Film @ International House

 

DocuSpain: New Spanish Documentaries

 

Co-presented by Pragda

 

A series of provocative and brilliantly conceived Spanish documentaries which have invigorated the genre with new forms of expression. 

 

Curated by Marta Sanchez of Pragda with generous support from the Spanish Foreign Cultural Cooperation of the Embassy of Spain in Washington. Special thanks to the International Documentary Association and Carlos Robles, Consul General of Spain in Boston.  

Wednesday, December 10 at 7pm

Bars In The Memory (Rejas en la Memoria)

dir. Manuel Palacios, 2004, Spain, DVD, 80 mins, b/w & color, Spanish

w/ English subtitles

 

This groundbreaking documentary uncovers the forgotten history surrounding Franco’s concentration camps and prisons created to deal with the Republican resistance fighters from the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Unlocking historical doors sealed for decades, the film aims to preserve the collective memory from the last 60 years of Spain’s painful history.

Free admission members above Internationalist level; $5 Internationalist members, students + seniors; $7 general admission.  In advance at TICKETWEB and 866-468-7619 or 1/2 hour before showtime.

 
 
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