Chile
Anime on the Barricades
Across Indonesia, Hong Kong, Chile and Thailand, protesters are wielding imagery from anime as they demand justice and freedom. Japanese pop culture’s themes of defiance and participatory fandom have made it an unexpectedly powerful political force.
The Return of the Repressed
Felipe Galvez Haberle’s “The Settlers” (“Los Colonos”) is anything but a typical Western. Utterly devoid of heroism or romance, it explores a dark chapter in Chile’s history, deconstructing not only the morality of the gunslingers but also the historical setting in which they operated.