IPanama yethulwa okwesibili ekuqokweni kwe-Oscar ngefilimu ehamba phambili ngolimi lwangaphandle, ngalesi sikhathi nge 'Box 25' nguDelfina Vidal noMercedes Arias.
Izwe laseMelika Ephakathi lalethwa okokuqala ngonyaka odlule nge-documentary 'Invasion' ka-Abner Benaim futhi manje Ubuye futhi azethule kumaHollywood Academy Awards ngedokhumentari.
Okwamanje kuphela amafilimu ayi-8 akhiqizwe eMelika Ephakathi abambe iqhaza ekuqokweni kwe-Oscar Phambilini eyaziwa njengefilimu yakwamanye amazwe, ngaphezu kwe-'Invasion 'yiPanama, abathathu baseNicaragua, abathathu baseCosta Ricans kanye neGuatemala bazamile ukuthola ukuphakanyiswa futhi okuwukuphela kwayo okwakutholile kwakungu-'Alsino y el condor' kaMiguel Littín ENicaragua.
'I-Box 25' imayelana ne- isici sokuqala sabaqondisi baso, uDelfina Vidal noMercedes Arias, okubhalwe kakhulu kuzo ukuthi Landisa kule dokhumenti ubuhlobo phakathi kwePanama ne-United States. Ukwenza lokhu bagxile ochungechungeni lwezinhlamvu ezisanda kutholwa, ezibhalwe ngu Abasebenzi beCanal y echaza izimo zokusebenza ezinesihluku ngaphansi kwazo. Kulezi zincwadi bakhuluma ngezifo nokubandlululwa, kodwa namaphupho nokukhohlisa, konke kuzungezwe ama-anecdotes athakazelisayo.