Film Series AFROLATINOS: An Untaught History
Feb 18
Free Virtual Event
| Thursday, Feb. 18 | 6:30 PM | Register |
Film Series, Celebrating Ibero-American Cinema
Hosted by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Join us as we screen the first of six engaging films from the Spanish-speaking world!
The films in this virtual festival shed light on important cultural, social, and intersectional topics from the Spanish-speaking world. We are pleased to be able to feature these award-winning and critically-acclaimed films at Saint Mary’s College.
Each film will have a live introduction, screening, and follow-up discussion via Zoom on the screening date indicated. After the initial screening, the films will be available to stream for one week. This festival has been made possible through the generosity of the Spanish Film Club PRAGDA Grant as well as the co-sponsorship of the following departments and offices at Saint Mary’s College: English, Gender and Women’s Studies, Global Studies, History, The Office of Inclusion and Equity, The Office of Multicultural and International Student Services, The Student Diversity Board, and The Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership .
ABOUT THE FILM ON FEB 18:
AFROLATINOS: AN UNTAUGHT HISTORY
Renzo Devia / 90 min / 2019
SYNOPSIS
The film chronicles the trans-Atlantic slave trade, as well as the race identity issues that followed, and continue to affect the Hispanic community to this day. Celebrating AfroLatinos throughout Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, “AfroLatinos” is an exploration and appreciation of the motherland through a group of people who have not been represented positively enough in media. With an estimated 200 million Afro-descendants in Latin America, this majority lacks political and economic power, disparities that can be compared to the systemic racism experienced in the United States, for centuries.
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.
Director Renzo Devia will join us for discussion after the film
STREAMING ACCESS
After the initial screening, you may still watch this film between 02/18/2020 and 02/24/2021.
Additional Films:
The Infiltrators, February 25
Embrace of the Serpent, March 4
Spider Thieves, March 11
Wilaya, March 18
Bad Hair, March 25
The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain, and SPAIN arts & culture.
