This session will be followed by a discussion chaired by Macquarie University Department of International Studies. Entry by donation courtesy of Macquarie University, arrive early to get your seat!
Venue: Building Y3A Theatre 1 (T1)
Cnr of Epping Rd & Balaclava Rd (take first left, Hadenfield Ave, after entering main gate of the university from Balaclava Rd). Paid parking inside university opposite theatre or free parking on Epping and Balaclava Rds.
(click on venue details on right for a detailed map)
Macquarie University (details)
6:00pm Wednesday 15th September
What if this happened in your backyard?
Carlos Carrera, 2009, Feature, Mexico, 122min, Spanish,Tzotzil, English with English subtitles
Since the mid 1990’s hundreds of young women have gone missing or have been murdered around the border town of Juarez, Mexico. Most of the victims are low-paid laborers who have been drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned factories. Backyard is the gripping story of Mexican police captain Blanca Bravo who is sent to Juarez to investigate the murders. As the investigation unfolds, Bravo is exposed to the lives of the victims and discovers a police force and local power structure that has ceased to care. Can the new police captain, Blanca Bravo, stop the savagery? Directed by cult arthouse filmmaker, Carlos Carrera and starring the legendary Jimmy Smits this film is one of the Festival highlights.
Amanda King, 2010, Documentary, Australia, 7min, Spanish/English with English subtitles