Posted p.m. Friday, March 31, 2017
Five Latin American films will be screened during the fourth annual Latin American Film Festival.
Five Latin American films will be screened during the fourth annual Latin American Film Festival, April 10-14, in the Brian and Lori Hesprich Auditorium, Graff Main Hall.
The thought-provoking films will shine a light on social and economic justice in Latin America, says Omar Granados, director of UWL’s Institute for Latin American and Latino/a Studies. Each film will include discussions led by UWL faculty and staff. The event is free and open to the public.
The festival, sponsored by UWL’s Institute for Latin American Studies (ILAS), is funded in part by UWL’s College of Liberal Studies Office of the Dean and a Pragda Film Institute grant.
Schedule of films
6 p.m. Monday, April 10, “From the Land to Your Table” (¿Qué Culpa Tiene el Tomate?)
- Presentation and discussion by Christine Hippert, Anthropology
- Presentation and discussion by Omar Granados, Modern Languages
- Presentation and discussion by Constance Vanderhyden, Office of Multicultural Student Services
- Presentation and discussion by Rose Brougham, Modern Languages
- Presentation and discussion by Rose Brougham, Modern Languages