MSU Film Collective: Hasta la Victoria Siempre (Santiago Álvarez, Cuba, 1967, 19′) La hora de los hornos I/The Hour of the Furnaces I (Octavio Getino/Fernando Solanas, Argentina, 1968, 85′)
Presented by Dalina Perdomo Álvarez & Pedro N Doreste Rodríguez
In 1968, José Rodriguez Soltero made the double screen Dialogue with Che. Dedicated to Berthold Brecht and very much a film influenced by Brechtian techniques, the film features actors from the NY Latin American theatrical scene, including Venezuelan actor, producer, dancer Rolando Pena who plays the title role of Che. The film is a meditation on the death of Che Guevara and a critique of the Hollywood bio-pic Che’ starring Omar Sharif that came out at that time.
Dilema I Combines animation, documentary footage, and hand-painted film as well as slide projections, a painted 12” x 24” backdrop, and sculptural palm tree to create a kaleidoscopic portrait of the Puerto Rican psyche.
el mar editado is a work of video art that combines YouTube videos to create a visual collage, highlighting how navigation carries different implications depending on who carries it out.
All screenings will take place in B122 Wells Hall at 7pm. The series is free and open to all. West doors to Wells Hall, nearest Spartan Stadium, stay open until 7pm.