idk I think this new era of Disney systemically poaching non-white cultures to be made into Representation Movies all directed by some white guy named like Laird Bannister III is kinda fucked up and sinister
For everyone saying âwe need more movies that are LatAm people telling their own stories!â I have great news that every country south of the United States has its own film industry
love the implication that c*nada doesn't have its own film industry
I was talking about Latin American countries specifically but also youâre right it doesnât
As someone in Animation from one of said Latin American countries: yes we do! We DO have industries! But the combination of imperialism, colonisation and multiple social and economic crises has left us in a state where THEREâS NO MONEY. Our industry is used mostly as outsourced labor for giants such as Disney. No, your favourite movies and series arenât fully made in LA. A lot of the bulk of the work is made by us! Weâre the cheap, overworked labor that doesnât even get mentioned by name in the credits!
ââBut Ami! What can we do?ââ Because of many reasons, we ALSO donât have access to fundraiser platforms, weâre geo blocked by kickstarted, indiegogo and such. Buuuuuuut we ARE still pushing and pulling! We ARE still getting out as much work as we can! Check out this incomplete list of animation studios! Support this latin american fundraising website, idea.me ! Spread awareness of Global South countriesâs state of cheap labor exploited by the first world! Support collectives like Third World Artists Collectives and its website with resources! Weâre here!
Also! If you want to watch an amazing piece of Latin American animation and don't like dubs *or* subs, here's an entirely wordless film:
It's called "The Boy and the World", and it's from Brazil. It's deep, political and sad, but also entirely ok for kids to watch and ultimately hopeful. It's low budget, but very colorful and beautifully designed. So far my very favourite animated film made in Latin America so far, and on par with Ghibli stuff in terms of depth and vision (IMO).
