Thursday, September 27, 2012
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Film Series: Latin American Women Behind the Camera
"Historias que so existem quando lembradas" ("Found Memories")7:00 – 8:30 pm
Location: M. Smith Griffith Auditorium
Films
Clinging to the image of her dead husband and living in her memories, Madalena is awakened by the arrival of Rita, a young photographer who is arriving in the ghost village of Jotuomba, where time seems to have stopped. A deep relationship is forged between the two women, which gradually builds and has a profound effect on both of their lives as well as the rest of the villagers. Directed by Júlia Murat (Brazil, 2011). 98 minutes. NR
Sponsored by the department of Romance languages, the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute, the Georgia Museum of Art, the Portuguese Flagship program at UGA, the Consulate General of Brazil in Atlanta, Hotel Indigo–Athens and the UGA en La Habana Study Abroad Program. For more information, visit http://latinamericanfilmfestivalatuga.weebly.com.