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What became of anarchism in the Basque Country? Did it have any impact? What remains of it? This documentary aims to show how one of the greatest revolutions in history took place between these two dates; how thousands of workers left the countryside to work in factories, thus shaping today's society and landscapes; how, in short, the Western world underwent a profound change and the Basque Country was one of the protagonists. The ideas of a group of thinkers had taken root in Bilbao, Vitoria, and Donostia, immediately leading to a split: the socialists and the anarchists went their separate ways.

Portrait of the poet Nicanor Parra

In a greenhouse in the Lima desert, Mr. Takehara has been perfecting a bonsai oasis for 20 years. A Doc Fortnight/Cinema Tropical collaboration.

In 2014, Paraguayan journalist Pablo Medina was shot and killed in his car by two men dressed as soldiers. For years he had written about corruption and deforestation in the border region with Brazil. Guided by a safety manual developed for journalists after Medina’s murder, this film takes viewers on a journey through the border region, where Medina’s father lives, to the trial in the capital.

A film about the black head Carranza sheep and the ways of subsistence cattle related to them in Karrantza Valley (Bizkaia, Spain). A series of seven in-camera edited Super-8 reels explores the link between grass, sheep, feeding, wool, milking, cheese, threads. It is a project that began with the recalling of first moving pictures of sheep (MOUTONS ENTRANT À L’ABATTOIR, Lumière Brothers, 1896) and with the correlation between wool spinning and the film rolling pace.

One of the greatest cultural and social revolutions in 20th century Europe took place in a tiny village on the Spanish seaside. In the 50's, a batch of American Marines build a huge military base on farming land bringing dollars, Marlboros, Cadillacs, night clubs and rock n´roll music into post-civil war Spain, an impoverished country ruled by a fascist dictator. Welcome to Rota, "The South European Las Vegas."

Portrait of a small farming and herding village in Misiones jungle, Argentina. Testimonies of the arrival to the place with little or almost nothing, are mixed with affective histories and the daily tasks of food provision. "La Flor Settlers” is a pictorial and human documentary about the feeling of belonging and the struggle for the land.

Claudia, a trans-Chilean midwife, remembers the hardest and most difficult moments she had to face in order to live her identity. The documentary tells her history, her struggles and the constant abuses she had to live on a society that still excludes those that are considered "different".

Seven school children in Medellin, where daily life is full of violence, have been asked to write a diary.

Documentary directed by Freddy Más, creator of the film Dawn of a Dream, which treats Alzheimer's disease from different points of view: patients, relatives, scientists, pedagogues. The documentary not only reflects the experience and testimony of the different affected.

Lina, Andrés and Tandita are three children who live in rural areas in southwestern Valle del Cauca and who have been left to care for relatives because their parents had to leave in search for work. The universe of each of these children reflects a very common problem in many Colombian regions: families broken by constant migration to the large cities due to the lack of work opportunities.

Wilson left his parents' home in Medellin on his way to Bogotá but never reached his destination. 30 years later and after the signing of the peace agreement with the FARC, Wilson tries to return from his exile in London to find his family who believes him dead. The trajectory of the plane draws a parable, but "Parable of the Return" is also a poem by Porphyrio Barba Jacob, who once recited his brother by heart.

From the presentation made by Camila Enríquez Ureña of Juan Ramón Jiménez in the Cuban poetry event of 1936 and which reminds us of the flight of the wounded eagle of José Martí, we will know the traces left in poetry and in 20th century Cuban culture, his ethical and aesthetic thinking, according to the testimonies of Fina García-Marruz and Cintio Vitier.

Renowned Puerto Rican troubadours come together to revive the folk tradition of the Round Table and to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Don Quixote. While they improvise décimas, other troubadours recount the history of this Hispanic traditional poetic form and comment on the exacting art of the troubadour who must improvise ten-verse-eight-syllable stanzas with exact rhyme.

Documentary on the town of Cabo Rojo, proving relevant data on its foundation and the different social and economic activities in which it developed.

Documentary on the town of Arecibo that presents a historical background and its economic and social development to this date.

For more than 60 years the United States Navy used the island of Vieques to test weapons and train soldiers. Ever since the Navy occupied the island, the inhabitants opposed their presence. Finally, after decades of resistance and struggle, the United States Armed Forces were forced to leave the island and cease all military practices on its surroundings. Now, more than a decade after the Navy’s questionable departure, the islanders are demanding the US Government to fully decontaminate and give back the terrains exploited. Unsatisfied with the little commitment from Federal Agencies to assume responsibilities, the Viequenses face a new struggle to demand justice within their lands.

We used to travel along roads that went through inhabited places. Now, those roads have been replaced by motorways isolated from the landscape they cross. Between the point of departure and the point of arrival we have left behind those places of passage where, apparently, nothing happens anymore. The N-VI is one of those roads.

Documentary that explores the struggle of those whose identities have been stolen and who have decided to discover their true origins. In Argentina, approximately 3,000,000 people are unaware of their identity.

Documentary about the military coup in Honduras, the following elections, and the situation of the country nowadays.

Since the mid-70s, Joe Strummer, the former leader of The Clash, was irresistibly attracted to Andalusia. This documentary is a fun and revealing chronicle of the adventures of Strummer in Granada and Almeria, of his trying to leave behind his rock star aura, to get away from the myth of The Clash and become anonymous.

The 13th June of 1929, three French pilots, with a clandestine passenger on board, jump from the Old Orchard beach in Maine (USA) into the risky crossing of the Atlantic. After 30 flying hours and a minimum of fuel, they are forced to land in a beach of the north of Spain. Two days later, they continue their trip to Paris where they are welcomed as heroes. They become the first crew having crossed the Atlantic and the first one to unite North America and Spain. This is The Adventure of the Yellow Bird.

Documentary about the political and social reality of Uruguay during the period of 1968-1970. This short is incomplete and composed of a series of fragments. The complete film was taken by the military dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-1985) and is now lost.

This colorful documentary captures the excitement of the fifth annual Buenos Aires Tango Festival, where some of the world's most accomplished dancers come to compete and win. With stirring traditional music, dizzying choreography, nine stages, 300 couples and more than 200,000 passionate fans, it's an experience you'll never forget.

Himalayan Kingdoms is a journey in search of the roots of Buddhism. A journey through the most mountainous region of the planet, among Nepal, China and India. It is the Kingdom of the inaccessible nature, where rivers like the Ganges or Indus are born, where people still retains their old customs and where it is still possible to find groups of nomads who drive their herds of yaks through fantastic scenarios situated at the foot of the ceiling of the world.

Meet the Unseen Beatles! John, Paul, George and Ringo are back together in this must-have collection featuring newly discovered archival footage, photographs, personal home movies, and interviews with the Beatles.

The British national museum of modern art, Tate Modern, stands as a space of community resistance where children, families, tourists, friends and individuals of all kinds come together to confront the incipient hostility of South Bank, one of the most gentrified and least welcoming neighborhoods in the London metropolis.