Explore compelling documentaries that illuminate the richness and complexity of Latino experiences. From urgent social issues to intimate personal journeys, our films spotlight voices that challenge perspectives, preserve culture, and inspire change.
Explore our curated selection of powerful documentaries that spotlight Latino voices, histories, and lived experiences.
The son of a Venezuelan political prisoner tells the story of his father’s 15 year long imprisonment. Shot during house-arrest, father and son try to recover the stolen time through home-movies and challenging conversations. As both family and country fall apart, the father plots a risky escape.
Meet jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera and follow his extraordinary journey from child prodigy in Havana, Cuba, to an 18-time GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award-winning performer, composer, and beloved Latin jazz ambassador.
A celebration of Luis Valdez, whose influential work in theater and film reflects the struggles and triumphs of the Mexican American community. From migrant farmworker to revolutionary artist, Valdez transformed American culture through El Teatro Campesino, Zoot Suit, and La Bamba, opening pathways for generations of Latino creators.
ASCO: Without Permission challenges the limits of documentary conventions to tell the story of a revolutionary Chicano art group who turned 1970s Los Angeles into their defiant canvas. Merging activism with radical art-making, ASCO challenged the established order of Hollywood, museums, and media and are now considered among the 20th century’s most significant artists.
Why does the Mexican government consider the feminist movement a bigger threat than most drug cartels? A grieving father, an inspiring musician and survivor, and a radical feminist collective confront the horrifying reality of the epidemic of gender violence in Mexico.
Caribbean fishermen are desperately trying to adapt to rising sea temperatures. This documentary follows a crew of fishermen in Vieques, Puerto Rico, who are forced to navigate further into the open sea, risking their lives to catch enough fish to make a living.
Annabel Hernandez, a performer with Down syndrome, shares her life and interviews friends and family about their perceptions of people with Down syndrome in this intimate documentary portrait.
Juana is entering puberty and one thing comes guaranteed with that – body hair. Relentlessly bullied and finding no support from her mother in shedding her hairy shame, Juana crusades into the world of hair removal behind her mom’s back.
Set in Colorado, If I Could Stay/Si Pudiera Quedarme follows two undocumented mothers, Jeanette and Ingrid, as they face deportation and the threat of being separated from their young children. In a life-altering decision, they choose to seek sanctuary inside local churches in defiance of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Filmed over several emotionally charged years, their journey unfolds amid constant uncertainty, legal battles, and the quiet bravery of life in refuge. Throughout their struggle, their courage inspires powerful alliances within the predominantly white faith communities that host them.
Upon turning fifty years old, Karyna, an immigrant transgender woman, is determined to fulfill her teenage and lifelong dream of celebrating her Quinceañera. Despite her family and society not fully accepting her, she strives to pave the way for other transgender women to celebrate their Quinceañera regardless of their age and their circumstances in life.
VOCES “American Sons” follows a brotherhood of Marines a decade after their deployment to Afghanistan, as they struggle to overcome the trauma of combat and the loss of many of their comrades, including their dear friend, Corporal JV Villarreal, who was killed in action by an IED.
Immigrant grooms work year-round on the hidden “backside” of Churchill Downs. Rising before dawn, they care for some of the world’s most prized Kentucky Derby racehorses, revealing how race, labor, and class shape an elite American industry. Backside: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing honors the resilience that’s behind the spectacle.
