Santiago Rising + Q&A (Online Documentary Screening)
Alborada Films Film Club presents
Directed by Nick MacWilliam, 89 minutes, English/Spanish with English/Spanish subtitles), Alborada Films, 2021
Watch the film in your own time online between Thursday 10 September and Thursday 24 September.
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 watch a recording of a Q&A with the director Nick MacWilliam. Your ticket also includes a free ticket to the Alborada online event 'Resisting the Far-Right in Chile, from Pinochet to Kast' on Wednesday 23 September.
**Facebook event page // Listing on the Alborada Films website
Event supported by Alborada, Asamblea Chilena en Londres, Chile Solidarity Network and the Independent Media Association (IMA)
FILM SYNOPSIS
Santiago Rising takes place on the streets of Chile’s capital city in late 2019 as massive protests over economic inequality engulf the country.
Filmed during the weeks after protests began, Santiago Rising meets social movements, protesters and ordinary people in their struggle for equality and human rights. The film charts the build-up to the historic vote, in October 2020, that saw Chileans vote for a new constitution to replace the one imposed during the brutal Pinochet dictatorship.
The film emphasises the prominent role of music and art in political dissent. We also see the state’s attempts to crush the protest movement through a violent police crackdown. Although the odds are stacked against them, Chileans find strength in unity as they fight to overcome Pinochet’s enduring legacy.
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