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Double screening (2.30pm & 7.30pm) of Alborada Films’ 2021 documentary Santiago Rising at the Cube Cinema in Bristol.Santiago Rising (directed by Nick MacWilliam, 89 mins, Alborada Films, 2021)
Both screenings will be followed by a Q&A with director Nick MacWilliam and Matthew Brown (Author and Professor of Latin American History at Bristol Uni), with more speakers TBA.
*Please note there are screenings 2.30pm and 7.30pm.*
BUY TICKETS (General £6 / Concessions £4): https://cubecinema.com/programme/event/santiago-rising,12139/
TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/493406542
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Santiago Rising takes place on the streets of Chile’s capital city in late 2019, as large public protests over economic inequality engulf the country.
The film charts the build-up to the historic vote, in October 2020, that saw Chileans vote for a new people’s constitution to replace the one imposed during the brutal Pinochet dictatorship.
It examines how a movement which began as a high school students’ protest over transport fares evolved into one of the most significant events in the country’s history.
Filmed during the weeks after protests began, Santiago Rising meets social movements, protesters and ordinary people in their struggle for equality and human rights.
The film emphasises the creative element of Chilean protest, as music and art play a prominent role in expressing political dissent. We also see the state’s attempts to crush the protest movement through a brutal police crackdown.
Although the odds are stacked against them, Chileans find strength in unity as they aim to overcome Pinochet’s enduring legacy.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cube Cinema, 4 Princess Row, BS2 8 Bristol, UK, Bristol, United Kingdom
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