Latin American Film Festival - Delicate Balance

[Mario Boido]

Dear colleagues,

Please join us for a screening of Delicate Balance, part of the 2020 Latin American Film Festival, organized by the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies in collaboration with the Kitchener Public Library and the Spanish Film Club by Pragda.

Film: Delicate Balance (Frágil equilibrio)
When: Wednesday, February 5 at 6:30pm
Where: KPL Main branch, 85 Queen St, Kitchener

Free admission!

Watch the trailer here<https://vimeo.com/188187613>


Synopsis: Centered around an extensive interview with Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the former President of Uruguay who gained notoriety on the world stage as a rare politician: one that lives according to the ideas and principles he preaches, Delicate Balance is a contemplative essay on the everyday reality of globalization.

Mujica’s ideas about modern society, where economic interests prevail over human values, are used to connect three stories: A Japanese salaryman in Tokyo, a sub-Saharan community trying to cross the borders into Europe, a family evicted from their own home in Spain. Three stories intertwined on three different continents.

The words of the President Mujica — a humble, soft-spoken figure who looks like a retired farm laborer rather than a retired politico — structure this clear-sighted documentary about the socio-economic mess we’re making of our world, but it also comes with suggestions from Mujica about how to change it for the better.

Ultimately, Delicate Balance is a proposal for change, from the particular to the general, that offers a powerful message of optimism for the future. This film is a reflection on the path that the human race is taking, on its habits and its relationship with the world.


Spanish with English subtitles, 81 min.


Learn more about the film<https://pragda.com/film/delicate-balance/>


Learn more about the Festival<https://uwaterloo.ca/spanish/news/latin-american-film-festival>


Hope to see you there!

Best,
Mario



Mario Boido, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies
President, Canadian Association of Hispanists
Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
University of Waterloo
Waterloo ON
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519.888.4567 ext 35621

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