Saturday 21st April
4:00pm 'Escape to Silence' (Life of Alfredo Espinoza)
Synopsis
During the '70s, came to Paris a quirky Chilean jazz saxophonist. His name is Alfredo Espinoza. He immediately stands out among local musicians for his technique, his swing and the great way he played his solo parts. His talent takes him to play in major European circuits traditional jazz, and even to visit Africa. He makes friends, admirers and lives a happy time of music and bohemian. Without a clear motive, Alfredo returns to Chile to live with his mother. Promptly joins the Chilean jazz scene, but a long mental illness leaves him lost in a hill of Valparaiso, for more than ten years away from music and the beautiful melodies that enchanted people from many different countries. Two friends who live in Europe, tried to find him and help him trough this time, dark and silent. Now, ten years later, they travel to Paris to meet with the musical myth, around the figure of Alfredo Espinoza.
Director: Diego Pequeño
Country: Chile
Running time: 90 min
Tickets: £2.00
During the '70s, came to Paris a quirky Chilean jazz saxophonist. His name is Alfredo Espinoza. He immediately stands out among local musicians for his technique, his swing and the great way he played his solo parts. His talent takes him to play in major European circuits traditional jazz, and even to visit Africa. He makes friends, admirers and lives a happy time of music and bohemian. Without a clear motive, Alfredo returns to Chile to live with his mother. Promptly joins the Chilean jazz scene, but a long mental illness leaves him lost in a hill of Valparaiso, for more than ten years away from music and the beautiful melodies that enchanted people from many different countries. Two friends who live in Europe, tried to find him and help him trough this time, dark and silent. Now, ten years later, they travel to Paris to meet with the musical myth, around the figure of Alfredo Espinoza.
Director: Diego Pequeño
Country: Chile
Running time: 90 min
Tickets: £2.00
The following screening is to
commemorate the 10th anniversary of the failed coup d’etat against
President Chavez in Venezuela
in 2002.
6:00pm 'Cuando La Brujula Marco El Sur'
Synopsis
The history of Latin America tells us that Venezuela and the rest of the continent have fought against the different types of domination. First the European invasion afterwards the USA Empire. Within that context the documentary shows through the analysis of diverse elements the rise and consolidation of the popular movements in Venezuela from the so called ‘Conquista’ to the “Bolivarian Revolution” that have as an objective a free and sovereign country.
Director: Maria Laura Vázquez
Country: Venezuela
Running time: 85min
Tickets: £5.00
The history of Latin America tells us that Venezuela and the rest of the continent have fought against the different types of domination. First the European invasion afterwards the USA Empire. Within that context the documentary shows through the analysis of diverse elements the rise and consolidation of the popular movements in Venezuela from the so called ‘Conquista’ to the “Bolivarian Revolution” that have as an objective a free and sovereign country.
Director: Maria Laura Vázquez
Country: Venezuela
Running time: 85min
Tickets: £5.00