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Films
Frida Viva la vida (streaming, Kanopy)
The two sides of Frida Kahlo's spirit: on one side the revolutionary, pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and on the other, the human being, victim of her tortured body and a tormented relationship.
Global icons. Frida Kahlo (streaming, Academic Video Online)
A short animation about the life of Global Icon Frida Kahlo and how she represents Self-Awareness.
Diego Rivera - revolutionary with a paintbox (streaming, Academic Video Online)
Mexican painter and architect Diego Rivera is best known as a muralist, using such materials as gold leaf, fresco and mosaic. As well as reviving centuries-old techniques, he also embraces new ones such as polystyrene paint. This film paints a fascinating picture of the man and his work. Includes interviews with Carlos Fuentes, Dolores Olmedo and archive footage of the Mexican Revolution.
The 100 years show (streaming, Academic Video Online)
From Alison Klayman, director of The Brink and Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, the remarkable story of Cuban-American artist Carmen Herrera, a pioneering abstract painter in the '40s and '50s who only found recognition as she approached her 100th birthday.
Deconstructing the meaning of home (streaming, Academic Video Online)
"Home - So Different, So Appealing" explores the universal concept of home through the works of Latino artists.
Nicola Constantino : la Artefacta (streaming, Academic Video Online)
The mysterious work of Nicola Costantino, one of Latin America's most controversial and admired artists.
Magic wool (streaming, Academic Video Online)
This English language documentary, written, directed and produced by Cecilia Domeyko, tells the story of a group of peasant women in Isla Negra, Chile, called "Las Bordadoras", who create tapestries. Through their work they changed their lives and that of their community. An award-winning documentary, narrated by Rita Moreno, and premiered at the Kennedy Center in 1996.
Untold: Chicano Art Movement (streaming, Academic Video Online)
In 1960, over 2% of the US population were Mexican-American – over three and a half million people! But many felt unwelcome in a white-dominated society, so some Mexicans born in America, known as Chicanos, turned to the arts to express their frustration and reassert their cultural identity.
American masters. Pedro E. Guerrero : a photographer's journey (streaming, Academic Video Online)
The American Masters series and Latino Public Broadcasting's VOCES series join forces for the first time to explore the life and work of photographer Pedro E. Guerrero (September 5, 1917 - September 13, 2012), a Mexican American, born and raised in segregated Mesa, Arizona, who had an extraordinary international photography career.
Carmen Lomas Garza looking back (streaming, Academic Video Online)
Carmen Lomas Garza revisits the people and places of her youth and describes growing up in a Mexican American family in Kingsville, Texas, her experiences with the Chicano movement, and the theme of family, community, and cultural identity in her paintings.
Sunday morning. Art : Martin Ramirez folk art (streaming, Academic Video Online)
This segment of Sunday Morning is about the hypnotic work of illustrator, Martin Ramirez.
The Mexican People: Art (streaming, Academic Video Online)
The Mexican People is an exceptional documentary series. A powerful journey inside Mexico, from its origins until today. An inside view of a complex society through different themes: its arts, culture, environment, future and many more.
Roots and branches. Episode 6, A conversation with Ruben Guzman (streaming, Academic Video Online)
Guzmán is a cartoneria/paper maché artist from Mexico who lives in Oakland. (More recently, he's turned to sculpting but that's not in this video.).
Quetzacoatl & the Magic Flute of Fire (streaming, Academic Video Online)
Two California artists from Mexico use their art to connect to their indigenous heritage.
