It's a Jungle Out There... An Independent Film in Costa Rica

The Hummingbird Effect

Costa Rica's motto is Pura Vida - Pure Life - and this deceptively small country is bursting with some of the most spect...

Calling on Costa Rica

This travelogue of Costa Rica, the second smallest of the American republics, starts at San Jose Airport. Transportation...

Chavela

Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice...

Memorias Encuadradas

One hundred years of the cinematic memory of a small country told through motion graphics. A brief tour of previously un...

Shark Land: Welcome to Cocos Island

“Entourage” star Adrian Grenier ventures to Cocos Island off the shore of Costa Rica to bring attention to the plight of...

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

This is the story of a tiny country that made a decision to do something that no other country had ever done -- it decid...

Ícaros

In the late 1970s, Marcel fled Catalonia to avoid conscription into the Spanish military. For 30 years he has been livin...

Through the Gaze of the Cockfighter

What motivates a cock-fighter to fight a rooster he loves? In Costa Rica, cockfighting is considered a crime and has bee...

La Mayoría Silenciosa

The silent majority is the Costa Rican peasantry, which has been the object of traditional contempt and which has manife...

La Huelga Legal En Costa Rica

In 1977, the workers of the INAVE vehicle assembly company went on strike. This strike was declared legal, one of the fe...

Costa Rica 1975

1948

Land of the Strays

In the mountains of Costa Rica, Lya Battle gives a second chance to over 1,000 stray dogs at her sanctuary, and hope for...

Costa Rica Banana Republic

This film was originally made for the International Conference on Human Settlements (HABITAT) which was held in Vancouve...

The Route of the Conquerors

In times of global ecological crisis, Costa Rica seems to be an oasis for its rich biodiversity. Nacho traces a route to...

The Road to the Four-Way Champions

Only Saprissa could do it: four back-to-back titles. Get inside the locker room, and relive the amazing games, goodbyes,...

Puntualidad

Lost Men

My grandfather, Neftalí Madrigal Cartín, was an important writer, he was married for 57 years, had 3 children and was al...

Golden Globe - Costa Rica

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