NIBS and LASNET Present: Camilo's Trail

Tue Apr 30 2024 at 06:00 pm

The New International Bookshop | Melbourne

The New International Bookshop
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NIBS and LASNET Present: Camilo's Trail
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NIBS and LASNET are excited to present this screening and discussion of Camilo's Trail (El Rastro de Camilo).

In 1965, Father Camilo Torres, a prestigious Colombian Catholic priest born and raised in a bourgeois household, shocks his nation when he decides to join the ELN, an emerging leftist guerrilla group. But only a few months later, he dies in combat and his body is hidden by the Army. 50 years later, filmmaker Diego Briceño finds a rare filmed interview with the priest shot just a few days before joining the movement and decides to uncover the forgotten story of this controversial figure. The journey brings him close to solving the mystery of the whereabouts of the priest's remains against the backdrop of a country engaged in difficult peace talks to end its long and bloody armed conflict. By piecing together the memories of this period of recent history, we realize the significance of Father Camilo's radical interpretation of the Gospels for revolutionaries and christians alike, both in Colombia and the rest of Latin America.
Accessibility: NIBS is only accessible by a flight of stairs into the basement.
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El Rastro de Camilo es un documental que narra las historias y memorias escondidas en una serie de archivos personales e históricos inéditos del padre Camilo Torres Restrepo descubiertos en los últimos siete años, y lo que revelan sobre el personaje y el país 50 años después de su muerte. Al mismo tiempo, indaga sobre el paradero de su cuerpo desaparecido, escondido por los militares luego de haber muerto en combate como miembro del grupo subversivo ELN en 1966. Veremos cómo su interpretación de los evangelios, se convierten en una propuesta ética que sirve de punto de partida al movimiento de la Teología de la Liberación, más allá del uso de las armas.
Un documental de Diego Briceño Orduz.
Una producción de Laberinto, Señal Colombia y Les films grain de sable.
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The New International Bookshop, Ruffey Lake Park, Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia,Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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