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2501 Migrants is a full-length documentary that explores questions of art, the artist, and indigenous community in the context of global migration.

Daily, thousands of primarily poor and young indigenous Mexicans abandon their native homes. They start voyages to the “first world” in search of jobs and the hope of a brighter future–or, indeed, any economic future at all.

Women Who Organize Make Progress

15-minute video about the accomplishments of a group of Mixtec women who have created a mini-credit union to provide emergency funds for their community.

This video was made possible by: A grant from the Ford Foundation to the department of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

DVD | Color | English | Spanish

MENA

15-minute video reflecting a group of indigenous women who are organizing the exportation of their product, the nopal cactus, to the United States. This project was funded by the North American Regional Development of the University of California Los Angeles with a grant from the Ford Foundation.

DVD | Color | English | Spanish

GUENATI’ZA

A 16-minute documentary about Ulises, an Indian Zapotec native who is a gardener in Los Angeles, California. The documentary follows the voyage of Ulises and his family returning back to their community to host a traditional party in the Northern mountains of Oaxaca.

DVD | Color | English | Spanish | Zapotec

Entre Sueños/Within Dreams

Yolanda’s first student project at UCLA, was chosen for the Sundance Film Festival in 2000.

“Entre Sueños/Within Dreams” is an experimental film about an indigenous woman seeking her identity.