Rivers of Corn

Free Movie Night
7:00 pm Thursday February 18th
Marketplace 3rd Floor, St John

SARAYAKU: Rivers of Corn

a documentary by Marta Noemí Bautis (63 min) 2009

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In the year 2002 the people of Sarayaku successfully resisted the invasion of an international oil company. Sarayaku: Rivers of Corn is a journey to this Kichua 
community in the south of the Ecuadorian Amazonia, five years 
after the frustrated invasion.

This documentary recreates the story through the memory of several women that participated in the events of 2002, and contrasts daily life scenes with those of the struggle 
of the people of Sarayaku to defend their ancestral lands.

Meet the Filmmaker!

Filmmaker Marta Noemí Bautis will be present to introduce her film and participate in discussion with the audience afterwards. She was born in Argentina and has traveled throughout Latin America as a photojournalist. She is an award winning documentary filmmaker whose videos have been screened at numerous national and international festivals. Ms Bautis is a faculty member at the School of Contemporary Arts, Ramapo College of New Jersey and founder of Tiempo Azul Productions.

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet Ms Bautis and hear her personal experiences in creating this important film.

SPECIAL PRIX FIXE DINNER with Filmmaker Marta Bautis! 5:30 PM

Our friends at La Plancha del Mar will be serving a lovely three course meal, including appetizer, dessert and wine tasting!  Seating will be limited, so please make your reservation today!

$35 pp OR $25 for Film Society Members.                                     (Memberships sold at the door) CALL 777-7333

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IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES by Mariano Barroso (95 min) 2001

Based on the novel of the same name, by Julia Álvarez

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“Women had their place. Hers was in the revolution.”

In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Starring Salma Hayek as Minerva Mirabal, this is a tale of courage and sisterhood set in the Dominican Republic during the rise of the Trujillo dictatorship.

“We cannot allow our children to grow up in this corrupt and tyrannical regime, we must fight against it, and I am willing to give up everything, including my life if necessary.” ~ Patria Mirabal

“It is a source of happiness to do whatever can be done for our country that suffers so many anguishes.” ~ Minerva Mirabal

LAS MARIPOSAS (The Butterflies)

Patria Mercedes, Maria Teresa and Minerva Argentina Mirabal

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