Reynaldo Holder
Directing
Biography
Reynaldo Holder is a Panamanian filmmaker and documentarian, recognized as one of the founding members of the Grupo Experimental de Cine Universitario (GECU) in the 1970s, together with Enoch Castillero, Luis Franco, Rafael Giraud, Ernesto Holder, Anselmo Mantovani and Fernando Martínez, a pioneering movement in Panama’s documentary and politically engaged cinema.
Known For
Afro-Antillean workers hired for the construction of the Panama Canal are brought from their homes to work in conditions that were not those promised. They, the descendants of African slaves and domesticated from England, manage to raise their voices against American injustices.
Nosotros los del Silver Roll
Documentary dedicated to Manuel Tito Benitez, a volunteer member of the Student Federation of Panama who died in an accident while performing volunteer work in the remote region of Coclesito. The film depicts this experience and testifies to the efforts of the students in the struggle for national liberation.
Hombres de cara al viento
Documentary about the strike of March 1976 in the Panama Canal, promoted by the United States.