Documenting Nobel Achievement

What does it take to be nominated or receive a Nobel Prize? Explore the lives, ideas, and legacies of #NobelPrize laureates and nominees from Latin America through these documentaries.

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The Documenting Nobel Achievement collection includes the following titles:

Delicate Balance

Frágil equilibrio
Documentary Chile, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, Japan
Centered around an extensive interview with Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the former President of Uruguay who gained notoriety on the world stage as a rare politician: one that lives according to the ideas and principles he preaches, Delicate Balance is a contemplative essay on the everyday reality of globalization.

Ethical Scandals, Ep. 01 - Rigoberta Menchú Tum

Documentary, Series Argentina
Bernardo Kliksberg presents Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel laureate and equality advocate, who fought for Chiqué people after facing brutal state oppression.

Ethical Scandals, Ep. 02 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

Documentary, Series Argentina
Bernardo Kliksberg explores Nobel laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel’s fight for human rights, enduring repression and torture for an egalitarian ideal.

Gabo & Cinema

Gabo y el cine
Documentary Mexico
A commendable and well documented contribution to the general study of Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez’s cultural production. In the voice of his friends and accomplices, the documentary takes us beyond his literary figure and immerses us in his cinematic one.

Persistent Woman

Mujer perseverante
Documentary Argentina
In 1994, the people of the northern Argentina were left without work when mines closed. There, a kolla woman creates an organization of weaving women.

Port of Destiny: Peace

Documentary United States
This film follows Nobel laureate Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia's President, as he pursues peace, battling FARC guerrillas, orchestrating rescues, and facing political consequences.