Chile, Obstinate Memory (1997) and Post-Screening Conversation
“A country without documentary cinema is like a family without a photo album." —Patricio Guzmán
Due to the passing of Chilean exile director Patricio Guzmán Tuesday, September 15, in Paris, Columbia University will be honoring the monumental legacy of one of the world’s foremost documentary filmmakers. For the occasion, we are pleased to be screening his landmark film Chile, Obstinate Memory (1997) on a 35mm print.
The screening will be followed by an all women-panel of Chilean artists, filmmakers, and scholars who will talk about Guzmán’s legacy from a plurality of approaches and feminist perspectives. The conversation will be moderated by Associate Professor Elizabeth Ramírez-Soto (Film and Media Studies, Columbia University School of the Arts), and guests include Cecilia Vicuña (artist), Daffne Valdés Vargas (Colectivo Lastesis), Nicole Costa (director of The Journey of Mona Lisa), Associate Professor María José Contreras (Theatre, Columbia University School of the Arts), and more to be confirmed, so stay tuned!
This event is organized by the School of the Arts Film and Media Studies Program.
Co-Sponsors
Department of History
Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER)
Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS)
