Documentaries Tagged “south america”
No Volverán: The Venezuelan Revolution Now
No Volverán: The Venezuelan Revolution Now
Behind the bold policies of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is a revolutionary mass movement that is saying NO to capitalism, and attempting to change the course of Latin American history. Journey deep into the barrios, out to the factories and into the heart of the revolution to find out why there is a movement to transform society. ...
Argentina’s Economic Collapse
Argentina’s Economic Collapse
After many years of apathy in the country, the insurrection exploded. The spontaneous revolt of faceless people meant saucepans were being banged in every neighborhood, all the way to the city’s vital centers.
What happened to Argentina? How was it possible that in so rich a country so many people were hungry? The country had been r...
The Lost Pyramids of Caral
The Lost Pyramids of Caral
This is a pyramid that ranks as one of the largest in the world, period. It’s one that covers on the surface of the mound it covers like 15 football fields. The volume of it is some, we calculate something like two million cubic metres of material. The magnificent ancient city of pyramids at Caral in Peru hit the headlines in 2001. The...
D’autres Mondes (Other Worlds)
D’autres Mondes (Other Worlds)
This documentary film will be the testimony of a personal and subjective adventure.
It will also show the dangers and risks involved in Shamanism: losing yourself in the light or the darkness of your recently awakened emotions or misinterpreting the feelings or visions.
This could lead to schizophrenia in the event these journeys n...
Jungle Trip
Jungle Trip
Lost in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, there is a vine that is said to talk to humans, giving an understanding to the secrets of life. The custodians of this plant are the medicine men, or shamans. The divine does not give up its secrets easily.
It appears the botany of the plant is only half the story. To know it fully, you must...
Cracking the Maya Code
Cracking the Maya Code
This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. The Forgotten Maya Temples. In 1774, Spanish explorer Jose Calderon rediscovers the temples of Palenque and the ancient hieroglyphs of the Maya, a people whose culture was decimated by the Spanish conquistadors.
A Hidden History. Toiling away in the basement of Harvard’s Peabody M...