FILMOGRAPHY HONDURAS
The videos contained in the list are produced in Honduras or are about Honduras, it includes culture, history, arts, literature, politics, etc. For further information on a title please use our online catalog or feel free to contact Cindy Badilla-Melendez, the Media Resources Librarian or call (651) 962-5464.
Maya: the Blood of Kings: F1435 .M39 1995
While Europe was in the midst of the Dark Ages, the Maya of Central America were developing a culture responsible for a complicated writing system, mathematic and astrological calculations and archeological marvels. Explore ruins in the jungles of Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to understand a people both sophisticated and bloodthirsty and a society that collapsed with mysterious speed.
School of the Americas, School of Assassins: U428.U5 S3 1994
Did you know that U.S. taxpayers foot the bill for a school on U.S. soil that has graduated some of the worst human rights violators in the hemisphere? Since it was established in 1946, the United States Army School of the Americas has trained thousands of Latin American and Caribbean soldiers. Among them, we learn in the expose, are the former dictators of Argentina, Bolivia, Honduras and Panama.
El Espiritu de Mi Mama: PN1997 .E87 2003 DVD
Sonia, a young "Garifuna" woman leads a troubled life as a house worker in Los Angeles and is plagued by a haunting memory of a relationship with an American soldier. Her efforts to escape her present circumstances and past trauma are fruitless until she dreams of her deceased mother who calls upon her with a sacred request. In order to comply, she must return to the north coast of Honduras where she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual rebirth.
Compiled by
Cindy Badilla-Melendez
Media Resources Librarian
