Seminars & Videos
AES: The Alliance of Sahel States – Beyond the Coups
Three years ago, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso broke with the old regional order and formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Since then, mainstream coverage has largely portrayed their governments through the language of military juntas, coups, and instability. But on the ground, a much bigger political transformation is underway. BT’s Nairobi correspondent Nicholas […]
Cuba After Castro: The Island in the Crosshairs
From directors Abby Martin and Matt Belen, Cuba After Castro delivers the definitive portrait of Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuba’s first leader born after the Revolution. Through this unprecedented in-depth interview we see a vision of revolutionary Cuba suppressed in the west: a nation of collective values and defiance in the face…
21 Workers Killed, But Not Forgotten: The Massacre Still Shaping Brazil’s MST
In 1996, Brazilian military police opened fire on a peaceful march of landless workers – killing 21 people in what became known as the Eldorado do Carajás Massacre. Thirty years later, justice is still incomplete.
WATCH: 21 Workers Killed, But Not Forgotten: The Massacre Still Shaping Brazil’s MST
Bhopal 84: The Greatest Industrial Crime in History
“Slow and silent disasters like Bhopal happen every day, in various parts of the world.” It was with these words that Indian activist Rachna Dhingra, explained to the Brasil de Fato team why she dedicates her life to reporting on a crime that occurred decades ago. In the early hours…
1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil’s Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag
The one-million strong Landless Workers Movement (MST) is a backbone of the Brazilian left, famous for its mass actions and radical land occupations all across the Brazilian countryside. While fighting agribusiness giants, the MST has become the largest producer of organic rice in Latin America, has a plan to plant…
The Oligarchic Force – Chapter 3, The Forces of Inequality
The third episode of the documentary series “The Forces of Inequality” explores the struggle for land and food production in a world where ownership and use of the land are concentrated in very few hands. Through the testimonies of peasants and rural workers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba, this…
Sahel: Homeland or Death
Documentary produced by Brasil de Fato For decades, the countries of the Sahel region in Africa have been targets of colonialism and exploitation by France and other Western powers. Sahel: Homeland or Death explores popular resistance and the new paths of development taken by Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali following…
Chinese Machines, Peasant Lands: Technology to Feed Brazil
This documentary follows the technical cooperation between Brazil and China to democratize the mechanization of peasant family farming in Brazil’s Northeast. The film reveals the challenges faced by Brazilian small-scale farmers and the expectations surrounding new agricultural technologies, which today are largely concentrated in agribusiness. By listening to the voices…