Venezuelan film director Freddy Siso will give two talks on Thursday, November 9. Both events are free and open to the public.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)
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20061103115715508