The Lake Chapala chapter of Democrats Abroad is sponsoring movies each Sunday, 1:30 p.m. at Cinemas del Lago in Plaza Bugambilias to help support their local voter registration program.
MARCH 13
Harvest of Empire
A powerful documentary that exposes the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today.
MARCH 20
Cowsporacy
An environmentalist’s schocking, yet humorous, journey as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and tru path to sustainability.
MARCH 27
Guten Tag, Ramon
Heart-warming tale of a Mexican boy who fails for the fifth time to corss the border. A friend tells him about his aunt in Germany so Ramon goes there to find the aunt and a better life.
APRIL 3
Trumbo
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywoods’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
APRIL 10
Climate Refugees
Mass migrations are expected by scientists, politicians and even the U.S. military. While showing current migrations, the film projects future changes.
APRIL 17
Crossing Mexico’s Other Border
Migrants from Central America are forced to battle drug cartels, corrupt police officers and human traffickers before they even come close to the U.S. border.
War on Whistleblowers
This film highlights four cases where whistleblowers notice government wrong-doing and take to the media to expose the fraud and abuse.
APRIL 24
Standing Army
Since WWII, the U.S. has silently encircled the world with a web of military bases, unlike any in history. Sparing no continent and shaping the lives of millions, the bases remain an irritant to many.
MAY 1
The Great Debaters
Denzil Washington portrays the true story of Melvin Tolson, a professor at Wiley College, Texas. In 1935, he inspires students to form a debate team, which goes on to challenge
Harvard in the national finals.