Lucy Parsons Center Radical Film Nights Present
Mes de Independencia? Independence Month?:
A Critical Look at U.S. intervention in Central America Past & Present
Wednesdays in September 2009
7:30pm
FREE
549 Colombus Ave. Boston
Sept. 2nd
El Norte (1983)
140 minutes
Mayan Indian peasants are tired of being thought of as nothing more
than Manual laborers. They organize an effort to improve their lot in
life, but are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army
destroys their village and family, Enrique and Rosa, a teenage brother
and sister, who barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to
United States. After receiving clandestine help from friends and
humorous advice from a veteran immigrant on strategies
for traveling, they make their way by truck, bus and other means to Los
Angeles, where they try to make a new life as young, uneducated, and
undocumented immigrants.
Sept. 9th
Panama Deception (1993)
91 minutes
Filmmakers Barbara Trent and David Kasper explain the untold truths
behind the United States' 1989 invasion of Panama in this hard-hitting
documentary that illuminates the complex relationship between Gen.
Manuel Noriega and the
U.S. government. Juxtaposing interviews with experts and eyewitnesses
with historical media reports, the film shows how the press helped win
the
American
public's approval despite widespread condemnation abroad.
Sept. 16th
Salvadoran Initiative for Education and Culture (ISEDUC) Presents
film & discussion.
Sept. 23rd
Boston Interpreters Collective presents 'Sin Nombre'.
(2009)
Sin Nombre tells the story of Sayra (Paulina Gaitan), a teenager living in
Honduras. She decides to emigrat to the U.S. with her father through
Mexico.
Meanwhile, Casper is a teenager living in Tapachula, Mexico, and facing an
uncertain future. A member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang brotherhood, he has
just brought to the Mara a new recruit, 12-year-old Smiley. Sayra and Casper
meet on a train one violent night and the story follows their dangerous
crossing and unlikely alliance.
Patricia Montes, Executive Director of Centro Presente will lead a
discussion
about the current situation in Honduras after the film.
Sept. 30th
El Silencio de Neto/ The Silence of Neto (1994)
A film of great dramatic power and stunning visual beauty, "The Silence of
Neto" is the first internationally acclaimed, award winning film produced
entirely in Guatemala for the international market. Mixing magic-realism
with
historical events, and filmed in the colonial city of Antigua, "The Silence
of
Neto" tells the politically-charged story of a young boy striving to follow
his
dreams while his country struggles to preserve democracy amidst CIA cold war
propaganda. Through the eyes of young Neto, we are given an authentic
insider's
look at the diverse people of Guatemala and the historical events that have
shaped their destiny.