Feb 26
International Film Forum: 500 YEARS
Mon, February 26, 2018
• 7:00pm
- 9:00pm (2h) • Weitz Cinema
500 Years (2017) by Pamela Yates
Presenter: Yansi Perez, Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies and Skype session with director Pamela Yates
Theme: From Genocide to the Indigenous Movement in Guatemala
500 Years tells the epic story that brought Guatemala to a turning point in its history, from the genocide trial of General Ríos Montt to the popular movement that ousted President Otto Pérez Molina. While the indigenous peoples of Guatemala are no stranger to oppression, the recent events that took place during a tumultuous three-year period finally seems possible when their movement meets with popular society's protest to end corruption.
Q&A to follow screening