Samba da Utopia - Jonathan Silva

La Lucha es Eterna y Permanente - José Mujica

Hernán Casciari: El móvil de Hansel y Gretel

Porque nos estamos convirtiendo en héroes perezosos...

One Strange Rock by National Geographic

First ever 3D Virtual Reality film shot in space! Featuring Astronauts Chris Hadfield, Mae Jemison, Mike Massimino and Nicole Stott. Enjoy!

The Mammoth Pirates by Amos Chapple

In Russia's Arctic north, a new kind of gold rush is under way.

With the sale of elephant tusks under close scrutiny, “ethical ivory” from the extinct woolly mammoth is now feeding an insatiable market in China. This rush on mammoth ivory is luring a fresh breed of miner – the tusker – into the Russian wilderness and creating dollar millionaires in some of the poorest villages of Siberia.

On condition that he not reveal names or exact locations, RFE/RL photographer Amos Chapple gained exclusive access to one site where between bouts of vodka-fueled chaos and days spent evading police patrols, teams of men are using illegal new methods in the hunt for what remains of Siberia's lost giants.   

Full story: https://www.rferl.org/a/the-mammoth-pirates/27939865.html

 

The Decolonial Atlas

The Decolonial Atlas is a growing collection of maps which help us to challenge our relationships with the land, people, and state. It’s based on the premise that cartography is not as objective as we’re made to believe. The orientation of a map, its projection, the presence of political borders, which features are included or excluded, and the language used to label a map are all subject to the map-maker’s bias – whether deliberate or not. 

Because decolonization is a process of unlearning and rediscovering, this volunteer-run project is especially committed to indigenous language revitalization through toponymy. Click on the link to explore! 

https://decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/

El florecimiento de los Guayacanes

En Zapotillo, provincia de Loja, se encuentran las poblaciones de Mangahurco, Bolaspamba y Cazaderos, rodeadas por un extenso bosque cálido seco de guayacanes, el más grande de Ecuador. 

El Festival por el Florecimiento de los Guayacanes es un espectáculo natural único que tiene lugar en el mes de Enero y en el que participa toda la comunidad, que ha desarrollado un modelo de turismo sostenible para evitar su sobreexplotación en el comercio de maderables.

The inspiring story of Yvonne Dowlen

Yvonne Dowlen discovered a lifelong love of figure skating the moment she stepped on the ice. Her passion led to a career as a touring performer with the Ice Capades that lasted almost 50 years. Still skating competitively at the age of 90, Dowlen shares her inspiring story in this touching short from Balcony Nine Media and reminds viewers that, “what you do with your life and what you find enjoyable with your life is up to you.”.

Credit: Katie Stjernholm and Jonathan Hiller.
Learn more about the film Edges from Balcony Nine Media on Vimeo.

How Neoliberalism Threatenes Democracy - Wendy Brown