Marta Rodriguez

Renowned Colombian filmmaker Marta Rodriguez has devoted her career to exposing human rights violations in her native country. She completed one of her earliest, ground-breaking documentaries in 1972. THE BRICKMAKERS, which she made with her husband, Jorge Silva, was a documentary on poor, working-class, Ecuadorian families. More recently, Rodriguez has completed projects such as NUNCA MÁS (NEVER) (2001). NUNCA MÁS was filmed in collaboration with acclaimed Ecuadorian filmmaker Gustavo Guayasamin. (10/09)

Love, Women and Flowers
A film by Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva, 1988, 58 min., Color
At any time of year in the U.S., carnations of every color are plentiful and cheap – but the ready availability of these beautiful flowers comes at a ...