redefining democracy in the Americas Fox, Michael (Journalist) film director. Leindecker, Sílvia film director. Estreito Meios Productions production company. Soundview Media Partners film distributor. moving image videorecording Documentary films Educational films. Feature films. Nonfiction films. Internet videos. Streaming video. nyu 2008 monographic eng spa por 1 online resource (1 video file (115 min.)) : sound, color. In 1989, the Brazilian Workers' Party altered the concept of local government when they installed participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre, allowing residents to participate directly in the allocation of city funds. Ten years later, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was swept into power with the promise of granting direct participation to the Venezuelan people, who later formed tens of thousands of self-organized communal councils. In the Southern Cone, cooperative and recuperated factory numbers have grown, and across the Americas social movements and constitutional assemblies are taking authority away from the ruling elites and putting power into the hands of their members and citizens. The film features interviews with Eduardo Galeano, Amy Goodman, Emir Sader, Marta Harnecker, Ward Churchill, and Leonardo Avritzer, as well as with cooperative and community members, elected representatives, academics, and activists from Brazil, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, United States, Uruguay, Chile, and Colombia. filmed, directed & produced by Sílvia Leindecker & Michael Fox. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. hasta 8 con los primeros tres en los 700s Camerawork, interviews & edition, Sílvia Leindecker & Michael Fox. In Spanish, Portuguese, and English; with optional Spanish subtitles. n------ s------ cl----- Democracy North America Democracy South America Democracy Latin America https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/film/1205/ https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/cover?id=1205 https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/film/1205/ https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/cover?id=1205 DGITA 191015 DIGFLMLIB1066 eng