Yulene Olaizola’s film tries to subvert the tropes of colonialist art about the Central American wilderness.
Author Archives: Alonso Aguilar
Alonso Aguilar Candanedo is a Costa Rican writer, lecturer and audiovisual producer. He mostly writes about Latin American cinema for outlets such as photogénie, MUBI Notebook and Cinema Tropical. He is a member of IFFR’s Young Film Critics 2021 and Berlinale Talent Press 2021.
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Elena Is a Proud Celebration of Haitian Heritage in the Dominican Republic
Michèle Stephenson’s documentary short finds beauty in qualities of Haitian life which the Dominican government scorns.
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Liborio Affirms the Force of Mythology and Collective Faith
An immersive dive into communal myth-making, Nino Martínez Sosa’s film brings a Dominican spiritual leader to back to life.