Latin America’s First Media Dictator
During the regime of Alberto Fujimori in Peru (1990-2000) his eminence grise was Vladimiro Montesinos, who wielded power with mountains of cash and the brutal "Grupo Colina" death squad - the apparatus that Fujimori and Montesinos set up is often referred to in Peru as the "Fujimontesinos Mafia". One of their most insidious strategies was to buy the cooperation of nearly all of Peru's media moguls, thereby exercising practically complete control of the news. Fortunately for posterity, Montesinos secretly videotaped his bribery sessions as insurance in case anyone changed their mind. We've used that footage to create a short film about what Peruvian Truth Commissioner Carlos Iván Degregori has called "Latin America's First Media Dictatorship" - see for yourself...
For 25 years Skylight Pictures has been committed to producing artistic, challenging and socially relevant independent documentary films on issues of human rights and the quest for justice. Through the use of film and digital technologies, we seek to engage, educate and increase understanding of human rights amongst the public at large and policy makers, contributing to informed decisions on issues of social change and the public good. 