Saul Landau

The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

Saul Landau

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

"Just before dawn on New Year's Day 1994, armed Mayan Indians declared war on the government. They immediately seized eight towns in Chiapas and set in motion events that ripped away a facade of prosperity and stability to reveal 'the other Mexico'. They demanded land, public services and Indian autonomy - the right to communally own and farm land. They called themselves the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). This documentary features in-depth interviews with people from the EZLN, among them Subcommandante Marcos. THE SIXTH SUN portrays an epic confrontation pitting impoverished peasants against large landowners and government forces in Mexico poorest state, Chiapas. The film raises important questions as to what is to be judged expendable in the rush to global economic integration - whether the destruction of whole peoples and cultures that have survived over centuries is simply to be accepted as the price of 'progress'.

Brazil: A Report on Torture

Saul Landau, Haskell Wexler

Maria Auxiliadora Lara Barcelos

The filmmakers spoke to ex-political prisoners who had been tortured by the military government who were at that point supported by the US government.

Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up

Saul Landau

This documentary chronicles half a century of hostile U.S.-Cuba relations. The film highlights decades of assassinations and sabotage at first backed by Washington, then ignored by the very government that launched a "war against terrorism."

Fidel

Saul Landau, Irving Saraf

Fidel Castro

This film provides a unique view of Cuba's leader, containing fascinating archive footage of the Bay of Pigs invasion and scenes of Che Guevara - alongside interviews with political prisoners.

¡Qué hacer!

Raúl Ruiz, Saul Landau

Sandra Archer, Aníbal Reyna

Mordant, self-aware, freighted with sensitivity toward Chile’s problem, wary of caricature, disposed toward consciousness of human fallibility, it is a deft blend of fiction and documentary set in the tumultuous days leading up to the election of Salvador Allende in 1970.

Robert Wall: Ex-FBI Agent

Saul Landau, Michael Anderson

This television program follows an FBI agent provocateur, Robert Wall. Wall chronicles how he spied on people and institutions. He describes how he surveilled Stokeley Carmichae and tried to incite violence at a peace march.

We Don't Play Golf Here

Saul Landau

Much to the dismay of residents of Tepoztlan, Mexico, where they still speak the indigenous language of Nahual, foreign investors have brought globalization to their village - building factories, shopping malls, and, most egregiously, a golf resort with 1500 vacation chalets and a country club. The newly elected Tepoztlan mayor sneered: “We don’t play that sport here,” because, he explained, maintenance of a large golf course “would sap badly needed farming water; pesticides and chemical fertilizer to maintain the grass would pollute the town’s aquifers.”

The CIA Case Officer

Saul Landau

John Stockwell

Documentary portrait of former CIA official John Stockwell, who resigned after becoming disillusioned with the organization's activities.