Pragda News: October 2025


October 2025

Welcoming October, here’s what’s new at Pragda:

➤ NEW RELEASES: This month, we present two powerful fiction films —Wild Woman and Love is Who I Am— that explore survival, shame, and self-love, along with a moving documentary offering an intimate reflection on human dignity and end-of-life care, There is a Door There.

➤ LEAVING SOON: Don’t miss your last chance to watch the eye-opening documentaries My Bolivia, Remembering What I Never Knew and Once Upon a Place, which are leaving our catalogue soon.

WILD WOMAN / ALÁN GONZÁLEZ / CUBA / 93 MIN

Wild Woman tells the gripping story of Yolanda, a forty-year-old woman living in a Havana slum, whose life unravels after a violent confrontation leaves her husband nearly killing her lover. When a video of the incident goes viral, Yolanda becomes the target of scandal and judgment. Raw and uncompromising, this festival favorite is a powerful portrait of survival, shame, and resilience, offering a sharp lens on gender, family, and social marginalization in contemporary Cuba.

Related studies: Caribbean Studies, Family, Latin American Studies, Sociology, Women

DSL + PPR LICENSES

COMING SOON TO PRAGDA STREAM

LOVE IS WHO I AM / ANDRÉ AMPARO, CRIS AZZI / BRAZIL / 91 MIN

Robson seeks refuge in his affectionate grandmother in Belo Horizonte after a traumatic experience in his hometown, marked by prejudice and homophobia. Within her care, he searches for acceptance and the freedom to embrace his true identity. More than a story of survival, the film offers a nuanced portrait of LGBTQ+ life in contemporary Brazil, inviting reflection on the intersections of identity, family, and social justice.

DSL + PPR LICENSES

COMING SOON TO PRAGDA STREAM

THERE IS A DOOR, THERE / JUAN PONCE DE LEÓN, FACUNDO PONCE DE LEÓN / 79 MIN

Across the ocean and through the COVID-19 pandemic, Fernando Sureda —a leading advocate for the legalization of euthanasia— connects virtually with Dr. Enric Benito, an oncologist and honorary member of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care. What begins as a series of conversations exploring the meaning of life and death through humor and sorrow gradually evolves into a deep bond, as Enric accompanies Fernando on his final journey, all captured in this deeply moving documentary.

DSL + PPR LICENSES

COMING SOON TO PRAGDA STREAM

MY BOLIVIA, REMEMBERING WHAT I NEVER KNEW / RICK TEJADA-FLORES / 58 MIN

A Latino filmmaker travels to Bolivia to uncover his family’s slave-owning past, his grandfather’s role in Latin America’s bloodiest war, and the family’s connections with a Nazi war criminal… all a far cry from his upbringing in California and life as an activist.

DSL + PPR LICENSES

STREAMING LICENSES

ONCE UPON A PLACE / CÈLIA NOVIS / 73 MIN

“La Nacional” was the last remaining building of the vanished New York neighborhood that welcomed thousands of immigrants to the United States over its 150-year history. This heartfelt documentary gives voice to the building itself to narrate its striking story.

DSL + PPR LICENSES

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