Six short films curated by the Latin America Bureau showcase the rich crossover between independent filmmaking and academic research. They centre women telling their stories of resistance, with art often used as a tool for healing and expression.

Full screening time is 1hr 15mins.

The screening can be accompanied by short live performances (dance, theatre) from our partners and a short Q&A with filmmakers.

Films are in Spanish, Portuguese and English. All films include English subtitles where necessary.

• Ser Reflejo (Fi Gilligan & Brianna Barrios, UK/Colombia) about an arts collective of displaced Afro-Colombian women in Cartagena
• Belleza: el arte de la memoria (Mujeres de Asfalto, Ecuador) about Afro-Ecuadorian women’s beauty and aesthetics
• When the Lights Go Off… and the Cleaners Get In (Migrants in Action, UK) about the lives, dreams and struggles of Latin American women working in the cleaning sector in the UK
• Salir Adelante (Bruna Curcio, Brazil) about Venezuelan migrant women’s experiences
• Hilando Fronteras (Alice Volpi, Chile) an animated short narrating Colombian women’s testimonies through arpilleras they created in Antofagasta
• We Still Fight in the Dark (Migrants in Action, UK), a performance film about violence against Brazilian women in London, performed by Brazilian women survivors of gender-based violence.

• Showcase women’s initiatives for resisting violence
• Foreground the voices of the women affected by different forms of violence and women filmmakers
• Raise awareness of the diversity of forms of violence against Latin American women

See the deck below for more information and get in touch to organise a film screening.