Alborada Films Presents: Documentaries from Latin America and Beyond
Alborada Films Presents: Documentaries from Latin America and Beyond
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Alborada Films present a double-bill of documentary films that explore the relationship between culture and politics and how you transition from a life of war to peace. The two film sessions will include in-person Q&As and director introductions.
**Every online order for tickets will receive a free permanent Vimeo on Demand stream link for the 2020 Alborada Films documentary No Extradition (worth £5)**
Event (two film sessions) runs from 6-10pm.
Grub will be open from 6pm - 10pm for food and drinks
https://alboradafilms.net/events/documentary-screening-colombia-victor-jara-manchester/
Session 1: Doors: 6pm/ Start: 6.30pm / finish 7.45pm
(Directed by Rodrigo Andrés Durán Osorio, 24 minutes, 2024)
Spanish with English subtitles
Is it possible to go from war to peace? A group of ex-guerrillas make a living as tour guides in the jungle where they once fought.
(Directed by Teilo Vellacott & Pablo Navarrete, 25 minutes, UK, Alborada Films/Actual Fact, 2023)
The Welsh town of Machynlleth hosts El Sueño Existe (The Dream Lives On), a festival of politics and culture dedicated to the memory of Chilean singer Victor Jara.
Post-screening Q&A with investigate journalist John McEvoy who features in Fragments of a Dream, Rodrigo Andrés Durán, director of Knife's Edge, and Tracy Delaney, UNISON North West International Chair/Justice for Colombia North West.
Chaired by Fragments of a Dream co-director Pablo Navarrete.
**These will be the Manchester premieres for both films .**
Session 2: Doors: 8pm / Start: 8.10pm / finish 9.15pm
The People’s Train of Culture (El Tren Popular de la Cultura)
(Directed by Carolina Espinoza Cartes, 60 minutes, 2015)
Spanish with English subtitles
The film's director will offer a video introduction to the film.
WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE, CULTPLEX, MANCHESTER
Address: 50 Red Bank, Manchester, England, M4 4HF
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Event (two film sessions) runs from 6-10pm.
Grub will be open from 6pm - 10pm for food and drinks
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The is first time both Fragments of a Dream and Knife's Edge are shown in Manchester.
::: Despite the violence and stigma of its past conflict, right where the Amazonas region of Colombia begins, a group of former guerrilla members sees in nature the opportunity to change the destiny of an entire nation. Here, military forces and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) disputed the territory in a bloody war that lasted half a century. However, following a landmark peace accord in 2016, this place is now poised to become a tourist destination. Knife's Edge explores how Ex-combatants, local communities, and professionals from other areas of the country are now collaborating to build a sustainable model that combines adventure, collective memory, and responsible use of natural resources.
::: Fragments of a Dream journeys to the festival to spend time with the artists, activists and speakers, such as Jeremy Corbyn, who have taken inspiration from a faraway place and come together to celebrate their quest for a better world for all peoples and animals. The roots of their inspiration come from Victor Jara, a visionary musician and theatre director who was part of the New Song movement in Salvador Allende’s Chile. Jara was murdered by the Pinochet dictatorship that violently overthrew Allende in a September 1973 coup.
::: Introduced by the government of Salvador Allende, president of Chile from 1970 to 1973, The People’s Train of Culture initiative aimed to bring culture closer to those who had no access to it. The initiative wanted to create a National Institute of Arts and Culture and colleges of art in all the country’s provinces. The film looks to establish links with aspects of the educational and cultural initiatives of Spain’s Second Republic, such as the Pedagogic Missions, the Theatre of the People and the Theatre of La Barraca.
Location
CULTPLEX, M4 4HF