Tuesday, November 12, 6:00 p.m. | Jorge Sanjinés’s LA NACIÓN CLANDESTINA traces the story of Sebastián Mamani (Reynaldo Yujra), a coffin-maker living on the city outskirts, who returns to his native Aymara village to expiate the sins of his past. Winner of the Golden Shell for Best Film at the 1989 San Sebastián Film Festival, which brought both Bolivian cinema and Indigenous lives to global attention, Sanjinés’ project was eight years in production and employed a cast of hundreds of Aymara people.
Awards & Nominations
Winner - Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Propaganda and Counterculture Lecture Series: From the intricate relationship between propaganda, colonialism, imperialism, and globalization we will investigate the complexities of official politics and grassroots movements. This series offers a unique exploration of how film shapes and reflects the socio-political landscapes of our world. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism Department. Lecturers: Jennifer D. Lee, Mechtild Widrich. $15 general public / $9 Film Center members. Read more
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The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu