The significance of “Por la vida”

The importance of this documentary lies in its intention to celebrate alternative economies and ecologies that have arisen in spite of—and in response to—the extractivist agenda in Honduras, one of the most aggressive of the 21st century. Over the last decade, the Honduran state has tried to expand its extractivist sectors (mining, silviculture, industrial agriculture, […]

Filmography

María’s first feature documentary, Bankilal (Older Brother) (2015), was selected in a wide range of national and international film festivals, including the Native sidebar at the 65th Berlinale (2015), the 18th International Film Festival of Valdivia (Chile), the VI Ethnographic and Testimonial Film Festival in Porto Alegre (Brazil), and Edinburgh International Film Festival (2015).   […]