2011 NC Latin American Film Festival - Unfinished Visions
25YEARS | 1986-2011
In November 2011, the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival marks its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1986, the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival celebrates the power and artistry of Latin America's film and audiovisual production. Its mission is to provide a space in North Carolina for Latin American images, sounds, and stories to reach a wider audience. From documentaries that depicted the darkest moments of Latin American history during the rise of dictatorships, to feature films that portrayed the intimacies, complexities and rhythms of everyday life, our audiences have been exposed to a wide range of critical and responsible narratives of the region.
This
year the festival will feature a series focused on one of the most
pressing contemporary challenges facing the region: narco-trafficking
and the related themes of violence, corruption, in/justice, migration, and environmental degradation. The festival will look at the hemispheric context of these
realities using films, documentaries, art exhibits, oral histories,
panel discussions, lectures, and open forums, with a special focus on
Mexico. Our goal is to create discussion and understanding of this
sensitive issue while examining how Latin Americans are responding.
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This event is made possible through funding provided by the US Department of Education and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Organized by The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. Co-sponsored by the Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Duke, the Duke University Center for International Studies, the Duke Human Rights Center, the Duke Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, the Duke Program in the Arts of the Moving Image, the Duke Screen/Society, Perkins Library, Triangle Institute for Security Studies at Duke, the Kenan Institute for Ethics, the Romance Languages Department at UNC-Ch, and the NCSU Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. In collaboration with the Carolina Theatre of Durham, Durham Parks & Recreation, Durham Technical Community College, Guilford College, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Central University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Special thanks to the Mexican General Consulate in Raleigh, The Artists Studio Project, Rafael Osuba, quickcolorprints.com, and the North Carolina Arts Council
Artistic Director Miguel Rojas-Sotelo.
More information: (919) 681 3883 email. mlr34@duke.edu
