Name: Voices of the Dead: Adapting the Unadaptable Pedro Páramo
Start: 2025-09-26T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-26T17:30:00-04:00
Location: 1400 De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec H3G1M8

$Voices of the Dead: Adapting the Unadaptable Pedro P\u00e1ramo$

Concordia University, in collaboration with the Mexican Consulate in Montreal and Mexican Cultural Institute in Montreal, is pleased to invite you to a special screening and discussion of Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo. The film will be screened at DeSève Cinema followed by a round table discussion at 4thSpace.
This event will examine the challenges and creative choices involved in bringing a Latin American literary classic to film and digital media. The discussion will reflect on how the depth, symbolism, and cultural resonance of Pedro Páramo are conveyed on screen, the opportunities and limitations of platforms like Netflix, and what is gained or lost in the adaptation process.
How can a literary masterpiece be reimagined for today’s global streaming platforms?
This event brings together scholars, filmmakers, and cultural representatives to explore the adaptation of Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo—a cornerstone of Latin American literature—into Netflix’s cinematic format. Through the screening of the new film and a round table discussion, participants will reflect on the opportunities and challenges of translating the depth, symbolism, and cultural resonance of the novel into visual storytelling for an international audience.
The discussion will highlight the creative and technical tools filmmakers use to capture the richness of Rulfo’s narrative, as well as the broader implications for how Latin American cultural heritage is represented on global streaming platforms. Can the profound spirit of a literary classic be faithfully conveyed in the Netflix age? What is gained, what is lost, and what future awaits these crossovers between literature and digital media?
This unique event is organized in collaboration between Concordia University’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, 4TH Space, and the Mexican Cultural Institute in Montreal.