Deborah Shaffer • United States • 1989 • The struggle of the loved ones of Chile’s disappeared.
General Augusto Pinochet ran one of the most oppressive dictatorships in Latin American history, launching a coup in 1973 and cracking down on political dissent immediately through the forced disappearance of thousands of intellectuals, activists, and ordinary citizens. Women often remained, left to grapple with the absence of their loved ones.
Directed by Academy-Award winning filmmaker Deborah Shaffer, Dance of Hope documents the courageous collective struggle of the wives, mothers and sisters of Chile’s disappeared in their pursuit of truth and justice. Dance of Hope premiered at Sundance, Biarritz, and Valladolid, where it won Best Documentary.
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The Wobblies
Deborah Shaffer & Stewart Bird • U.S. • 1976 • A tribute to those who risked their lives for rights.
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To Be Heard
Deborah Shaffer, Roland Legiardi-Laura, Edwin Martinez, Amy Sultan • U.S. • 2010
Three Bronx teens search for their voices and an answer to the question: Can language change lives? Karina, Pearl, and Anthony are precariously balanced on the edge. Inspired by three teachers in a radical poetry ...
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Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
Deborah Shaffer • United States • 1984 • A journey of conscience from Vietnam to El Salvador.
Dr. Charlie Clements was a pilot in Vietnam until he refused further combat missions. Stripped of his military identity, Clements dedicated his life to non-violence and healing, ultimately tending to t...
