Contra El Silencio Todas Las Voces. XIV Encuentro Hispanoamericano De Cine Documental Independiente (14)

The current border and immigration disputes highlight a number of unresolved dilemmas. Economic, political and cultural differences from nation to nation, define the border areas as a kind of social laboratory where relationships are constantly reinvented. The situation on the border of Mexico and the United States is a very specific case, in which transculturation is manifested not only in the border strip, but somehow permeates the culture of both countries. Meanwhile, international migration is the subject of increasing interest to scholars, given the complexity of the phenomenon that is increasing by socioeconomic factors and aspects of migration flows related to its incorporation into receiving societies and the vicissitudes that the newcomers have clashed with authorities and cultural practices of these societies. The exiles, in turn, are situations that have led to the integration of foreigners into social formations different to yours, through construction processes and, in some cases, destructive to both the individual and for the community that receives it. The works participating in this category will relate to the matters described above.

In recent decades man has damaged the planet on which he lives, destroying the flora and fauna, reducing forests, polluting rivers, seas and altering the functioning of ecosystems, regardless have into account that life itself depends on the human relationship with nature. Today we face the need to put a limit to the indiscriminate depletion of natural resources that are finite and is necessary preserve their delicate balance to is required to preserve existence. In this category participating the works that present both the severity of the problem, like as those described efforts to promote successful management of natural resources through activities that promote both conservation and sustainable development present and future, in issues like evaluated such as water, forests, waste and recycling; sustainable agriculture; climate change, energy; biodiversity and biosafety, sustainable agriculture; climate change, energy, biodiversity and biosafety.

This category brings together documentary films that address the realities, struggles, and processes of resistance of Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, within the framework of their historical demands for autonomy, self-determination, self-governance, and respect for their social, cultural, and territorial systems.

Works that document conflicts, social movements, and community experiences shaped by relationships of domination, exclusion, and exploitation will be accepted, as well as those created by the communities themselves, which give account of their lives, memories, expectations, and forms of organization.

All documentaries that bear witness to, interpret, and accompany these processes of identity affirmation and collective defense from the communities’ own territories and voices may participate in this category.

This category brings together documentary films that explore the role of art and culture as tools for reflection, expression, resistance, and social transformation. These works show how creativity contributes to building community, strengthening the social fabric, preventing violence, improving quality of life, and questioning the power structures that shape contemporary life.

It also includes documentaries that address everyday life and individual experience as spaces where the social, cultural, and technological changes of our time are manifested, exploring themes such as identity, beliefs, cultural practices, social relationships, and transformations of daily life.

All works that, from an artistic, cultural, or everyday-life perspective, reflect on processes of social change and do not fall specifically within the other categories of the competition may participate in this category.

This category brings together documentary films that address the defense, exercise, and violation of human rights, as well as processes of resistance, struggle, and social organization that arise in response to contexts of inequality, exclusion, violence, and development models that undermine human dignity.

Works that portray social movements, grassroots organizations, collective struggles, and experiences of community action will be accepted, as well as individual or collective stories that reflect the pursuit of the right to life, freedom, justice, peace, security, health, education, equality, diversity, freedom of expression, and a healthy environment.

All documentaries that, from different realities and territories, make visible processes of social resistance, the defense of rights, and the construction of alternatives through citizen organization may participate in this category.

This category brings together documentary films that address struggles, experiences, and forms of resistance related to gender, bodies, and identities, as well as the social, cultural, and political processes that seek to transform structures of discrimination, violence, and exclusion.

Works that make visible the diverse ways of living and understanding the body, gender, and sexuality will be accepted, as well as stories of women and people whose experiences reflect processes of organization, autonomy, rights defense, and the transformation of social, economic, political, and cultural conditions.

All documentaries that, from individual or collective perspectives, question power relations, reveal structural inequalities, and document everyday struggles for dignity, justice, and self-determination may participate in this category.

This category brings together documentary films intended to be viewed by children and adolescents, addressing stories, issues, and experiences that are meaningful to childhoods and youth, from a respectful, educational, and context-sensitive perspective.

Works that portray their everyday lives, relationships, dreams, challenges, processes of growth, identity, participation, and creativity will be accepted, as well as those that encourage reflection, empathy, and critical thinking, without content that may be inappropriate for these audiences.

All documentaries that place children and young people as protagonists or intended audiences, and that contribute to creating spaces for dialogue, learning, and support through cinema, may participate in this category.