We make docs. Quiet Pictures was founded by two time Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz in 2007.
Our films have aired on POV, Independent Lens and American Experience. They have screened at festivals across the globe.
A new documentary, "El Equipo," focuses on Clyde Snow, whose team provided key evidence of the former military government's torture and executions via NBC Latino. Screening next at San Diego Latino Film Festival, Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival Sonoma International Film Festival Movies that Matter before airing on PBS this fall.
A new documentary, "El Equipo," focuses on Clyde Snow, whose team provided key evidence of the former military government's torture and executions.
Four years ago this week (01/28/17) thousands of protesters gathered at JFK airport to protest the Trump issued executive order which barred entry of nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries...
The day before the Nevada caucuses, Trump held a rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center. He shouted, “I love Hispanics!” We went inside the rally and documented some of the Latino support for President Trump.
Latino Vote premieres on 10/6 at 9pm ET on
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Our first stop was Las Vegas, Nevada where we spent time with . Thomas and other young organizers registered Latino voters with hopes of a historic turnout for the Nevada caucuses.
We’re now one week away from our premiere, tune in or stream TUE 10/6 at 9pm ET on
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In battleground states, Latinx organizers, fight to get out the Latino vote, even as the Covid-19 pandemic ravages communities. Will 2020 be a tipping point moment for the Latino vote?
Airs Oct 6 at 9pm ET on PBS Latino Public Broadcasting
Artwork by Edel Rodriguez
Streaming now: "Queens in Quarantine" via Cinema Tropical. A short visual dispatch (less than 5 mins) about how some of NY's most impacted neighborhoods in Queens cope during the last week of April, 2020. 🎥⬇️
Mexican-American filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz, a resident of the New York City borough of Queens—one of the most affected zones in the city by the coronavirus—has photographed and directed the short film Queens in Quarantine depicting the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Corona, Flushing, Elmhurst a...
Stream Bernardo Ruiz's HARVEST OF SEASON For Free here https://to.pbs.org/3bkmhls, Courtesy of Independent Lens | PBS via Cinema Tropical
Harvest Season , a timely and moving portrait of the Mexicans and Mexican-Americans behind California’s multibillion-dollar wine industry by two-time Emmy® nominated documentary filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz ( Reportero , Kingdom of Shadows ), will be streaming for free for sixty days starting today, F...
Thanks to for the shoutout this morning. Our low-budget PBS doc, HARVEST SEASON, streams for free for 60 days via with love from . Link in bio.
"No food workers, no food. It’s that simple."
Their cramped living and working conditions threaten their health and the nation’s food supply.
Shout out to all of the mail carriers, delivery workers, emergency medical personnel and farmworkers. Photo of a letter carrier in New York wearing a mask for protection against influenza. October 16, 1918. From
Latino democrats are reportedly encouraging Joe Biden to to take a page from Bernie Sanders’ Latino outreach playbook, which propelled Sanders to big wins in Nevada and California. What will those outreach efforts look like? And how will they resonate with a diverse set of Latino voters, especially younger voters? We’re digging in. 📸
How will you remember 2020? Watching it unfold through a broken monitor so far...but also in the company of an incredible team. 📷 by the amazing Bear Guerra, who is also working on a related photo essay for High Country News
We're very pleased to be in the company of these films. Shoutout to Cinema Tropical for all that you do and thanks for recognizing HARVEST SEASON this year! (Independent Lens | PBS ITVS Latino Public Broadcasting)
If you haven't checked out the great Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival (March 26 - 29) yet, you really should. We had an amazing opening night screening of HARVEST SEAON (Independent Lens | PBS ) there last year - and also caught some great docs. One of our highlights from 2019!
just published a piece on Mexican-American vintners that features Gustavo Brambila, veteran winemaker featured in ‘Harvest Season’. Worth a read and you can still catch our film on &
Thanks ! @ Roxie Theater
Honored to be screening clips from HARVEST SEASON with at the Environmental Grantmaker’s Association’s annual meeting in Napa.
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HARVEST SEASON screens Weds. Sept. 25, 8:15pm
Roxie Theater
The unsung heroes of the industry are the vineyard workers and small producers, who lovingly oversee all aspects of the wine-making process, from vine to vintage. Unfolding over the course of one of the most dramatic harvests in history, Harvest Season follows three people whose lives are rooted in wine making, immersing the audience in the challenging and unpredictable process. This film addresses critical issues in the area including environmental protection & California wildfires, immigration & border walls, and affordable housing & workers’ rights.
🎦Watch the Trailer: https://bit.ly/2KRsNWa
🎟️Tickets: https://bit.ly/2mh3Iu0
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Sponsored by:
Allied with:
Californians for Pesticide Reform, Sunflower Alliance,Idle No More,
Looking forward to sharing our latest doc very soon...
Thanks to the Press Democrat for the write up of HARVEST SEASON (Independent Lens | PBS) which screens 9/25 at San Francisco Green Film Festival, 10/26 at United Nations Association - Monterey Bay Film Festival and in November at CineSol Film Festival. Photo by Roberto Bear Guerra.
BAY AREA: HARVEST SEASON returns to the Roxie Theater for a special screening on 9/25 as part of San Francisco Green Film Festival!
We have been at work on a special project on and off for nearly 7 years now - with early support from and . We’ve still got got a way to go, but looking forward to sharing it in 2020...
El Paso. 2015. Photo by Bryan Del Garza.
Congratulations to all of our friends & colleagues at on their record 16 News and Documentary Emmys! Congrats to all of our indie doc colleagues doing great work in !
We are very pleased that ‘Harvest Season’ has been nominated for ‘Best Documentary by Imagen Foundation. Big thanks to Latino Public Broadcasting, ITVS and Independent Lens | PBS for their support!
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Our beloved winemaker Gustavo Brambila in the cellar, tasting, and assesing what other touch is needed before being bottled...Cheers! 🍷🍷
Climate change is reshaping wine as we know it via Washington Post
Winemakers are being forced to rethink their process, from grape to bottle.
Hot Off the Presses: 'How Documentarian Bernardo Ruiz Went From Drug Wars to Wine Country' via Rolling Stone
The ‘Kingdom of Shadows’ director’s latest film, ‘Harvest Season,’ explores the outsized — and complex — role of migrants and Mexican-Americans in Napa Valley winemaki…
NYC friends: Go see the U.S. premiere of Andrea Cordoba’s SANCTUARY () at this weekend!
‘Harvest Season’ heads to this weekend, screening Friday, May 31, 4:00PM at the Triplex Theater; and
Sunday, June 2, 11:30AM, at the Beacon Cinema
NYC: We encourage everyone to go see SANCTUARY, a beautifully shot, moving and thoughtfully crafted first feature documentary by Andrea Cordoba. The film premieres Saturday, June 8th and Sunday June 9th at the Brooklyn Film Festival. Tix are still available!
Cast & Crew, Contact Info - Synopsis: Amanda Morales walked into a church in New York City not knowing when she would step outside again. The Guatemalan mother of three U.S.-born children is the
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Quiet Pictures was founded by two time Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz in 2007. Our latest film is HARVEST SEASON, which delves into the lives of people who work behind the scenes of the premium California wine industry, during one of the most dramatic grape harvests in recent memory.
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