Hemispheric Institute on the Americas
5211 Social Sciences and Humanities, Davis, CA 95616
Charles Walker (Director)
Christina Siracusa (Program Coordinator)
casiracusa@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-3046
phone
(530) 752-5655
fax
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HIA PRESENTS...
FRIDAYS at 7pm, 1322 STORER
FREE ADMISSION, ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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AGAINST THE GRAIN
Fri., April. 11
(2007)
color, 64 mins., documentary in Spanish, English, Japanese and Quechua.
For every artist, the need to create and be heard is as basic as food
and shelter. But what happens when you live in a country where the
state clamps down on free thinkers, forcing artists to censure
themselves?
Meet the director Ann Kaneko for a Q&A session after the viewing.
annkaneko.com
Brought to you with the additional support of Technocultural Studies, Art History, Art Studio and Asian American Studies.
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IN THE PIT (EN EL HOYO)
Fri., April 25, 7pm
Juan
Carlos Rulfo (dir.) According to Mexican legend, the devil demands one
soul be offered up for every bridge built, as a guarantee for the
structure’s durability. In Juan Carlos Rulfo’s internationally-praised documentary, this age-old adage takes on mammoth proportions.
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COCALERO
Fri., May 2, 7pm
A documentary film focused
on coca farmers in Bolivia.
Filmmaker
Alejandro Landes writes, directs
and produces this award-winning
documentary.
This controversial documentary is centered on
the union
formed by Bolivian farmers in response
to their government's effort
(which was urged
by the U.S.) to eradicate coca crops, and the man
who
would come to represent them, Evo Morales,
current president of Bolivia.
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CHILDREN OF THE AMAZON (Work in progress)
Postponed until next fall due to unforeseen events. Our apologies.
In Children of the Amazon Brazilian Filmmaker Denise Zmekhol travels to the heart of the Amazon rainforest in search of the children she photographed 15 years ago.
Meet the director for a Q&A session after the viewing.**
**PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO UNFORESEEN EVENTS DENISE ZMEKHOL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL FROM BRAZIL IN TIME FOR THE SHOWING.
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BEAUTIFUL ME(S)
Fri, May 23, 7pm
Everyday people in Harlem and a New England college town show how differently we see Cuba.
This is a true story of a diverse group of underdog students who travel from the ivy league to the rebel state of Cuba. The group discovers the close affinity Cuban people feel with Africans and African Americans and their commitment to ending racial injustice. The Cubans they encounter are driven more by their principles of unity and equality than by any individual leader.
Meet the director for a Q&A session after the viewing.
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