Videos:

Documentaries:

We're Different, We're Equal.- A documentary about Puntos' social change strategy, which combines TV, radio,and print media with training and alliance building to build consciousness and strengthen social movements. watch video

Novela & Novela.- An award-winning documentary about the making of Sexto Sentido that looks at how such a groundbreaking series made it to the air in Nicaragua, how stories like Elena's, Eddy's and Angel's were developed to fight issues like domestic violence and homophobia, and how the creators, writers, actors and viewers have grappled with controversial themes in an impoverished country so heavily influenced by the Catholic Church. watch video

Shine Awards.- Sexto Sentido receives a SHINE (Sexual Health in Entertainment) Award alongside HBO films. watch video.

On Tour in Nicaragua.- The cast of Sexto Sentido visits local high schools, organizations and media to discuss tough issues, distribute materials, and connect teens to youth friendly services. watch video

Managua Cathedral.- Video about the events in the Managua Cathedral on September 30, 2007, where three women from Puntos were violently attacked. watch video

Impact of Puntos' Educational Packs.- Documentary about the usefulness and impact of Puntos' educational packs. watch video

Sexto Sentido:

With Salma and Ashley.- Public service announcement about HIV with Salma Hayek, Ashley Judd, and the Sexto Sentido cast. watch video

Real Life Stories.- A sampling of a few Sexto Sentido storylines including sexuality, inmigration, sexual diversity, rape, HIV, sexual abuse in the family and abortion. watch video

 Breaking the silence.- Groundbreaking clips from Sexto Sentido dealing with sexual accost and abuse, puberty, HIV, drugs, sexual diversity, and abortion. watch video

 Rites of Passage.- Eddy, Ángel, Gabriel, and Johnson are sexually active young people. Eddy always uses protection. Ángel is gay and worried because one time he did not use a condom. Gabriel is careful to not impregnate young women, and Johnson, in spite of being a doctor, had unprotected sex. This video, which is part of the educational pack We Need to Be Able to Talk, illustrates the way in which each one of them takes responsibility for his choices and confronts the consequences. watch video

 It‘s a Man's Game.- In this episode, Eddy feels betrayed when he discovers his close friend, Angel, is gay, and Gabriel gets censored by his school paper. Sofía recently broke off her engagement and must tell her mom about her pregnancy, while Alejandra finds the man of her dreams. Elena tries to please her father to avoid violence, but fails. watch video

At Some Point in Your Life.- In this special edition episode, Alejandra has unprotected sex and is scared she has gotten pregnant. He friend Sofía suggests that she try the Emergency Contraception pill as a last resort for preventing pregnancy, and also recommends that she take an HIV test. Alejandra opts for both and realizes that her actions could have grave consequences. She also decides it is better to have protected sex or else no sex at all. This special edition video has an accompanying discussion guide. watch video

Educational Packs:

 We Need to Be Able to Talk.- Discussion guide to a special edition Sexto Sentido DVD. The guide and DVD are part of an educational packet to be used for talks and workshops on machismo and its direct link to HIV and sexual abuse.

 

Academic Articles and Theses:

 Approaching Social Change as a Complex Problem
How does complexity science speak to communication for social change? A master's thesis that analyzes of Puntos' communication for social change strategy from the perspective of this new science.

 Expectations and Realities: Nicaraguan youth navigate gender, sexuality, HIV, and more
This 2008 publication presents an analysis of the most compelling patterns that have emerged from data collected from more than 3,000 Nicaraguan adolescents and young people interviewed three times between 2003 and 2005 using questionnaires based on more than a decade of research about the gaps and tensions between knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to identity, gender relations, intimate and interpersonal relations, sexuality and sex. The study presents information disaggregated by sex, age, and municipality, and complements ENDESA studies’ data.