El Dia Que Me Quieras
Directed by Leandro Katz (1998)

Director Leandro Katz deconstructs the myth of Che Guevara in this meditation on the famous photo of Che’s corpse. Using close-up photography and masking techniques, Katz re-photographs the image and reflects upon the power of photographic and cinematic representation in an attempt to place Guevara back into the Latin American intellectual life of his day. 30 minutes. English and Spanish with English subtitles.

“Visually exquisite and deeply moving... an elegy to the passing of the age of revolution in Latin America...” — Jeffrey Skoller, Afterimage.

Cuban Story
Directed by Victor Pahlen (1959)

Both Errol Flynn and Fidel Castro appear in this 1959 documentary that was shelved for 40 years until its 2002 video release. Flynn and producer Victor Pahlen owned a Havana movie theater when Castro’s revolution broke out. Taking to the streets with cameras, they captured footage of the upheaval. 50 minutes. English.

Wednesday, September 14, 7:00 pm
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street

Intermissions
Directed by João Moreira Salles (2004)

 Salles and his film crew followed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the five weeks leading up to the 2002 Brazilian presidential elections. Granted astonishing access, the filmmakers uncover behind-the-scenes details, including Lula’s unguarded conversations and private moments. Intermissions also documents Lula’s political evolution and his increasing moderation as he strives to widen political alliances and move closer to public opinion. 117 minutes. Portuguese with English subtitles.

Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 pm
CLAS Conference room, 2334 Bowditch Street

Fernando Is Back
Directed by Silvio Caiozzi (1998)

Powerful and uncompromising, Fernando Is Back documents the horrors committed during the Pinochet regime. Recording the work of Chiles’s Forensic Identification Unit, the film chronicles the efforts of a devoted group of individuals who are reclaiming their country’s troubled history, one person at a time. As one of the doctors explains, “Before we were talking about ghosts. Now we have full proof.” 31 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. 

“Powerful and moving, this film shows the viewer the consequences of the Chilean dictatorship and what it did to the people of the nation.” — Educational Media Reviews Online

100 Children Waiting for a Train
Directed by Ignacio Aguero (1988)

This film poetically tells the story of a group of 100 or so Chilean children who discover a different world through the cinema. Every Saturday, Alicia Vega transformed a chapel in Santiago into a screening room, conducting a film workshop for children who had never seen a movie. After learning about cinema through films such as The Red Balloon and The Arrival of the Train to the Station, they design their own films with drawings and take a trip to the theater in Santiago. 55 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.  

Wednesday, October 19, 7:00 pm
CLAS Conference room, 2334 Bowditch Street

Madrid
Directed by Patricio Guzmán (2002)

Offering up a whimsical, personal view of one of the world’s truly great cities, Chilean director Patricio Guzmán captures Madrid ’s secrets. Exploring the city inside the traffic-snarled ring, he uncovers a place where people enjoy the finest things in life: superb food, engaging conversation and the company of friends. 41 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.

Robinson Crusoe Island
Directed by Patricio Guzmán (1999)

Patricio Guzmán was 13 years old when he discovered Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe. In 1999, he directed this film on Robinson Crusoe Island off the coast of Chile , a place he had long believed to be fictitious. This intimate and sentimental visit to the “lost” island is a personal meditation on the Crusoe legend and an exploration of the story’s actual setting. 45 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.

Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 pm
CLAS Conference room, 2334 Bowditch Street

Born to be Blind
Directed by Roberto Berliner (1998)

Following three blind sisters as they perform their daily chores and earn money singing and playing ganzá in the streets of poverty-stricken northeast Brazil , this film weaves a complex tale of survival, humor, love, anguish and art. Maria Barbosa, the oldest and most talented of the three sisters, invokes “the will of God” to describe her existence, largely dependent on the kindness of strangers. The camera continues to accompany them as their lives take an unexpected turn as a result of the film. 84 minutes. Portuguese with English subtitles.

Wednesday, November 30, 7:00 pm
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street