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San Diego Latino Film Festival

Documania!

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. Documania! returns for it’s 3rd year showcasing the best in nonfiction films by some of today’s brightest Latino filmmakers.

  1. Chateles del campo

    Jason Outenreath / Documania! / Nicaragua / 2013 / Documentary / 70 mins
    This engaging and knowing documentary takes the viewer deep into the rural countryside of Nicaragua to explore the work of local teachers with children from impoverished backgrounds.
    Chateles del campo

    UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas Hazard Center
    March 15, 2014 4:00 pm

    Chateles del campo

    Digital Gym Cinema
    March 22, 2014 1:00 pm

  2. Cidade Cinza

    Marcelo Mesquita, Guilherme Vallengo / Documania! / Brazil / 2013 / Documentary / 85 mins
    In the opening moments of this powerful documentary about underground graffiti, the camera hovers over São Paulo, Brazil, viewing the expansiveness with a feeling of calm solemnity. Scale and scope are key elements to both the landscape’s imposing frame and the intricate murals that have popped up on concrete walls all around the city.
    Cidade Cinza

    UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas Hazard Center
    March 16, 2014 2:30 pm

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    Don Ca

    Patricia Ayala Ruiz / Documania! / Colombia / 2013 / Documentary / 90 mins
    Hypnotic and wise, Patricia Ayala Ruiz’s documentary portrait of Camilo Arboleda Arroyo explores how one man’s presence empowered an entire community ravaged by Civil War.
    Don ca

    Digital Gym Cinema
    March 15, 2014 3:15 pm

    Don ca

    UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas Hazard Center
    March 23, 2014 3:00 pm

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    El caso CocaCola

    Germán Gutiérrez, Carmen Garcia / Documania! / Colombia / 2012 / Documentary / 90 mins
    Colombia is the trade union murder capital of the world. Since 2002, more than 470 workers’ leaders have been brutally killed, usually by paramilitaries hired by private companies intent on crushing the unions.
    El caso Cocacola

    UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas Hazard Center
    March 14, 2014 4:30 pm

    El caso Cocacola

    Digital Gym Cinema
    March 16, 2014 3:15 pm

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    El Huaso

    Carlo Guillermo Proto / Documania! / Chile / 2013 / Documentary / 80 mins
    Gustavo Proto is a Chilean who moved his family to Toronto hoping to secure them a better life. Now 58, he struggles with bouts of depression and flirts with the idea of suicide.
    El huaso

    UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas Hazard Center
    March 15, 2014 12:00 pm

    El huaso

    Digital Gym Cinema
    March 19, 2014 4:00 pm

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    Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America

    Rodrigo H. Vila / Documania! / Argentina / 2013 / Documentary / 90 mins
    This haunting music documentary is a deeply intimate journey into the life and music of Mercedes Sosa, one of the most influential singers and personalities of the 20th century.
    Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America

    Digital Gym Cinema
    March 13, 2014 4:00 pm

    Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America

    UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas Hazard Center
    March 18, 2014 6:00 pm

    Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America

    Digital Gym Cinema
    March 23, 2014 7:00 pm

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    Palabras mágicas

    Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez / Documania! / Mexico, Nicaragua / 2012 / Documentary / 82 mins
    Palabras mágicas

    UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas Hazard Center
    March 22, 2014 12:00 pm