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Latin American Event: Bolivian Indigenous Media and the Protection of the Forest
Screening of The Cry of the Forest (2008), Bolivia’s first indigenous feature film is based on true events that led to the indigenous demonstrations of 1990 and 1996, two events related to the struggle against deforestation that changed the political history of Bolivia forever. Stay after the screening for a conversation and Q&A with Bolivian filmmaker Iván Sanjinés.
Date: April 12
Time: 4-6pm
Place: Stephan C. Hall room 102
Dinner Reception: 6-7pm