“Queerealities in Latin America and Spain”: Film Screenings & Conversations
Join us for screenings of four films on sexual diversity from Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Spain:
Retablo (Álvaro Delgado Aparicio, Perú, 2017)
This Peruvian pioneering film depicts male homosexuality within an Andean community, narrated in Quechua and Spanish, and featuring actors from peasant communities in the Ayacucho region.
In conversation with:
Prof. Kimberly Theidon
Associate Professor and Henry J. Leir Chair in International Humanitarian Studies, Tufts University
Prof. Américo Mendoza Mori
Latin American, U.S. Latinx & Indigenous Studies
Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights
Friday, September 20, 2024 • 4 PM
Boston University Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary’s Street, Room 206
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Meu Corpo É Político (Alice Riff, Brazil, 2017)
A Brazilian documentary that portrays the daily lives of four trans individuals in peripheral neighborhoods of Sao Paulo, illustrating their political positioning within their community through their bodies, activism, and art.
In conversation with:
Prof. Isabela Fraga
Assistant Professor, Romance Studies, Tufts University
Friday, September 27, 2024 • 4 PM
Boston University Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary’s Street, Room 206
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Las mil y una (Clarisa Navas, Argentina, 2020)
An Argentinian film that narrates the story of a working-class neighborhood in Corrientes, Argentina, where a lesbian teenager and her friends explore their sexuality with freedom while also taking risks, leading dangerous situations and bonds of care among them.
In conversation with:
Prof. Catalina Rodríguez
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Boston University
Friday, October 11, 2024 • 4 PM
Boston University Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary’s Street, Room 206
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Orlando: Mi biografía política (Paul B. Preciado, Spain, 2023)
This experimental documentary from Spain delves into the identities of various trans and non-binary individuals to advocate for diversity through a political manifesto.
In conversation with:
Prof. Kareem Khubchandani
Associate Professor, Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Associate Professor, Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora
Interim Chair, Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Tufts University
Friday, October 18, 2024 • 4 PM
Boston University Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary’s Street, Room 206
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This series is sponsored by the Boston University Office of the Senior Diversity Officer, the Center for Latin American Studies, and Voces Hispánicas Foundation (Banco Santander).
All films will be screened with English subtitles.
The festival is free and open to the public. Coffee and empanadas will be served at each event. To register please, click here.
