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Working Images: Labor in Latin American Cinema by Women

Two women work at sorting a mound of red flowers
LOVE, WOMEN & FLOWERS by Marta Rodriguez

Working Images: Labor in Latin American Cinema by Women

"Working Images" is a selection of nonfiction films shot by women filmmakers in Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela from the 1950s to the 2010s. From salt harvesting to dairy farming, weaving to hand-processing film, the series aims to investigate practices of physical, creative, and cinematic labor. Including works by Margot Benacerraf, Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva, Naomi Uman, and Laura Huertas Millán.

Watch the series trailer below: