Irish Latin American Film Festival

dublin | arts and media | event notice Monday March 26, 2012 15:45 by Tadhg - LASC tadhgoc at yahoo dot ie --------------------- -----------------

A Film Festival of short films and documentries from Latin America

The 13th Irish Latin American Film Festival 2012

Latin America, in short films and documentaries, will once again be accessible to audiences in Belfast, Dublin and selected screenings at other locations in April. Admission is free but the screenings spaces are small and attendees are requested to arrive in time for the screenings.

The bilingual Festival is once again presented in our indigenous language, Irish with back-up in English. Consequently, its programming at An Droichead is logical and overdue. In 2011, Guariní, Quechua and Mapuche featured. For this Festival, there will be the opportunity to hear Wayúu, an indigenous language in north east Colombia and Venezuela. A new section this year is Country Focus - Brazil. Brazil will feature with Samba agus craic, This is the carnival of overcoming, Vestígios pre históricos no cariri Paraibano and Cairde i gCéin. The Festival coincides with Latin America Week [www.lasc.ie] with the theme of food sovereignty. The closing documentary is Growing Change, an inspiring example of the Bolivarian process towards food sovereignty in Venezuela. Finally, a special welcome to Filmmakers associated with films programmed in the Festival who will be in attendance.

Once again, sincere gratitude to all the filmmakers and producers that makes up the content of this Festival for their goodwill and gracious co-operation in getting the programme together for 2012.

Tadhg Ó Cruadhlaoich [Co-ordinator]

Dublin [Irish Aid, Centre, O Connell St.]

Monday 16th April Latin American Shorts 1 [82’] 6.00 pm

Guerrillera [20’] 8.00 pm
Operación Victoria [60’] 8.40 pm

Latin Shorts 1 [82’]

Gaza [Mexico/2010/30’] Director: Irving Uribe Nares.
Arturo and Mario are garbage collectors. He will make a decision of vital importance.
The Producer, Martín Meddourene Pabon will be present in Belfast and Dublin.

Solamente Mio [Argentina/2010/14’] Director: Ester Amrami.
Dana, an unsuccessful singer in her 30’s, travels to an audition in Buenos Aires, the birthplace of her father.

Un Nuevo Baile [Chile/2010/23’] Director: Nicolás Lasnibat.
Armando is a tango singer. He is handicapped and never had an easy life. But will his destiny change today?

El Constructor [Colombia/2011/15’] Director: Colin Hickey
After his mother dies, a young father abandons his son and goes on a voyage of self- discovery.

Guerrillera [England/2011/20’] Director: Elle Sillanpaa.
‘We were creating community workshops, showing people how to work as a collective. Capitalism doesn’t teach you that!’ Opening in an anonymous high-rise office block with jets flying over the horizon, a cleaner talks about her former life with her partner, Carlos in Colombia. She details the dangers of fighting against a militia government for them and their family. Was it worth it?
The Director, Elle Sillanpaa, and the Producer, Cynthia Hamilton will introduce this moving documentary in Belfast and Dublin.

Operación Victoria - la caída de Sendero Luminoso [Peru/2010/60’]
Director: Judith Vélez.
During the 1980s, Abimael Guzman led The Shining Path into being one of the most brutal terrorist groups of the 20th century. Over 20,000 people died. In April 1990, the Peruvian Secret Service assigns police officer Benedicto Jimenez to form a secret unit to capture Guzman. With limited resources; one car, four radios, two old desks, and a typewriter, Jimenez and his team overcome limitations to capture the most wanted Latin American terrorist in September 1992. Operation Victoria – the Fall of The Shining Path has first time interviews with those involved in the capture of Guzman. It contains never before seen and recently de-classified photographic and video elements, and contains recreations of the events.