Presos del silencio

Amid the impressive biodiversity of the Peruvian Amazon, the indigenous communities of Madre de Dios are threatened daily by illegal gold and timber extraction. It is a fight to the death to preserve their identity and the memory of the Wändari, their territory.

Mariem Hassan, Sahrawi refugee, composer and Western Sahara's most emblematic singer, died of cancer in 2015. Soon before her passing, Mariem returned to the liberated territories of her homeland, where she had spent her childhood. There, she told us her story and sang for the last time. This film pays tribute to her last testimony and her art.

The bones have been collected. Now, they must be identified. Filmmakers Daniel Lagares and Mariano Agudo follow three people as they struggle with the legacy of the civil war that ravaged Peru for 20 years. In 1980, the Shining Path movement launched an armed struggle aimed at overthrowing the Peruvian government and instituting a Communist regime. By the time the civil war ended, 70,000 Peruvians had been killed. Government and guerrilla forces were both guilty of horrendous human rights abuses. Powerful, emotional, and beautifully filmed, The Search captures the ongoing trauma of war even decades later for participants, bystanders, and children. The Shining Path uprising polarized Peru, but "The Search" does not lay blame. It is a film about truth, reconciliation and the quest for peace and closure.

Father Lucho has just finished celebrating Mass in his humble parish in the city of Juliaca, Puno. Before the attendees leave, we see an Andean woman singing a cappella. The lyrics of her song speak of the victims of January 9, 2023, following a popular uprising led by Indigenous communities.

In the summer of 2022, the hottest in a century, Endesa cut off power to working-class neighborhoods in Seville, accusing residents of stealing electricity to hide its lack of investment. Tired of the heat and power cuts, residents organized collective actions against Endesa and the institutions, creating a social movement for the right to electricity.

Amaranta Cano, daughter of Carlos Cano, reconstructs, in a journey connecting Andalusia with Portugal, the events that took place on the eve of Three Kings Day in 1985: a murder, a mysterious woman, and a setting marked by the border culture between Ayamonte and Vila-Real de Santo António, with smuggling as a backdrop. The documentary not only delves into the historical and social context of the song, but also pays tribute to Portuguese fado, a musical genre that deeply fascinated Carlos Cano, as well as its most emblematic author, Amália Rodrigues. Throughout the narrative, Amaranta talks to key witnesses of the event and prominent artists such as Teresa Salgueiro, Antonio Chainho, Rozalén, Raúl Rodríguez, and Martirio, who perform their own versions of the legendary song.