PARAISO FOR SALE
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"This film is about much more than Americans moving to Panama. Its about politics, indigenous rights, environmental issues, tourism and the future of Panama and other countries around the globe confronting the crises brought about by the increasing presence of wealthy foreigners. "
-- Edward L. Jackiewicz, Professor, Department of Geography, CalState Northridge |
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"Highly Recommended"
EDUCATIONAL MEDIA REVIEWS ONLINE (EMRO) - read full review
"Anyone teaching globalization courses or classes on the anthropology of tourism
will want to share this film with their students."
Kathleen M. Adams, Professor of Anthropology, Loyola University of Chicago
SYPNOSIS
What price would you pay for paradise? And who would you be willing to take it from? The pristine archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama attracts retirees and developers from the U.S. with its crystal-clear waters and its island culture. In PARAISO FOR SALE, filmmaker, Anayansi Prado, returns to her homeland to document the effects the fast-growing migration is having on the local community.
This engaging and revealing documentary tells the personal stories of the people who call this area home and would like to keep it that way. From an American couple who’ve invested not just in their home but in their Panamanian community to a local businessman turned political hopeful and an indigenous leader fighting for his land, the characters and stories in PARAISO FOR SALE speak to the larger global issue of communities, new and old, under siege from faceless corporations.
PARAISO FOR SALE explores issues of modern day colonialism, residential tourism, global gentrification and reverse migration, by revealing that immigration between Latin America and the US is not just a one-way street.
TRT - 73 minutes, festival version/56 minutes, broadcasting version
Location - Bocas del Toro, Panama
Completion date - May 2011
PBS Broadcast - September 2011
What price would you pay for paradise? And who would you be willing to take it from? The pristine archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama attracts retirees and developers from the U.S. with its crystal-clear waters and its island culture. In PARAISO FOR SALE, filmmaker, Anayansi Prado, returns to her homeland to document the effects the fast-growing migration is having on the local community.
This engaging and revealing documentary tells the personal stories of the people who call this area home and would like to keep it that way. From an American couple who’ve invested not just in their home but in their Panamanian community to a local businessman turned political hopeful and an indigenous leader fighting for his land, the characters and stories in PARAISO FOR SALE speak to the larger global issue of communities, new and old, under siege from faceless corporations.
PARAISO FOR SALE explores issues of modern day colonialism, residential tourism, global gentrification and reverse migration, by revealing that immigration between Latin America and the US is not just a one-way street.
TRT - 73 minutes, festival version/56 minutes, broadcasting version
Location - Bocas del Toro, Panama
Completion date - May 2011
PBS Broadcast - September 2011
PAST SCREENINGS
Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG), Hotel El Panama, Panama City, Panama, January 7-8, 2014
7a Muestra de Cine Iberoamericana- Santiago, Chile - Novemeber 2013
University of Miami- Center for Latin American Studies, Broward College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL- Novemeber 2013
North Carolina Latin American Film Festival 2013, Chapel Hill, North Carolina - October 2013
Festival Icaro 16: Internacional de Cine Centroamericano (Broadcast), El Salvador - September 2013
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY - August, 2013
Festival Internacional Cine al Mar, Santa Marta, Colombia - July 2013
Festival Cine Documental de Bayano, Panama - July 2013
Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, Saskatoon, Canada - June 2013
Center for Responsible Travel: Innovators in Coastal Tourism Symposium, Los Cabos, Mexico - May 2013
International Film Festival of Panama, Panama City, Panama -April 2013 *AUDIENCE AWARD-CENTRAL AMERICAN FILM*
Association for Borderlands Studies Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado -April 2013
Tourism in the Global South Conference, Lisbon, Portugal - January 2013
New York No Limits Film Series, Brooklyn, NY - December 2012 *BEST FEATURE AWARD*
Native American Indian Video and Film Festival, Columbia, South Carolina - November 2012
CINETORO: Festival Internacional de Experimentacion, Colombia - October/November 2012
Gainesville Latino Film Festival, Gainesville, Florida - October 2012
Global Studies Conference, Omaha, Nebraska - October 2012
Festival Internacional de Cine y Video de Los Pueblos Indigenas, Colombia - September/October 2012
Rutas del Cine, Panama (various locations) - September 2012
Festival Biarritz Amerique Latine, France - September 2012
