the events that took place in the city of Mérida, Mérida State, where the University of the Andes is located.

Little Square

Invalid date •English

Intertwined stories of people fighting for love, survival and the truth during quarantine.

Azu

July 2013 •Spanish

1780, a group of slaves flee from a sugar cane hacienda. As they are pursued by Don Manuel Aguirre, obsessed landowner who has fixed his eyes on Azu, the beautiful slave with an ancestral destiny.

Black River

February 1992 •Spanish

Río Negro is the struggle of two men, Osuna and Funes, hungry for power and wealth in a small town in Venezuela, during the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez

Bolívar, Faro de América

August 1950 •Spanish

Documentary about the life of Simón Bolívar, directed by Antonio Bacé.

Beyond Titanic

September 1998 •English

A survey of 86 years of Titanicana in popular culture, with the emphasis on movies about (or inspired by) the disaster.

Behind Your Back

November 1995 •Norwegian

In this documentary feature writer and journalist Gerhard Helskog shows how Norway was used by both CIA and KGB during the Cold War, KGB set a honey trap for the Prime Ministers wife, CIA paid huge amounts to Norwegian social democrats to "help them" fight the communists, while they secretly lead a struggle for a milder form of communism.

Endings: The Good, The Bad, and the Insanely Great

October 2017 •English

Michael Arndt's examination of story structure.

Prisoners of War

January 1991 •Hungarian

A documentary about Hungarian prisoners of war in the World War II

Breakfast in Kisumu

Invalid date •English

Shot across 16mm, VHS, DV, and Digital, Breakfast in Kisumu is a personal homage to the 20-year journey of renowned professor and political activist Rok Ajulu. Filmed across six countries between Europe and Africa, with a proxy-archival quality, it follows Rok’s account of his struggles as an exiled freedom fighter of the post-colonial, apartheid era. In conversation with his daughter, he tells of his numerous deportations, prison sentences, and academic career. As Rok recounts the collapse of the apartheid regime, Breakfast in Kisumu shows us a homecoming: his journey back to Africa for the transition of the African National Congress (ANC) from a liberation movement into a governing party, his marriage into the Sisulu Family, and the continental significance of 1994.

Czech Rhapsody

March 1970 •Czech

Essay film from Czech director Vojtech Jasný on his home country.

Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond

May 1987 •English

An hour documentary on the history of Bond for the 25th anniversary of the film series.

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

September 2003 •English

The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary is featured on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD for Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, released in September 2003.

Buy It Now

June 2005 •English

Told in two parts- the first in the style of a documentary and the next in narrative form- "Buy It Now" tells the story of 16 year old Chelsea leading up to the sale of her virginity online and then the self destructive aftermath of this event.