From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today
In this documentary portrait of post-revolutionary Nicaragua, director Helena Solberg follows the Chavarría family while examining the broader social and political changes following the 1979 overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. Interweaving personal testimony with archival footage of U.S. intervention, revolutionary struggle, and national reform efforts, the film reflects on the hopes and tensions shaping the country’s future.
Cast
Helena Solberg
Narrator
Storyline
In this documentary portrait of post-revolutionary Nicaragua, director Helena Solberg follows the Chavarría family while examining the broader social and political changes following the 1979 overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. Interweaving personal testimony with archival footage of U.S. intervention, revolutionary struggle, and national reform efforts, the film reflects on the hopes and tensions shaping the country’s future.
Recommended
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017
The Class of ‘92
2013
Fuck
2006
A Plastic Ocean
2016
Naqoyqatsi
2002
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
My Mom Jayne
2025
El Pepe: A Supreme Life
2019
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
Powaqqatsi
1988
180° South
2010
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
2023
More Like This
Dreaming Nicaragua
2010
Sunflowers of Nicaragua
2017
Bananas!*
2009
Land
2010
¡Aquí hay coraje!
1982
Ein Traum von Revolution
2024
¡Las Sandinistas!
2018
Big Boys Gone Bananas!*
2011
Scenes For A Revolution
1991
Nicaragua Part 1: Voyages
1985
Nicaragua Part 2: The Making of a Nation
1985
Nicaragua Part 4: Changes
1985