Venezuelan film director Freddy Siso will give two talks on Thursday, November 9. Both events are free and open to the public.
4:30 PM
“A Poetic History of Contemporary
Venezuelan Cinema”
(A documentary presentation & lecture)
Clarke Lounge
7:00 PM
"The Desire to Create: The Making of 'Diles que no me maten'
(Tell Them Not to Kill Me)"
(An introduction of the film, based on a Juan Rulfo short story, followed by a film screening)
VECINOS Lounge (Terrace 11, 1st floor)
Born in Caracas and having spent more years in Mérida than anywhere else, Freddy Siso became a filmmaker at la Universidad de los Andes, where he received his degree as a historian. Among his most notable films are: Los Nevados, Diles que no me maten, Maurice Hasson, El regalo, and Ahora que miras con tus ojos
Sponsored by:
Modern Languages and Literatures
Latin American Studies
VECINOS (Office of Residential Life LLC)