Chileans of the North + Live Q&A (Online Documentary Screening)

Alborada Films Film Club presents

Chileans of the North

Directed by Chris Paul (Film duration 83 minutes. English/Spanish with English subtitles), 2023

Watch the film in your own time online from Thursday 10 July (8am) until Sunday 20 July (10pm) BST.

Important note: Once you buy a ticket you will be emailed a unique link to watch the film on Vimeo during the above dates/times. You will also be sent a link to join the Q&A - info below. Anyone who purchases a ticket to the film after the Q&A date will be sent a link to watch a recording of the Q&A. This will be sent next Thursday. Once you start watching the film you have 24 hours to finish.

The live Q&A will run from 7pm to 8pm BST on Zoom on Thursday 17 July and will feature the film's director Chris Paul and film participant Maria Vasquez-Aguilar (Chile Solidarity Network) and Jamito Ernesto Lang. Chaired by Pablo Navarrete (Alborada Films). 

There will be a 15-minute playlist of Chilean music from 6.45pm until we begin the event at 7pm.

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

Event supported by Alborada, Asamblea Chilena en Londres and 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.

> Click here for other upcoming Alborada Films screenings.

More info: info[at]alborada-films[dot]net

**Read a review of the film here.