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.
