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Festival of Popular Solidarity with Latin America, held on 12 October 1977 at the San Blas football ground (Madrid, Spain)

This road documentary travels across South America to understand Cartonera book production, finding citizens and cooperatives committed to using literary production as a means of fighting for social justice, economic equality, and a more sustainable world.

His name is Fyodor. This name is well known to many LGBTQ refugees. He helped, supported, and guided people. Many trusted him. And then everything collapsed. Dozens of victims, accusations of fraud and lies, episodes from the past under the surnames Ugolkov and Fain. This film is the story of my friend Valya, who, at a difficult moment in her life, trusted Fyodor and lost time, money, and a part of herself.

Documentary about Santa Eulalia, a "utopian socialist" colony which thrived until the early 20th century before its abandonment and deterioration.

Plan Rosebud 2 focuses on the Spanish Transition, the period that took place after the end of Franco's rule, placing it in its cultural context, as well as on the final years of the Labour Party's rule in Great Britain during the seventies and the rise of the conservative leader Margaret Thatcher. Through analysis of social movements and popular culture, the film attempts to dismantle the idea that a pact among the Spanish ruling elite, led by Adolfo Suárez and King Juan Carlos, "saved" Spain from a new civil war and paved the way for a "peaceful" transition to a democratic regime.

An invitation to embark on a fascinating journey into the Earth to reveal the vital importance of underground waters and springs. Through evocative images and testimonies, the film highlights how these hidden systems sustain ecosystems, communities, and cultures. By exploring the invisible flows beneath our feet, it calls on us to reflect on our relationship with water, our most essential resource. A poetic and urgent reminder that what is buried can also hold the key to life above ground.

Isolated during the COVID lock-downs, Xavier films the mesmerizing flights of starlings over his hometown in Spain. Their movements awaken memories of his HIV diagnosis and a deep longing for connection. Through voice messages with his lover in Brazil, the defiant spirit of early AIDS activism in New York, and Afro-Brazilian Candomblé rituals, the film becomes a layered meditation on grief, survival, and collective resilience.

Cristina, Bouya, and Ibrahim are three young people who share their journey toward independence after leaving the child protection system, exploring housing, employment, and community through the project.

A trip to the origins and fate of the aesthetic and sacred being.

A visual meditation on the passage of time and wear and tear. Playing with light and its projections, the image fades and resists. A reflection on absence, memory, and the transformation of what we believed to be immutable.

From the cradle of the armed conflict, ten women survivors tell their stories to overcome pain, reclaim a plural historical memory, and build a feminist peace. They are “Berracas,” the leaders of Colombia’s reconstruction.

Carlos José Cardona Tur arrived in the United States on May 21, 1920, aboard the motor-sailing ship *Challamba*. His dream: to make films. After spending a few years traveling through different cities, he reached Los Angeles and settled in Hollywood. Almost from the very first day, he began working as an extra in some films, but it was not until 1925 that he started dedicating himself to his true profession: special effects.

The rocks, sculpted by sea and wind, stand resilient, displaying the scars of the fragments torn away. From that beach, a young Sahrawi embarks on a mental journey to his last visit to the camps. The places, the rituals, the history, and the time make his voice merge with the memories of his mother's stories, showing a deep contrast between the situation in the recent past and the present.

Tito likes playing football and tries to get good marks at school but unfortunately, he has some issues that shouldn't have children of his age. Nobody as the Sahrawi people knows what means to be on the map and being lost and forgotten at the same time.

Yi‭ ‬and Dong‭ ‬Dong‭ ‬are two Chinese people‭ ‬residing in Spain.‭ ‬Despite their problems with residence in a foreign country,‭ ‬they decide to go about setting up a fish and aquarium store in the centre of Madrid.

The impunity for the crimes committed in Argentina during the last military dictatorship (1976-1983) motivated the direct victims of the repression and various human rights movements and legal experts to file a popular accusation against the military officers who directed and carried out the brutal repression: 30,000 disappeared, children kidnapped from their parents, and millions stolen from the victims. The complaint filed before the Central Court of Instruction No. 5 of Madrid by the Progressive Union of Prosecutors found support in Judge Baltasar Garzón, who opened Case 19/97 Against Genocide and State Terrorism in Argentina, 1976-1983.

This was a free concert supported by the Madrid Townhall on the occasion of (the patron saint of Madrid) Saint Isidro's bank holiday. The socialist party was very interested in pop music and wanted to give a boost to a city that was culturally dead. The Spanish were very welcoming and the concert was a success. Morrissey was also very energetic, he danced wildly but wasn't very talkative.

A nature photographer, noticing the decline of life in Doñana, follows several birds in search of their new oasis and discovers the story of those who created the rice fields of Seville.

Charo and Manuel talk about what each of them is best at. Charo is terrible at proverbs and loves dates, but Manuel hasn't organized one for her in a long time.

In the arid landscape of Meki, Ethiopia, a local team of doctors and nurses fight every day to save the lives of women and children in a maternity and children's hospital. A testament to the importance of medical care in rural communities in Ethiopia and the incredible resilience and determination of those who work there.

The Barlovento reservoir is the largest water reservoir in the Canary Islands.