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Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Quebec premieres of THEY’RE KILLING US (Nos están matando – They’re killing us – Film) and FRONTERA INVISIBLE (Frontera invisible), followed by a discussion with land & human rights defenders Héctor Marino Carabalí and Senator Feliciano Valencia Medina, and filmmakers Emily Wright, Tom Laffay, and Daniel Bustos. The two urgent films follow Indigenous, campesino and Afro-descendent struggles in Colombia to protect their lands and rights.
This event is supported by the Concordia Alumni Association (CUAA), Concordia Council on Student Life (CCSL) Special Projects Fund, Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), the Sustainability Action Fund Concordia, Midnight Kitchen Concordia University Small Grants Program, and the School of Graduate Studies Graduate Community Building Fund.
Admission is by donation ($5-10 suggested). The venue is wheelchair accessible. Childcare provided on site by the Montreal Childcare Collective with 24 hour notice (https://childcarecollective.wordpress.com/about/ )
THEY’RE KILLING US
Emily Wright, Tom Laffay & Daniel Bustos Echeverry / Colombia – United States / 2018 / 21 ‘ / Spanish / S.T. English
#NosEstanMatando – “They’re killing us” – has become the cry of social movements across Colombia. The doc follows Indigenous, Afro-descendent, and campesino communities organizing to protect the land & their people, and fighting to keep the state accountable.
FRONTERA INVISIBLE
Nico Muzi & Nicolás Richat / Argentina – Belgium / 2016 / 28 ‘ / Spanish / S.T. French – English
FRONTERA INVISIBLE is the true story of communities displaced by big landowners’ rush for palm oil. Through victims’ testimonials, the urgent film gives voice to the local Indigenous people and farmers fighting to reclaim their land while exposing the major pitfalls of biofuels policy.
More info: https://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/frontera-invisible-theyre-killing-us
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Joignez-vous à Cinema Politica Concordia pour les premières québécoises de FRONTERA INVISIBLE et THEY’RE KILLING US, suivies d’une discussion avec les leaders sociaux Héctor Marino Carabalí et Senateur Feliciano Valencia Medina, et les cinéastes Emily Wright, Tom Laffay, et Daniel Bustos Echeverry.
Cet évènement est co-sponsorisé par le Concordia University Alumni Association (CUAA), Concordia Council on Student Life (CCSL) Special Projects Fund, The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), Sustainability Action Fund Concordia, et School of Graduate Studies Graduate Community Building Fund.
Admission sur base de contributions volontaires (5-10$ suggéré). La salle est accessible en fauteuil roulant. Un service de garde d’enfants est disponible gratuitement à toutes nos projections grâce à The Childcare Collective avec un délai de 24 heures (https://childcarecollective.wordpress.com/about/).
THEY’RE KILLING US
Emily Wright, Tom Laffay & Daniel Bustos Echeverry / Colombie – Etats-Unis / 2018 / 21 ‘ / Espagnol / S.T. Anglais
#NosEstanMatando – “Ils nous tuent” – est devenu le cri des mouvements sociaux en Colombie. Le documentaire suit des communautés Autochtones, Afro-descendantes et campesinos qui collaborent pour protéger leurs terres et leurs peuples, en se battant pour tenir l’Etat responsable.
FRONTERA INVISIBLE
Nico Muzi & Nicolás Richat / Argentine – Belgique / 2016 / 28 ‘ / Espagnol / S.T. Français – Anglais
FRONTERA INVISIBLE est la vraie histoire de communautés expulsées par la course des grands propriétaires vers l’huile de palme. A travers les témoignages de victimes, le film urgent donne une voix aux personnes Autochtones et paysans locaux se battant pour leur terre en exposant les risques des politiques de biocarburants.
Plus d’infos: https://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/concordia/frontera-invisible-theyre-killing-us
