Latin American Film Festival screening: Amazônia Eterna

In our current global situation of climate change and environmental catastrophe, many environmental humanities scholars are turning to indigenous ontologies to seek out answers and guidance. The five movies curated for the festival showcase narratives from indigenous communities from several Latin American countries and portray their struggles and strategies of survival. With the festival, we hope to honor their voices by showcasing their work to our Rutgers community.

The 2023 Latin American Film Festival is organized by Mentoring for Social Justice and Community-Building Project participants Ariela Parisi, Rachel Perez, Celín Hidalgo, and Ivy Lopez-Flores.

Questions? Contact Ariela Parisi at aparisi@spanport.rutgers.edu.

 Screening of Amazônia Eterna

March 8, 2023

Voorhees Hall, 105

7:00pm

Reserve your free ticket: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3hiv-dvr6qUR5ym79v_0ThlGF-IEzpRFw3bpQMFVFxTgI2Q/viewform

By Belisario Franca

 “It explains the rain forest in a way I had never understood before, but the film fascinated me as cinema, as an admirable aesthetic experience.” – Luiz Carlos Merten, Good Planet, Estadao

The Amazon is a vast laboratory for sustainable experiments that are revealing new relationships among human beings, corporations, and the natural heritage crucial for life on the planet. This is where the guidelines are being drawn up for a new global economic model: the green economy. With an astonishing soundtrack and cinematography, Eternal Amazon presents a critical analysis of how the world’s largest tropical rainforest is understood and utilized.

Check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9M-07kAEbQ 

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This film festival is possible thanks to the sponsorship and collaboration of:  Center for Latino Arts and Culture, Cinema Studies, Center for Latin American Studies (Indigenous Studies Group), Spanish and Portuguese Department, History Department, Rutgers Union of Cuban American Students

This festival was awarded a grant by PRAGDA

Event Organizers:

Rachel Perez is a junior at the school of Arts and Sciences double majoring in philosophy and Spanish with a minor in Women and Gender Studies. She is a future human rights lawyer and current advocate for women’s rights and the decolonization of latinx communities. Rachel sees herself working with domestic violence victims and child abuse cases. Rachel is an immigrant, a first-gen and ESL student. As a student leader on campus Rachel founded RUCAS, Rutgers Union of Cuban American Students and is currently the mentorship chair of Chi Alpha Epsilon, the EOF National Honor Society. Rachel describes herself as a high-achiever and a community builder and a great dancer too.

Celín Hidalgo is a senior double majoring in Astrophysics and Art History and minoring in Mathematics. She will be graduating from Rutgers University in May 2023. Celín was born in Cuba, the largest island of the Caribbean and came to the United States ten years ago. On campus she is a research assistant (RA) with the Aresty and L.S.A.M.P programs, secretary and founding member of RUCAS (Rutgers Union of Cuban American Students), FIGS Instructor teaching Exploring Art History, and a guide tour for the Collective Yearning Exhibition of the Douglass College.

Ivy Lopez-Flores is a sophomore at the School Of Art and Sciences double majoring in Sociology and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is a first-gen Mexican American student who is passionate about advocating for the Latinx community and Women’s rights. Ivy hopes to be able to continue her education and hopes to teach higher education or work for a Nonprofit organization. She describes herself as a hard-working and driven student.

Ariela Parisi is an international PhD Candidate from Argentina. She is completing her dissertation at the Spanish and Portuguese department. Ariela’s research project studies the intersection between Memory Studies and Speculative Fiction in the Southern Cone and Brazil. Ariela is particularly interested in the representation of human rights violations in science fiction, horror stories and movies.