Film #5 in the
"Latin America and the World" Film Festival
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Q&A Panelists:
- Gerald Kosicki, Associate Professor in the School of Communication
- Laura Partain, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication
Synopsis:
The desire to bear witness to the world’s great tragedies is addressed playfully by Iván Granovsky in humorous The Territories. It’s a miracle that this road movie even exists, it seems. The three previous times that Granovsky attempted to make a film -he narrates with a sense of self-mockery- turned into fiascos.
But after the terrorist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Granovsky decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, a respected journalist who writes for Página 12, Argentina’s most widely read progressive paper. He sets off on a journey to sites of contemporary geopolitical conflict. Determining where the frontline ends and this wannabe war correspondent’s ego trip begins proves even more difficult. From Greece to the less-democratic Brazil, from the Basque Country to Jerusalem, Granovsky is always too late, too early or in the wrong place. He asks clumsy questions, gets vague answers, and in the meantime receives e-mails from his mother telling him to repay his credit card debts to her.
An engrossing exploration into what it means to be a journalist, the film is about how we approach the conflicts – not the conflicts themselves – and the role the press plays in times of fake news. Through war correspondents, journalists, and political scientists, Granovsky narrates from what we call the front lines – the boundary between the journalist and the bullets.
The Territories is also a portrait of a thirty-something trying to find his way in a world full of opportunities, but with no idea of where to start.
Languages: Spanish, English, Arabic, and Basque, with English subtitles
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Sponsors
The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.
This film is sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies and the Middle East Studies Center.
Additional co-sponsors of the Latin America and the World Film Festival include: Columbus State Community College, the Area Studies Centers, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Department of French and Italian, the Center for Ethnic Studies, the Center for Languages, Literatures & Cultures, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
