La Ch'alla is an independent documentary studio focused on bringing nuanced Latino stories and voices to global audiences.
Artful, immersive, and riveting, La Ch'alla films are made for audiences across various market entry points.
A decentralized digital-first studio with hubs for creative in-person collaboration and working team residencies, La Ch'alla Films invests in, and collaborates and partners with established and emerging filmmakers.
"A country without documentary films is like a family without a photo album."
- Patricio Guzmán
La Ch'alla Films is named after a pre-colonial Amaya offering and ritual to the Pachamama, a goddess of Mother Earth revered by the indigenous people of the Andes. The Pachamama, acording to Incan Mythology, maintains the power to sustain life on earth.
Marcos Barbery, a Bolivian-American documentarian, founded La Cha'lla Films to help invest in and promote a range of Latino voices and perspectives.