Venezuela
5 factories: Worker Control in Venezuela (United States), 2006.
Presents five case studies of Venezuelan factories producing aluminum, textiles, ketchup, cocoa and paper. Each of these factories has been transformed into cooperative partnerships between the worker and the state. Internally, the companies’ decision-making structures are characterized by a lack of hierarchy. Teams of managers are elected by the workers, and the work is organized from the bottom-up (rather than the top-down) by management.
Chávez, Venezuela and the New Latin America (United States), 2004.
Interviews with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, head of the Venezuelan Armed Forces Jorge García Carneiro, and other Venezuelans involved in the country’s social programs. Chávez discusses the “Bolivarian revolution,” the policies of his administration, the role of oil in the Venezuelan economy and relations with the United States. García Carneiro discusses the failed coup against Chávez in 2002.
The Hugo Chavez Show (United States), 2008.
Frontline looks at Venezuela’s controversial and outspoken president, Hugo Chavez, and the revolution he claims is turning his country into an anti-capitalist beacon for Latin America and the world.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Ireland), 2002.
A Irish television crew captures the scenes behind the April 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt which briefly deposed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
¿Puedo hablar? retrato de un movimiento — May I Speak? Portrait of a Movement (United States), 2007.
An examination of Venezuelan politics and society in the mid-2000s, looking at how a variety of Venezuelans feel about President Hugo Chávez Frías and the “Bolivarian Revolution” led by his Fifth Republic Movement. Set during the 2006 presidential election, in which Chávez ultimately defeated Manuel Rosales.
Venezuela bolivariana: pueblo y lucha de la IV Guerra mundial (Venezuela), 2004.
Documentary examines the Venezuelan Revolution as connected to the worldwide movement against capitalist globalization.
Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out (United States), 2008.
A voyage into Latin America’s most exciting experiment of the new millennium, exploring the history and projects of the Bolivarian Revolution through interviews with a range of its participants, from academics to farm workers and those living in the margins of Caracas.