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NAAS presents:
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In the past decade, Latin America has witnessed the emergence of a new
generation of democratically-elected left-wing leaders who in most cases
have already made history just by winning the presidential elections of
their countries. Moreover, by breaking up with local political inertias,
these leaders have helped establish a new political landscape throughout
the region.
Seen from afar, this political phenomenon appears to have given rise to a
homogenous and consistent regional block, however most of these leaders
have emerged from the diverse and some times conflicting traditions of the
Left in Latin America and from disparate local contexts.
Cinema Tropical has created ¡REVOLUCIÓN! The New Latin American Left an
original film series presenting six feature documentary films starring Evo
Morales, Michelle Bachelet, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Hugo Chávez,
among other Latin American leaders –nearly all of which were made during
their electoral campaigns.
The aim is to open a constructive and engaging dialogue about the
similarities, differences, challenges, and risks of the variegated
expressions of the contemporary Left in Latin America, while discussing
the immediate and long-term future of the region.
Programmed by Carlos A. Gutiérrez and organized in collaboration with
Alejandra Leal.
PROGRAM:
MEXICO:
FRAUDE
By Luis Mandoki, Mexico, 2007, 110 min. In Spanish with English subtitles
A controversial documentary feature film from acclaimed director Luis
Mandoki, Fraude, México 2006 follows the most recent presidential election
in Mexico, which polarized the country and has continued to haunt the
local political landscape. The film recapitulates –using in some instances
footage from ordinary citizens—many of the irregularities, inconsistencies
and misdeeds before, during and after this very contested election that
ultimately raised issues about its validity and fairness.
BOLIVIA:
COCALERO
By Alejandro Landes, Argentina/Bolivia, 2007, 94 min. In Quechua and Spanishwith English subtitles.
Born out of the US War on Drugs, an Aymara indian named Evo Morales –
backed by a troop of coca leaf farmers – travels through Andes and Amazon
in jeans and sneakers, leading a historic bid to become Bolivia’s first
indigenous president. Traveling alongside Morales and the Movement to
Socialism party (MAS) as they campaign through remote mining towns and
far-away peasant villages, Cocalero reveals scenery as diverse and
fractured as the country’s people, painting a vivid picture of a political
phenomenon while raising an open historical question.
CHILE:
LA HIJA DEL GENERAL/THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER
María Elena Wood, Chile/Spain, 2006, 59 min. In Spanish with English
subtitles)
In 2006 Michelle Bachelet made history by becoming Chile’s first woman
president, despite being a socialist, single mother and agnostic in
arguably one of South America’s most conservative nations. Filmmaker María
Elena Wood spent one year following Bachelet as she traveled through Chile
on the campaign trail. Through the letters written by her late father, a
general in the Chilean Air Force imprisoned after Pinochet seized power in
1973, we learn the trajectory of a middle-class Chilean family profoundly
marked by the collapse of democracy. The General’s Daughter tells the
story of Michelle Bachelet’s life, her surprising journey along the road
to the presidency and documents a series of experiences that are
emblematic to Chile’s recent history.
ARGENTINA:
YO PRESIDENTE / I PRESIDENT
(Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, Argentina, 2006, 75 min. In Spanish with
English subtitles)
An unapologetic and unflinching historical summary of Argentina's recent
political past presented through direct interviews with practically all
Argentinean presidents since the country's return to democracy in 1983.
Starring Carlos Menem, Fernando de la Rúa and Eduardo Duhalde, among
others, YO PRESIDENTE offers a sardonic, and at times hopeless,
perspective of those in charge.
BRAZIL:
ENTREATOS / INTERMISSIONS
(João Moreira Salles, Brazil, 2004, 117 min. In Portuguese with English
subtitles)
Entreatos follows Brazilian candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the
last leg of his fourth presidential bid in 2002 with unanticipated insight
into the behind-the-scenes of this man’s life, his family and his
campaign. Entreatos shows us a sophisticated political polyglot,
documenting his increasing moderation in order to appeal to a wider part
of the electorate, and thus also revealing some the Brazilian political
and social backgrounds that made him win the election.
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