Latin American Film Festival 2023

[Yessenia Guerrero]

Good morning everyone,

Please join us for the next screening of the 2023 Latin American Film Festival, Yvy Maraey, Land Without Evil (Juan Carlos Valdivia / Bolivia / 2014 / 105 min). The film will be screened in person at the Kitchener Public Library theatre (KPL Central Branch, 85 Queen Street North) on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 7pm. Professor Mario Boido will provide a brief introduction to the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.

The film will also be available online for streaming<https://pragda.com/sfc-event/university-of-waterloo/> for one next week, see below for details.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/-88kzquowzk

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About the film.
Bolivian filmmaker and a Guaraní Indian travel together through the forests of southeastern Bolivia to make a film about the Guaraní people. The starting point is a 1911 film by Swedish explorer Erland Nordenskiöld. But today’s reality turns out to be much more intense than the nostalgia for a lost world. In Yvy Maraey, the white man (the director) and the Indian create and interpret their own characters, walking the thin line between documentary, fiction, and performance. Far from observing another culture, we are watched and questioned about our identity in a country undergoing enormous social, political, and historical change as it struggles to create an intercultural society. Yvy Maraey is a quest for the knowledge within, seen through the eyes of the other. Here learning comes from another form of seeing—listening. The film combines reality with the epic tale of a heroic indigenous nation.

You can also stream Yvy Maraey, Land Without Evil from Feb.1st until Feb.8th from the Festival Portal. For access to the portal and to learn more about the Festival visit:  https://uwaterloo.ca/spanish/4th-annual-latin-american-film-festival-jan18-mar15

Best wishes,


Yessenia Guerrero, B.A., M.A.
Administrative Manager, Spanish and Latin American Studies<https://uwaterloo.ca/spanish/>
Administrative Manager, Germanic and Slavic Studies<https://uwaterloo.ca/germanic-slavic-studies/>
President Elect, University of Waterloo Staff Association<https://uwaterloo.ca/staff-association/>
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