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| Dawn of the People: Nicaragua's Literacy Crusade |
0ne of the greatest accomplishments of the Sandinista Revolution
(1979) was their literacy crusade of the early 1980's. Despite the Contra
War and later political setbacks, the alphabetization campaign inspired a
new international interest in mutual aid and cross-cultural understanding.
he United Nations called the 1980 Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade the
most important social movement of its generation. Dawn of the People
illustrates the methods and politics of the literacy project, with comments
from the crusade's famous coordinator, Father Fernando Cardenal. It takes
viewers into factories and homes, classrooms and coffee plantations,
introducing both the brigadistas (young teachers) and the people they taught
to read. Dawn of the People was codirected by award-winning filmmakers
Doreen Kraft and Jay Craven. Craven also directed A Stranger in the Kingdom
and Where the river Flows North. "We did not know how to read. We were in darkness. We wanted to learn, so the new government sent brigadistas. Now we are coming out of the darkness." Juan, a peasant in Chinandega, From Dawn of the People
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| Puerto Cabezas: Our Sister City |
his journey to Puerto Cabezas, a vital port town on Nicaragua's
Atlantic Coast, examines the region's history and the impacts of the US-
backed Contra War (1981-1989) and international solidarity on the multiethnic
people of the coast."Thousands and thousands of people from the United States have traveled to Nicaragua, but few have an understanding of the situation on the Atlantic coast. This tape offers a valuable introduction to the reality there and inspiration for what a sister city project can do." Kathy Engel Director, MADRE
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| We Have Other Plans: Communities Implement Alternative Development (Tenemos Otros Planes: Desarrollando las Alternativas) |
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his documentary, in two consecutive versions - English and Spanish - explores several projects in Nicaragua that are putting development in the hands of local people. Effectively saying "We have other plans" to the so-called "Washington consensus" and its imposed neoliberal model, citizens in the communities visited provide uplifting examples of how development can be achieved by alternative means.
Videographer Robin Lloyd captures the essence of how and why these projects are proving successful, highlights strategies that have been crucial to local development, and offers lessons that can be applied in other communities around the world. This documentary was produced in 2003 for the Nicaragua Network (www.nicanet.org) and the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign (www.nicaraguasc.org.uk).
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