SPECIAL EVENT (U)
LATINIDAD LDN
presents two short films by UK based Latin-American film-makers
Sunday 24th April 4pm
Screening followed by Q & A
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Latindad 24th April, tickets holders book your place at 35 Americas for a free post screening drink here.
Latinidad LDN is a submission based digital archive dedicated to preserving the personal stories and histories of London's Latin American diaspora. Latinidad LDN also hosts archive workshops and film-screenings with the Latin-American community, to use social memory, and the intentional act of remembering as a form of healing. Latinidad LDN is proud to present its debut event, with a double screening of short films made in the early 90s by two UK based Latin-American film-makers
SALSA FEVER (Patricia Diaz, 1991), a film about Latin American exiles and migrants who brought their music and dance with them to Britain and how it spread across the country’s dance floors in the mid-eighties.
A NEW FLAVOUR IN THE GRANVILLE ARCADE (Alejandra Jimenez, 1993), Rubiela Bermudez opened the first Colombian restaurant in Brixton Market, London, in 1993. This is her story, and that of many immigrants who leave their own country searching for better economic living conditions.
Latinidad LDN is also collaborating with local Latin-American restaurant 35 Americas, located in Rye Lane Market, who will be providing a free snack or drink for all ticket holders, as well as some live music to enjoy post screening: Address: 48 Rye Lane, SE15 5BY
FILMMAKERS
PATRICIA DIAZ: Is a UK-based Colombian writer and filmmaker who over three decades has been involved in exploring the spaces of her experience as a migrant storyteller in Europe. After completing an MA in Film Production at the Northern School of Film and Television in Leeds (UK) she then went on to write, direct and produce documentaries for British television as well as several short films which have been screened at various international film festivals
ALEJANDRA JIMENEZ: Is an award-winning freelance filmmaker, producer and animator. She is currently working on a series of music videos using archive material and animation techniques to create loose poetic documentaries to the socially committed songs. Alejandra originally trained as an Architect in Colombia and came to London in the late 80s to study Contemporary Media Practices at Westminster University. Alongside film-making, she works as a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Animation at Westminster University
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