New in July
PRAGDA | Latin Cinema
Leading educational distributor for the newest Latin American, Spanish, and Latinx cinema.
As summer is in full swing, we continue to grow our collection to offer you a Fall semester full of relevant titles!?
This month’s new titles include Mother Plant, following a collective of mothers fighting for the legalization of cannabis oil necessary for their sick kid’s wellbeing; award-winning?Vicenta B, a quiet and touching chronicle of the post-Cuban revolution; Seven Dogs, a bright film on loneliness, prejudice, and social harassment; and Love and Mathematics, a film festival darling from Mexico that follows a former boy band member trying to resurrect his music career.
There are two ways to watch the films! Acquire?Public Performance Rights (PPR) and Digital Site Licenses (DSL) through Pragda; or Streaming Licenses and Subscriptions via Pragda STREAM, powered and authenticated by Docuseek.
Through a poignant choral narrative spanning over four years, the documentary follows a group of mothers who fight to legalize cannabis oil, which offers a lifeline of improved quality for their children suffering from refractory pathologies.?It explores their struggles, clinical advancements, and scientific research, urging for medical education and the decriminalization of nature to benefit those who need it most: the patients. Their journey becomes a battle against stigma, misinformation, and criminalization.
Related studies: Activism,?Criminal Justice,?Family,?Health + Aging,? Human Rights,?Sociology,?Youth
Carlos Lechuga’s (Santa y Andrés y Melaza) poignant third feature follows Vicenta Bravo, a gifted Afro-Cuban woman who can see into the future and commune with spirits. Every day, people seek her out for guidance, but her world crumbles when her beloved son decides to emigrate, leaving her adrift in a crisis that blinds her to the unfolding events around her.? Anchored by a compelling performance, Vicenta B is a quiet and touching?chronicle of the post-Cuban revolution.
Related studies: Afro-Latin America,?Culture + Identity,? Family,? Immigration + Exile,?Religion + Spirituality,?Sociology,?Women
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A canine family becomes the catalyst for human connection in this heartwarming film about a lonely man looking for a way to keep his seven dogs in his apartment. Tired of the constant barking, some of his neighbors arrange a mediation hearing, urging him to take his pets out of the apartment. Ernesto cannot envision a life without his dogs nor afford to move elsewhere.?Seven Dogs is a simple and bright film on loneliness, prejudice, and social harassment.
Related studies: Audio Description,?Culture + Identity,? Disabilities,? Family,?Global Economy,?Health + Aging,?Sociology
After his time in the popular boy band?Equinoccio, Billy Lozano is now in his late thirties, living a tedious life as a married man in the suburbs. Despite having all the necessary pseudo-comforts in the house of his dreams, he feels like the biggest loser since his last entrepreneurship failed once again.?When her new neighbor Monica is shocked to recognize her teen boy-band crush living across the street, she encourages him to resume his artistic career. It appears that their lives will never be the same. Or will they?
Related studies: Culture + Identity,?Dance Music Performing Arts,? Family,?Global Economy,?Sociology
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