
5 Latinx Documentaries that Showcase Resistance
To fuel our inner fire, here are five Latinx documentaries that chronicle moments of legendary resistance from our peoples.
To fuel our inner fire, here are five Latinx documentaries that chronicle moments of legendary resistance from our peoples.
“Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined” presents a the author as comfortable acknowledging her own weaknesses as fighting for her community.
Our stories deserve to be protected and deserve to be told. “Reading Rainbow” spread that message twenty years ago and now it’s our turn.
On his documentary, “El Equipo, director Bernardo Ruiz says “Collecting evidence is one of the few ways to hold the powerful accountable.”
Trying to speak up for a diverse community adds a lot of pressure, but the 20-year-old ‘American Family’ shows it can be done.
PBS’ ‘Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped A Nation’ teaches our history-what makes it complicated and what should make us proud.
We, as Latinxs, are trying to piece together our histories and these five shows and movies are a great place to start recovering our past.
I spoke to Dominique Nieves, one of the filmmakers featured in PBS’s ‘The Latino Experience’ to learn more about her journey creating media from a Latina’s perspective today.