In the Eye of the Storm

After the initial elation of hearing that Peru's ex-President, Alberto Fujimori, was finally being extradited from Chile to Peru to face human rights and corruption charges, it was shocking but not surprising to see the old thuggish tactics of Fujimori's supporters at work again: "El Ojo Que Llora" (The Eye That ... read this post


Rigoberta for President!

I met Rigoberta Menchú 25 years ago, when I was making my first feature length documentary "When the Mountains Tremble". The film tells the story of war and social revolution in Guatemala and the struggle of the largely Indian peasantry against a legacy of state and foreign oppression. Tom Sigel ... read this post


Art & Soul & Documentaries in the Land of Eternal Spring

I call the course "The Art and Soul of Documentary Editing." I am working with a group of young people on an intensive one-week workshop at Casa Comal, a community media center in Guatemala City. ... read this post


Invisibles

The Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing here in NY, and we just watched a remarkable film (actually five short films by five directors, produced by Spanish actor Javier Bardem in association with Doctors Without Borders) about invisible victims of conflict and disease in five different countries. This may ... read this post


On Police States & Courage

I've been struck by the recent spate of films that tell stories of police states and the courage of individuals that defy them. In the narratI've fiction realm there were two magnificent films nominated for Academy Awards: Pan's Labyrinth and The LI'ves of Others (both won Oscars in different categories). In ... read this post


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