Category: Travel
Cinderelas, Lobos, E Principe Encantado
Brazil, Gender/Sexuality, Migration/Immigration, TravelCinderelas, Lobos, E Principe Encantado
A documentary about the Brazilian sex trade, Cinderelas, Lobos, e Principe Encantado explores how poor Brazilian women, mostly black, are lured by middle-aged European men into traveling to Europe with them. European, American, or Canadian men feel that European, American, or Canadian women are too cold and unsensible while the Brazilian women look for the security and freedom that Brazilian men cannot provide. The documentary interviews Brazilian women who were previously sex workers and have now moved to Europe with white men.
Brazil, Gender/Sexuality, Migration/Immigration, TravelCuba Today!
Travel with award winning filmmaker, Marlin Darrah, as he explores present-day Cuba. From the capital city of Havana to the beautiful seaport of Santiago de Cuba, you'll marvel at the forbidden natural beauty of Cuba. Travel to Pinar del Rio and visit the lush tobacco fields that produce the most sought after cigars in the world. See as sugar Plantations and colorful towns unfold before your eyes, then walk the beaches of Matanzas and Cuba’s colorful coastline. Cuban people welcome visitors with open arms and their society, with its blend of races and cultures, overflows with a friendly and easy going hospitality. Finally, after 50 years, visitors can experience the splendor of the Caribbean only 90 miles south of the United States. Soon, Cuba will compete with the Bahamas and Jamaica as the Caribbean vacation destination for Americans, so see it today.
Cuba, Culture/Festivals/Food, TravelCuba: Island Of Dreams
Experience a tour through mountains, beaches, and the colorful panorama Cuba has to offer. This video provides pieces of folklore, music, architecture, history, as it shows the major cities of the island. Video Visits.
Cuba, Social Life and Customs, TravelDestination Brazil
This documentary follows world traveler Ian Wright through his journeys in Brazil, venturing alongside the Amazon and coast until he reaches Rio. There, Wright provides an informational outlook on both Brazilian culture and the city itself. Viewers will be able to learn more about the place Portuguese, Catholicism and post-colonial history in everyday Brazilian life, as well as witness how unique ceremonies, vibrant landscapes and versatile traditions all weave a rich national heritage.
Brazil, Culture/Festivals/Food, Social Life and Customs, TravelMiddle Of The World, The
Romao, illiterate and unemployed, feels destiny drawing him on an odyssey to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of a job and a decent life. Based on a true story, the movie follows a family of seven on a journay 2000 miles across the hinterlands of Brazil on bicycles. Along the way, director Vicente Amorim beautifully explores the inner dynamics of a family facing a great challenge. The Middle of the World is an unimaginable road movie, both graceful and tender, about having the courage to pursue your dream.
Brazil, Cinema/Theater, Drama, Social Issues, TravelSin Dejar Huella
Sin Dejar Huella uses drama and comedy in equal measure to tell the story of two women--one Spanish and the other Mexican--fleeing from their respective pasts. Ana, a con artist, and Aurelia, a young mother escaping from her drug-dealing husband, meet on the road by chance. Protecting one another from the dangers that pursue them, they travel from northern Mexico to Chiapas. Along the way they gradually learn the truth about one another.
Comedy, Country/Region, Drama, Mexico, Spain, Subject, Travel