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Long Before Bad Bunny, These Filmmakers Were Documenting Toñita’s

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has introduced a global audience to Toñita's, the iconic Brooklyn bar also known as the

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Carla Gutiérrez Wins Emmy for Directing FRIDA

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Esta Isla (This Island), the debut feature by Puerto Rican directing-producing duo

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When the Flaherty Seminar Went to Puerto Rico: Remembering the 1961 Edition in Barranquitas

In the summer of 1961, the Flaherty Film Seminar took a bold step beyond the

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A Decade of Impact: Locarno Industry Academy Celebrates 10 Years in Latin America

In 2015, the Locarno Film Festival—one of Europe’s oldest and most forward-thinking festivals—expanded a core part of its

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Long before Bad Bunny, filmmakers Sebastián Díaz and Beyza Boyacıoğlu were documenting Toñita’s, the iconic South Williamsburg bar also known as the Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn. Read our article on the 2014 documentar
POV, the multi-Emmy and Peabody Award–winning documentary series, presents IGUALADA: REFUSING TO KNOW YOUR PLACE by Juan Mejía Botero, chronicling Francia Márquez’s extraordinary journey from rural grassroots activist to his
"Audacious, lawless and irreverent" (Wendy Ide, Screen), “delicious, absurdist decadence… visceral, chaotic allure (Carlos Aguilar, RogerEbert.com), the wild and surreal Argentine crime comedy KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega is
 
 
 
 
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