The issue of the landmines and its victims throughout the whole continent is disclosed, with impacting pictures and testimonies, by the launching of América Minada / Mined America, by the documenters Vinicius Souza and Maria Eugênia Sá. The 27-minute documentary provides a deeper analysis of the theme in Colombia and Peru by means of interviews with specialists and anti-mine activists, in addition to heartbreaking testimonies by the victims of those explosive devices, which were prohibited 10 years ago but are still broadly utilized.
Available in streaming video by Agencia Publica
Also see the book and video review at the Journal of Mine Action
Festivals:
WINNER of Special Price "For a Mine Free Colombia" at Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival - Colombia - December 2009
III Movies and Human Rights in South America Festival - 12 major cities in Brazil - October 2008
XXV Bogota Film Festival - Colombia - October 2008
Strasbourg Film Festival - France - August 2008
DocBol - II Documentary Film and Video Festival - Bolivia - June 2008
Albacete Documentary Festival - Spain and itinerancy - April 2008...
Frontera International Film Festival - Mexico - April 2008
Habana International Film Festival - Cuba - December 2007
Nuestra América Festival- Ecuador - October 2007
Copies of the video in DVD with subtitles:
Vinicius Souza and Maria Eugênia Sá
Phones (55 11) 5093-2855 / 9631-0666 / 8279-9997mge_sa@yahoo.com.br