Festival Independiente de Cine USA, Managua, Nicaragua- September 2012
DOCUTAH - Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival, Southern, Utah - Sept. 2012
Festival Internacional de Cine en Derechos Humanos, Mexico City, Mexico - August, 2012
Festival Video Babel, Cuzco, Peru - July 20th, 2012
World History Association Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico - June 2012
Seminar on the Acquisitions of Latin American Library Materials, Port of Spain, Trinidad - June 2012
Islands of the World XII Conference, Virgin Islands - May/June 2012
Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Conference, UBC, Okanagan, Canada - May 2012
Global Studies Association Conference, Victoria, Canada - May, 2012
Greenville Film Festival, Greenville, SC - April 2012 *BEST NATIVE AMERICAN/INDIGENOUS FILM AWARD*
Chicago Latino Film Festival, Chicago, IL - April 2012
Binational Film Festival, El Paso, TX & Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua - April 2012
San Diego Latino International Film Festival, San Diego, CA - March, 2012 *AUDIENCE DOCUMENTARY AWARD*
Boyle Heights Latina Film Extravaganza, Los Angeles, CA - March 2012 *BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD*
Havana Film Festival/Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Habana, Cuba - December 2011
Oaxaca International Film Festival - November 2011 *BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD*
Tutti Nello Stesso Piatto Film Festival, Trento, Italy - November 2011
The Fort Lauderdale Internation Film Festival - November 2011
AFI Latin American Film Festical - October 2011
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival - July 2011
Los Angeles Film Festival, World Premiere - June 2011
7a Muestra de Cine Iberoamericana- Santiago, Chile - Novemeber 2013
University of Miami- Center for Latin American Studies, Broward College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL- Novemeber 2013
North Carolina Latin American Film Festival 2013, Chapel Hill, North Carolina - October 2013
Festival Icaro 16: Internacional de Cine Centroamericano (Broadcast), El Salvador - September 2013
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY - August, 2013
Festival Internacional Cine al Mar, Santa Marta, Colombia - July 2013
Festival Cine Documental de Bayano, Panama - July 2013
Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, Saskatoon, Canada - June 2013
Center for Responsible Travel: Innovators in Coastal Tourism Symposium, Los Cabos, Mexico - May 2013
International Film Festival of Panama, Panama City, Panama -April 2013 *AUDIENCE AWARD-CENTRAL AMERICAN FILM*
Association for Borderlands Studies Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado -April 2013
Tourism in the Global South Conference, Lisbon, Portugal - January 2013
New York No Limits Film Series, Brooklyn, NY - December 2012 *BEST FEATURE AWARD*
Native American Indian Video and Film Festival, Columbia, South Carolina - November 2012
CINETORO: Festival Internacional de Experimentacion, Colombia - October/November 2012
Gainesville Latino Film Festival, Gainesville, Florida - October 2012
Global Studies Conference, Omaha, Nebraska - October 2012
Festival Internacional de Cine y Video de Los Pueblos Indigenas, Colombia - September/October 2012
Rutas del Cine, Panama (various locations) - September 2012
Festival Biarritz Amerique Latine, France - September 2012
Festival Independiente de Cine USA, Managua, Nicaragua- September 2012
DOCUTAH - Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival, Southern, Utah - Sept. 2012
Festival Internacional de Cine en Derechos Humanos, Mexico City, Mexico - August, 2012
Festival Video Babel, Cuzco, Peru - July 20th, 2012
World History Association Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico - June 2012
Seminar on the Acquisitions of Latin American Library Materials, Port of Spain, Trinidad - June 2012
Islands of the World XII Conference, Virgin Islands - May/June 2012
Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Conference, UBC, Okanagan, Canada - May 2012
Global Studies Association Conference, Victoria, Canada - May, 2012
Greenville Film Festival, Greenville, SC - April 2012 *BEST NATIVE AMERICAN/INDIGENOUS FILM AWARD*
Chicago Latino Film Festival, Chicago, IL - April 2012
Binational Film Festival, El Paso, TX & Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua - April 2012
San Diego Latino International Film Festival, San Diego, CA - March, 2012 *AUDIENCE DOCUMENTARY AWARD*
Boyle Heights Latina Film Extravaganza, Los Angeles, CA - March 2012 *BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD*
Havana Film Festival/Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Habana, Cuba - December 2011
Oaxaca International Film Festival - November 2011 *BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD*
Tutti Nello Stesso Piatto Film Festival, Trento, Italy - November 2011
The Fort Lauderdale Internation Film Festival - November 2011
AFI Latin American Film Festical - October 2011
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival - July 2011
Los Angeles Film Festival, World Premiere - June 2011
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