Latin American Film Festival: Guaraní

woman and men on a small boat
October 16, 2024
6:00PM - 8:00PM
180 Hagerty Hall

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2024-10-16 18:00:00 2024-10-16 20:00:00 Latin American Film Festival: Guaraní Join the Center for Latin American Studies, Columbus State Community College, The City University of New York, and the Spanish and Portuguese Club for the sixth and final screening of the 2024 Latin American Film Festival. This year's theme is Liberation.The sixth film, Guaraní  (Argentina/Paraguay, 2015), follows fisherman Atilio as he travels with his granddaughter Iara to Buenos Aires. His great desire is to have a grandson to transmit the Guaraní culture. When he discovers that Iara’s mother, Helena, is pregnant, he decides to go on a long journey and cross borders, with the aim to convince Helena to give birth in the Guarani land. Register to stream the film from October 16 through October 23.Following the screening of the film, please join us for a discussion and Q&A about the movie with Dr. Alfonso Roca Suárez, from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and graduate student Brenda Rojas, from the College of Education and Human Ecology.  180 Hagerty Hall Center for Latin American Studies clas@osu.edu America/New_York public

Join the Center for Latin American Studies, Columbus State Community College, The City University of New York, and the Spanish and Portuguese Club for the sixth and final screening of the 2024 Latin American Film Festival. This year's theme is Liberation.

The sixth film, Guaraní  (Argentina/Paraguay, 2015), follows fisherman Atilio as he travels with his granddaughter Iara to Buenos Aires. His great desire is to have a grandson to transmit the Guaraní culture. When he discovers that Iara’s mother, Helena, is pregnant, he decides to go on a long journey and cross borders, with the aim to convince Helena to give birth in the Guarani land. Register to stream the film from October 16 through October 23.

Following the screening of the film, please join us for a discussion and Q&A about the movie with Dr. Alfonso Roca Suárez, from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and graduate student Brenda Rojas, from the College of Education and Human Ecology.

man and woman on a boat

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This event is supported in part by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI NRC funding. The content of this event does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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.