Democracy In Communication

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Programs in this series

• A Different Vision
  Experimental approaches to video by Latin Americans and U.S. Latinos.
• Border Crossings
  The experience of "illegal immigrants" is explored in these two very different pieces.
• Elvia: The Fight for Land and Liberty
  Portrait of Elvia Alvarado, a campesino leader in Honduras who dedicated her life to organizing. Produced by Laura Rodriguez and Rick Tejada Flores The video aired in 1988 on PBS as part of the VISTAS series and in 1993 as part of Deep Dish TV's Democracy in Communication Series.
• It's a Riot
  On February 27, 1987, the Venezuelan government arbitrarily announced austerity measures to make the nation eligible for more loans from the International Monetary Fund. Venezuelans took to the streets in protests that grew into massive uprisings.
• Latino Youth in the USA
  Three short fiction pieces from the lives of young Latinos.
• Mirage
  Two short pieces examine appearance and reality.
• My Sin is Loving You
  As Emilia, a Latina housewife from Brooklyn, scurries around to complete her never-ending chores, she is swept into a soap opera fantasy.
• Not MTV: Music Videos with a Message
  Five music videos from Panama and Brazil.
• The Debt Game
  This program analyzes the crisis of external debt in Latin American countries from the point of view of the debtor nations.
• The Electronic Arrow: How Indians Use Video
  The Spirit of TV documents the first time the Walapi tribe in the Brazilian Amazon is introduced to video.