About this Event
In honor of its 20th anniversary, a screening of the internationally acclaimed fiction film Machuca (2004) that takes place in a boarding school during the 1973 overthrow of Salvador Allende’s presidency and the uprising of fascism and Pinochet’s regime in Chile, followed by a Q&A with Chilean writer and one of Machuca’s screenwriters, Roberto Brodsky.
Roberto Brodsky Baudet (born 1957, Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean novelist and screenwriter. He has written four novels, several film and theater scripts, and over 250 articles published in national newspapers and magazines. Baudet was awarded the 2007 Jaén Prize for Best Novel and the 2009 Martin Nuez Award, both for his 2008 novel Bosque Quemado (Burnt Forest). He lives in New York City with his wife and family. He is adjunct professor at the Center for Latin American Studies in Georgetown University and at the School of Visual Arts (SVA).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
SVA, 133 W 21st St, 133 West 21st Street, Room 101C, New York, United States
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