Colombian documentaries

Cinemateca Distrital presents a series of documentaries from Colombian filmmakers.  Luis Alberto Álvarez: Un Espectador Intensivo (Luis Alberto Álvarez: An Intensive Spectator) follows the life and influence of the titular journalist and critic. Por el Río (On the River) is a sensory trip down the Amazon. 19 Grados Sur 65 Grados Oeste (19 Degrees South 65 Degrees West) documents a trip from Colombia to Ecuador in search of a lost uncle. Cuerpos Frágiles (Fragile Bodies) compiles news footage of FARC bombardments. Mu Drúa shows the world through the eyes of an indigenous woman in Antioquia. La Sirga: Detrás de la Niebla (La Sirga: Beyond the Mist) chronicles the filming of recent Colombian feature film La Sirga. Looking For follows a young Colombian filmmaker searching for her Pakistani father whom she never met.

Friday, January 25

Luis Alberto Álvarez: Un Espectador Intensivo – 12:30 p.m.

Por el Río
19 Grados Sur 65 Grados Oeste
Cuerpos Frágiles – 3:00 p.m.

Mu Drúa
La Sirga: Detrás de la Niebla – 5:15 p.m.

Looking For – 7:00 p.m.

Free

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