Chileans of the North + Live Q&A (Liverpool, UK)

An Alborada Films supported event.

Chileans of the North

Directed by Chris Paul (Film duration 82 minutes. English/Spanish with English subtitles)

@The Casa, 29 Hope St, Liverpool L1 9BP

Wednesday 2 April, 6.30pm-9pm

Doors open at 6.30pm. The film starts at 7pm as will be followed by a live Q&A with the film's director Chris Paul, James Ernesto Lang (who features in the film) and Francisco Carrasco (Luma Creations), who composed some of the film's music. 

The Q&A runs from 8.30pm to 9pm and will also feature John McEvoy, co-director of the forthcoming Alborada Films documentary Britain and the Other 9/11, who will talk briefly about the film.

**Facebook event page // Listing on the Alborada Films website

Copies of the film's poster will be available to buy, with all profits going to the Gaza Emergency Fund by Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign and victims of police repression in Chile via the Chile Solidarity Network

FILM SYNOPSIS

On 11 September 1973 a violent coup in Chile overthrew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. What followed was nearly 17 years of repression in which the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet transformed the country. More than 2,000 Chilean exiles came to the UK, and over 300 refugees were welcomed to Sheffield and Rotherham, aided by a network that included the Chile Solidarity Campaign, Trade Unions and the World University Service.

Chileans of the North explores the story of the refugees who made a new home in South Yorkshire. The participants share what happened at the time of the coup and its aftermath, what it was like to start a new life in the UK, and how activism and solidarity brought a community together. Told through first-hand stories, archive material and music, it’s a story that spans two continents and 50 years.

> Watch the film's trailer here.

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**Read a review of the film here.