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 Tuesday, September 28, 7:00 p.m. (pdf)
Film and Lecture Series: The “Disappeared” of Chile
John Dinges, Professor, School of Journalism, Columbia University, author of The Condor Years: How Pinochet and His Allies Brought Terrorism to Three Continents.
Documentary film: “Condor: The First War on Terrorism” (2003) by director Rodrigo Vázquez
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Thursday, September 30, 7:15 p.m. (pdf) (program)
Film series: Cinema Tropical – Selected Latin American Documentaries
A selection of recent outstanding Latin American documentaries curated by Cinema Tropical.(web)
"The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt"
Victoria Bruce and Karin Hayes, 2003, 76 min., US/Colombia
In February 2002, in the midst of her controversial campaign for president, Senator Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and became one of the thousands of victims of Colombia’s 40-year-old civil war. Her impassioned calls for an end to political corruption and Colombia's vicious civil war had made her a popular public figure, but a dangerous instigator to many within her country's political machine. Following the candidate up to the moments before her disappearance, this remarkable film continues to tell the riveting story of her family's desperate and continuing quest to free her and keep her campaign alive. Unsettling and unforgettable, this gripping film captures with intensity the remarkable dedication of ordinary Colombians to persevere and free their country from the grip of corruption and the horror and turmoil of civil war.
A Women Make Movies release, (web).
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