150 families displaced from their farms near Arauquita, Colombia 20 years ago have reclaimed their land from the Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
Author Archives: Rodrigo Vázquez-Salessi
Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi is an independent filmmaker, journalist, and writer. Rodrigo has
contributed to Al Jazeera English, Arte, BBC, Channel 4, The Why Foundation, NHK, Sundance Channel, ABC, CBC, Canal 7 Argentina, Teachers TV, Press TV, SBS, TV Globo, Vice, ZDF & YLE.
He founded Bethnal Films film series, shaped the output of the Witness slot ast Al Jazeera English and commissioned short documentaries through the Al Jazeera Viewfinder Filmmakers’ Workshop. His films have played in various international film festivals and exhibitions including Cannes Critics’ Week in Cannes, Venice’s Biennale, IDFA, and the Aljazeera International Film Festival. As a storyteller, Rodrigo has amassed experience in conflict areas in Latin America and the Middle East. His work on the frontline received the prestigious Rory Peck Award for Features in 2003 and was nominated again in 2007 and 2019. Rodrigo's documentary films have premiered in top film festivals and won numerous commendations from the Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival, IDFA and the Royal Television Society, including the Rory Peck Award for Features, the Grand Prizes at Argentina’s Film Festival of Political Cinema, Montreal’s Human Rights Film Festival and Amnesty International’s Film Festival.
