The Edge of the Sea
The Edge of the Sea is a 26-minute documentary that explores the issue of privatization of public areas and the social and environmental consequences of excessive coastal development that is quickly changing the character of Puerto Rico’s beaches.
The Biodiesel Diaries
The Biodiesel Diaries is Majo Calderon’s latest project. She partnered up with Carlos Herrera, the Co-Founder of Education Without Borders International to start a six month-long journey through Latin America (from Oakland, California to Chile) in a biodiesel car.
Along the way, they will document the efforts of grassroots organizations and communities to live in a [...]
Immigrant Soccer
On January 10th 2009, members of Rosario Central of Catalonia – a third division soccer team entirely comprised of immigrants – were brutally attacked during a soccer game in Barcelona, Spain. The aggressors were all Spanish citizens and members of the opposite team. Seven of them were eventually arrested and charged with attempted murder. In [...]
Salva Tres Palmas
Salva Tres Palmas tells the story of the environmental victory that gave life to the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve, the first marine reserve on the main island of Puerto Rico. Tres Palmas beach has earned a global reputation for its “giant” surfing waves and for possessing one of the healthiest Elkhorn coral reef colonies throughout [...]
Canto a lo Poeta
Canto a lo Poeta (Poet’s Song) is a documentary about “La paya,” a deeply rooted style of improvisational singing that has been popular for hundreds of years in rural Chile, and the singer-poets keeping the tradition alive today.
Iraq: Life Interrupted
Going beyond the politics and headlines of the controversial Iraq war, Iraq: Life Interrupted remembers 5 years of the conflict through the eyes of the individuals affected by it most directly – a U.S. army veteran, a Gold Star mother, and an Iraqi refugee family settled in California.