Memories of Paraíso

About the extraordinary doctors and activists—including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.

Heddy Honigmann returns to her birthplace of Lima, Peru to reacquaint herself with a place and people dear to her heart. It is about a forgotten city, a forgotten history and a forgotten people. With irony as their loved weapon for survival, they have to forget as well, in order not to give way to cynicism, hatred and grief. It is about remembering the old days when life - despite class differences, corruption and violence - was still good: waiters, bartenders and shopkeepers who are fighting a losing battle and have lost everything. It is also about the children who manage to survive by mastering the art of street life and who reveal the country in it's true colours. Just like the dogs they share the streets with, they have no good memories to forget.

A documentary about the love for music and fascination for the sax in the central mountain range of Perú. It was filmed in the Mantaro Valley and in New York City. With an instrument mainly associated to blues, jazz and rock 'n' roll, Peruvians express their deepest feelings from their native mountains throughout the instrument.

Inspired by Kina Malpartida, Peru's first and only female world boxing champion, two young women from the most forgotten corners of the country fight against enormous obstacles to fulfill the same dream: to box and become champions. When Kina Malpartida won the super featherweight world title at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York, boxing fever swept through Peru. Her triumph made it possible for many girls to dream of becoming champions. This documentary tells the story of Alicia and Anita, two young women who, despite the difficulties and based on their perseverance, passion, and effort, forge their own path in the tough world of boxing.