Maria Jose Alvarez

Film production in Nicaragua prevails despite the lack of a film industry. This documentary explores the role of women filmmakers in continuing this art form and their passion to mobilize production efforts since the end of Incine, the only film industry.

This feature documentary gives voice to the Creole people from Nicaragua and Costa Rica who have lived in resistance to colonialism, and now struggle to maintain their identity. Through multiple testimonies, we learn about how Black people came to the Caribbean and how Creole culture was formed in the region. These are stories of everyday life that reflect the cultural distinctions and traditions of different communities, their worldviews, memories, dreams, identities and the challenges they faced – yesterday and today.

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This documentary narrates the birth and development of Nicaraguan cinematography through iconic images and fragments of Nicaraguan film. It covers the revolution, the creation of the first film instituto in the country (INCINE), and the pioneers and representative productions and co-productions. The film concludes with the emergence of independent cinema.

Ojo de Mujer is a documentary that features four Nicaraguan women filmmakers, whose testimonies allows us to learn about their begginings and how they have contributed to building a collective memory within their communities, leaving lasting roots for future generations of filmmakers in the country.

It portrays the popular Sandinista uprising and its historical background; national rebuilding, literacy campaign and production in the revolutionary process.

This feature documentary gives voice to the Creole people from Nicaragua and Costa Rica who have lived in resistance to colonialism, and now struggle to maintain their identity. Through multiple testimonies, we learn about how Black people came to the Caribbean and how Creole culture was formed in the region. These are stories of everyday life that reflect the cultural distinctions and traditions of different communities, their worldviews, memories, dreams, identities and the challenges they faced – yesterday and today.

No synopsis available yet.

This documentary narrates the birth and development of Nicaraguan cinematography through iconic images and fragments of Nicaraguan film. It covers the revolution, the creation of the first film instituto in the country (INCINE), and the pioneers and representative productions and co-productions. The film concludes with the emergence of independent cinema.

It portrays the popular Sandinista uprising and its historical background; national rebuilding, literacy campaign and production in the revolutionary process.

Lady Marshall is an ethnographic documentary that captures the daily lives of the residents in Marshall Point, a small fishing community located on the South Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. The film focuses on the testimonies of three Garifuna and Creole women: Manuela, Evereth, and Vasdy. Breaking traditional gender roles, they are the only women in the region who own and operate their own fishing boat. The documentary showcases their daily balance as artisan fisherwomen, boat transporters, housewives, and mothers, offering a rare and intimate look into afro-descendant identity and female resilience in the Caribbean region.

Filmed in black and white with no spoken dialogue, the story follows a young girl named Alenka, who wanders through rural Nicaragua carrying a white organdie dress.