Peru
Movimientos @ The Salmon and Compass
MOVIMIENTOS
"Música Mestiza. Documentary films. Latin Culture"
MAY DAY EXTRAVAGANZA
Thursday 1st May @ The Salmon and Compass
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On international workers day, as part of a worldwide day of Climate Action everywhere Movimientos presents a programme of short films and speakers focusing on environmental issues in Latin America.
Downstairs we have an exclusive club appearance from the UK’s No.1 Latin music don, one of the most influential DJs on the scene, and official Fania Records DJ - Leeds’ Lubi Jovanovic.
▲ UPSTAIRS - Documentary films focusing on Latin America and the environment
7.15pm
Film: The Carbon Connection
40 min, Fenceline Films
The Carbon Connection follows the story of two groups of people from communities in Brazil and Scotland who made films about living with the impacts of the trade in carbon. From mental health issues in Scotland to the loss of medicinal plants in Brazil, the communities discover the connections they have with each other and the film follows them on this journey.
Presented by:
www.carbontradewatch.org
8.15pm
FILM: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Cuba, an isolated island nation, rebuilt its quality of life following the collapse of cheap oil, supplied by the former Soviet Union. This fascinating and empowering film shows how communities pulled together, created solutions, and ultimately thrived in spite of their decreased dependence on imported energy.
www.powerofcommunity.org
Presented and talk hosted by Urban Green Fair
www.urbangreenfair.org
▼ DOWNSTAIRS – All night
Movimientos resident DJs Pablo N & Cal Jader host the music downstairs with Movimientos mix of Musica Mestiza – from Folkloric to Electronic – Neo Tropical, Salsa, Cumbia, Reggae, Ska, Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Flamenco, Rumba, Samba, Funk Carioca, Latin House, Drum and Bass and other fresh Latin dancefloor music!!!
+ Guest DJ making his proper debut at the Salmon and Compass the legendary
LUBI JOVANOVIC (Fania Records)
+ Very special Afro-Cuban live percussion
7pm-2am
Entry: £3 /Donations before 9
Salmon and Compass
58 Penton Street (Corner of Chapel Market)
N1 9ES (Angel tube/Northern Line)
www.movimientos.org.uk
www.myspace.com/movimientos
State of Fear
State of Fear is a brilliant and moving film, which is both a portrait of Peru and a chronicle of terror and response - fanaticism, bravery, heroism, abject fear and the way everyone is affected by such events. It is what Orwell called the aim of great art, which was both imaginative in craftsmanship and politically committed at its heart."–Paul TherouxAuthor How can an open society balance demands for security with democracy? Based on the findings of the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, State of Fear follows events in Peru, yet serves as a cautionary tale for a nation like the United States.
Pisadas del sol
Pisadas del sol, a duo show with the evocative voice of Sofia Buchuck showcasing South American music, including Peruvian Huaynos, Ecuadorian, Chilean and Argentinian songs as well as her own compositions, accompanied by the talented Ivan Gutierrez.
Sofia Buchuck awarded best Latin American artists 2005/06 brings poems from legendary poets Vallejo, Neruda, and Benedetty with magical panpipes and music accompaniment. Ivan Gutierrez, from the Cusco school of music, is a versatile musician who plays different instruments, Charango and wind Andean instruments. Sharing instruments with Sofia and combining their voices in the ancestral songs of Basija de Barro or in the Peruvian Trova.
Please see more information on Sofia's website
Compadre
Director: Mikael Wiström
Perú/Sweden
2004
90 minutes
Release Date: 2006
In Spanish with English subtitles
In 1974, the Swedish photographer and journalist Mikael Wiström traveled across Perú chronicling the lives of people who literally had nothing and were forced to live off what they could find in rubbish dumps. There, Wiström met Daniel Barrientos, a young man stricken with polio. Daniel asks Mikael what a man his age is doing with such an expensive camera. From that moment, a complicated friendship, lasting over 30 years, develops between these two men. Following Wiström’s 1991 documentary The Other Shore, which chronicled Daniel’s family’s continual struggle to create a decent life for themselves, Wiström returns once more to Perú in 2003 in hopes of coming to terms with both his responsibility and Daniel’s plight.
In Compadre, Wiström documents the daily life of Daniel’s family and also involves the viewer in the great dilemma of the Western filmmaker being confronted with dire poverty, an existential inequality that puts great pressure on the friendship. Wiström may call Daniel his brother, but how far does his “fraternal” responsibility extend?
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Past Events
- Sábado, 2008, Julio 19 20:30 Europe/London
- Jueves, 2008, Agosto 7 18:30 Europe/London
- Martes, 2008, Julio 22 18:30 Europe/London
- Jueves, 2008, Julio 3 20:00 Europe/London
- Martes, 2008, Junio 24 20:00 Europe/London
- Jueves, 2008, Junio 5 08:00 Europe/London
- Viernes, 2008, Mayo 16 20:00 Europe/London
- Martes, 2008, Mayo 27 20:00 Europe/London
- Jueves, 2008, Mayo 1 20:00 Europe/London
- Martes, 2008, Abril 1 20:00 Europe/London
