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Dare to Dream: A Story from El Salvador
Our story starts over a decade ago in a tiny village on the coast of El Salvador. When faced with the tough decision of leaving their poverty stricken violent country in search of a brighter future, two youngsters decided to buck the trend. They would stay, standing up to the challenges of their land with the dream of building a better future for t..
El Salvador: The People Will Win
The battle of El Salvador and its revolutionary history, from the time of the Spanish conquest and colonization, to the insurgency of the 80s, approached by a Puerto Rican filmmaker immersed in the conflict. Depicts a host of F.M.L.N. guerrillas marching forth from Monte Alzaco, the spiritual home of Salvadoran resistance.
Pour Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador
Évocation d'une syndicaliste salvadorienne assassinée. Épisode du film collectif « Contre l'oubli » réalisé à l'initiative d'Amnesty International.
El Salvador: Lost Archives of the Armed Conflict, Vol. 2
The Coup of 1979 was the "straw that broke the camel's back". The most influential sectors in the country, both from the Left and the Right, radicalized and decided to rebel against a power they considered unjust and unbearable. From this decision to rebel emerged three Revolutionary Juntas made up by civilians and the military.
El Salvador: Lost Archives of the Armed Conflict, Vol. 1
The military dictatorships, which held power in El Salvador, instituted a way of governing the country that became unsustainable. Electoral frauds were evident, and despite all this, the military continued to perpetuate themselves in power. Little by little, the gap between social classes began to widen, aggravating differences, while inequality gr..
El Salvador: Lost Archives of the Armed Conflict, Vol. 3
In 1989, ARENA won the presidential elections. That same year, after a few months before the democratically elected executive office took power, the FMLN launched the biggest military offensive of the war called "To the Top" on November 11. ARENA, under the direction of Alfredo Cristiani as President of the country, had resumed peace negotiations i..
Seeing El Salvador
This Traveltalk series short starts in San Salvador, El Salvador's capital, emphasizing the Spanish architectural heritage. We then go to the Izalco Volcano, which was created in 1770 by an eruption of the Santa Ana Volcano. The focus then shifts to the country's agriculture. The two main products are coffee and henequen, a plant with tough, fibrou..
Guardián, el perro salvador
Poor woman and her daughter hire on to rich family as servants. Husband/Daddy comes back from his foreign travels and crazy stuff happens! Death! Jail sentences! Inheritances!
El Salvador: Another Vietnam
This political documentary illustrates the turbulent history of El Salvador from the 1920s-1970s, and the role of the U.S. government in that history. The most comprehensive film introduction to that country, examines the civil war there in light of the Reagan administration's decision to "draw the line" against "communist interference" in Central ..
El Salvador: cuatro puntos cardinales
Brings together four inspiring stories from North, South, East, and West El Salvador. With a soft poetic veil, these stories portray a rich cultural, ecological and social diversity, showing a viewpoint of the country that distances itself from the accounts of violence that prevail in the Central American region.
Return to El Salvador
Return to El Salvador explores the reconstruction of El Salvador, post-civil war. The film revisits the struggles of the nation and examines what drives over 700 Salvadorans to flee their homeland each day, often risking their lives to illegally enter countries in search of a better life for their families. The film also profiles a number of Salvad..
El Salvador - The Road to Bitcoin
In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.
Tamale Road: A Memoir from El Salvador
Salvadoran born Amanda Reyes lost her father to murder in 1929. She was three. She was taken away from her family and lived her entire life not knowing who they were. In 2009 her son, Marcos Reyes Villatoro, searched the entire country for the family. His search for the Reyes family is more than curiosity; it's his obsession. Like many Latinos in t..
Wild El Salvador: In the Shadow of the Volcanoes
Join affable presenter Nigel Marven as he explores El Salvador, the volatile land of volcanoes with a colorful culture and natural history. Follow along as he climbs an active volcano near the capital San Salvador, comes face-to-face with a crocodile, cuddles a caecilian, fights fire with fire, dives deep into a volcanic lake, and discovers the Pom..
Gangs of El Salvador
Vice News correspondent Danny Gold headed to El Salvador to investigate what many are now calling a war between the street gangs and the government.
Mütter, Dollars und ein Krieg - Der Kampf um El Salvador
Documentary film.
The Situation: Two Years of Life and Death in a Town in El Salvador
A frightening portrait of two years in the hell of El Salvador's civil war. The death squads...CIA intrigues at the Ramada Inn...rouge military officers...bombing civilians to save them and a press corps tucked away in the capital, 3 hours away from the war.