Fredy
Peccerelli
“The Search for the Disappeared and the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology
Foundation”
Fredy
Peccerelli is the founder and director of the Guatemalan
Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) which was established
in 1992 to bring forensic science to the task of identifying
the remains of the thousands of people who disappeared during
the counterinsurgency campaigns of the 1980s. As of 2005,
FAFG has conducted 500 investigations and recovered the remains
of 3,390 persons located in clandestine graves. Many have
been identified and returned to their families.
Co-sponsored
by the Human Rights Center.
Wednesday,
February 15, 5:00 pm
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street
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of the event
Film
Screening
Machuca, directed by Andrés Wood (2004)
Set
in Santiago, Chile during the last days of Salvador Allende’s
presidency, “Machuca” explores the friendship
that grows between shy, middle-class Gonzalo and streetwise
Machuca when a private Catholic boy’s school opens
its doors to a handful of children from the nearby shantytown.
The boys are fascinated by each other’s respective
worlds, and through their eyes we see the deep divisions
that split their society. 121 minutes. Spanish with
English subtitles.
The
director will introduce the film and answer questions after
the screening.
Monday,
March 13, 7:00 pm
Pacific Film Archive
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of the event
Andrés
Wood
"Making Movies in Latin America"
One
of Chile’s most successful young filmmakers, Andrés
Wood received a degree in economics from the Universidad
Católica de Chile and then changed directions, attending
film school at New York University. His films include “Loco
Fever,” “Football Stories” and “Machuca,” which
was chosen as Chile ’s entry for best foreign language
film at the 2005 Oscars.
Tuesday,
March 14, 4:00 pm
CLAS
Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street
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Pinochet’s
Children
Directed by Paula Rodriguez (2002)
This
film documents the experiences of three Chileans who grew
up under Pinochet and whose lives are marked by the phases
of the dictatorship. In the early years, they experience
exile and the murder of their parents. In the 1980s, they
rebel against the administration and become student leaders.
As they mature, the compromises of the transition to democracy
bring disillusionment and disengagement from political life.
Finally, the arrest of Pinochet serves as turning point,
causing the three protagonists to re-evaluate their positions. 82
minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.
The
director will introduce the film and answer questions after
the screening.
Thursday,
March 23, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Room 160, Kroeber Hall (map) |
