The DePaul University Library now has access to 200 new streaming films from Pragda with a recent 2nd Edition Upgrade that will include a total of 400 additional films over the next year. Pragda Stream is a platform for Latin American, Spanish and Latinx cinema, and their diverse catalog includes feature films, documentaries, shorts, and series from more than 30 countries, all in their original languages with English subtitles.
This newest upgrade features titles like A Place Called Music/Un Lugar Llamado Música, a documentary about a musical collaboration between contemporary American composer Philip Glass and Mexican Wixárika musician Daniel Medina and La Suprema, a Columbian boxing drama set in a remote and overlooked Afro-Caribbean village whose community may be poised for glory. Browse all films currently available in the in the 2nd Edition Upgrade here.
An educational film distributor, Pragda’s curated film collection covers current topics like the global economy, immigration and exile, feminism and gender issues, indigenous peoples, and international politics. Los Lobos, for example, is an autobiographical drama about migrant life in the US through the eyes of two young brothers, while Luchadoras examines gender norms in Mexico through the lives of three female wrestlers and Money Exchange/Cambio, cambio is an economic thriller about young protagonists trying to make a life in the midst of Argentina’s spiraling inflation.
Pragda also spotlights monthly collections of films around timely themes, such as In the News: Brazil’s Political Landscape and Labor Lens: Work and Society.
This Pragda upgrade adds even more quality, entertaining films that can be used to enhance course curriculum, support research projects of all kinds, or enjoy a movie night at home. Watch for new titles to be added over the next year!