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Juarez
(Canada/Mexico) • (Castellano with English subtitles)
Director: Alex Flores • (125 min.) PG13
A feature length documentary of the brutal murders of over 460 women in Ciudad
Juarez, Chihuahua. Exposes the high levels of corruption and violence in Mexico,
which have led to increasing violence and murders against women.
Followed by a conversation with director Alex Flores.
Friay, November 9 • 8:30 p.m.
Studio Theatre
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Besieged Land / El Juicio de Pascual Pichun
(Canada/Chile) • (Castellano with English subtitles)
Director: Mar̀a Teresa Larràn • (64:45 min.) PG13
Besieged Land focuses on the protests and subsequent trial of Mapuche Chief
Pascual Pichun, and ultimately explores the conflict over land rights between
Mapuche (Chile's Indigenous people), present-day landowners, and Canadian
forestry company MININCO.
Followed by a conversation with director Mar̀a Teresa Larràn.
Sunday, November 11 • 1 p.m. Studio Theatre
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Pascua Lama: A Contemporary Quest for El Dorado
(Chile/USA)
Director: Carolina Loyola-Garcia • (60 min.) PG13
Documentary on the project of Pascua Lama in the Atacama Dessert Region
of Northern Chile. It explores the impact Canadian company Barrick-Gold’s
project is having on the environment and local communities.
Followed by a conversation with director Carolina Loyola-Garcia.
Sunday, November 11 • 4 p.m.
Studio Theatre
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