The Devil Operation | New film by Guarango/Quisca + Trailer

Father Marco, a humble priest from Cajamarca, in Peru’s northern mountains, is being followed. A private investigative firm is filming and photographing the priest’s every move; their meticulous reports are code-named “The Devil Operation.”

“Nov 2nd, 5:00 am” – Coverage of “Hell” (Father Marco Arana’s office) begins.

“Nov 2nd, 7:00 am” – “El Diablo” (Father Marco) arrives at his office.

“Nov 2nd, 7:10 am” – El Diablo gives mass. (more…)

Happy Birthday! Ornette Coleman Turns 80.

Ornette Coleman was one of the great Free Jazz innovators of the 1960’s. His epoch-making record “Free Jazz” was released by Atlantic Records at the dawn of that decade. This all-star album features Eric Dolphy, Don Cherry, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro, Ed Blackwell and Billy Higgins. Coleman released over 50 LP’s as a band leader. His most recent record, “Sound Grammar”, was recorded live Ludwigshafen in 2005. It won the Pulitzer Prize for music. Shirley Clarke’s Film on realeyz.tv  Ornette: Made in America throws an interesting light on Coleman’s life and work.

Pandora Blue(s)

The Center for Research and Documentation Chile-Latin America (FDCL) analyses the “Avatar” phenomenon and what the unexpected Oscar snub (in favor of Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker”) means in terms of natural resource vs. indigenous rights discourse in Latin America. Read the full post in German here.

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…and the winner is

Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens  have won an Oscar for best documentary with their film  “The Cove”.

“Music by Prudence” won the  Oscar for best short documentary.

WHEN CLOUDS CLEAR Co-Helmer Danielle Bernstein’s Next Project

Danielle Bernstein, co-director of WHEN CLOUDS CLEAR, has a new project in the works. Mothers of a Nation, a film, exhibition and outreach program produced and edited by Bernstein and directed and shot by photographer Ansley West. The film follows a group of five HIV positive women in Jinja, Uganda and how they find hope and empower themselves and their children through sustainable agricultural practices and nutrition. Here an update on the latest news. (more…)