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La Lucha | Finding Strength Through Indignity

Feliza Ali Ramos, a leader and protestor of the disability movement in Bolivia, speaks with a journalist about what and why her community is asking the government for a pension. The assistance would have helped Feliza avoid experiences like she talks about and how indignity plays a role in their daily lives.

La Lucha | Finding Strength Through Indignity

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  • La Lucha (with Descriptive Video Service/DVS): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    La Lucha (with Descriptive Video Service/DVS)

    S7 E2 - 1h 34m

    In Bolivia, activists with disabilities risked everything for dignity. When pleas for a pension were ignored, they united in protest - trekking across the Andes in their wheelchairs. An inspiring journey followed, facing off against a government determined to silence them and a society indifferent to their struggle. But through cold, hunger, and vitriol, their resilience proved unstoppable.

  • La Lucha (with Sign Language): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    La Lucha (with Sign Language)

    S7 E2 - 1h 34m

    In Bolivia, activists with disabilities risked everything for dignity. When pleas for a pension were ignored, they united in protest - trekking across the Andes in their wheelchairs. An inspiring journey followed, facing off against a government determined to silence them and a society indifferent to their struggle. But through cold, hunger, and vitriol, their resilience proved unstoppable.

  • Surf Nation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Surf Nation

    S7 E1 - 1h 27m

    In Hainan, China’s southernmost province, hundreds of athletes as young as 9-years-old train as part of the Chinese National Surf team. The young recruits, who have left their families, feel the pressure of failure. Over the course of two years, the film follows two of the country's top surfers, Alex, 17, and Lolo, 22, as they train, compete, and discover what they want their lives to be.

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