Violeta Ayala
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About
An award winning filmmaker born in Bolivia. Credits include Stolen (Toronto 2009, 15 awards, aired on PBS). She is currently working on a trilogy on the drug war: Cocaine Prison (MacArthur, Sundance, Tribeca, etc.), The Bolivian Case (Hot Docs 2015) and South Meets North (Tribeca All Access).
South Meets North
Imagine the police stop you. Where are you from? What do you do? What’s your race? Your life depends on your answers. “Welcome to the Prison System.”
Cocaine Prison
Trying to establish a cocaine business inside Bolivia's craziest prison an unlikely friendship develops, between two 'little fish', a young ambitious trafficker and a middle-aged cocaine worker fighting for release, personifying the country's love affair with cocaine.