Synopsis
1968. While the world watched the student protests in Paris, often framed with a heroic narrative, other students in Mexico City were rising up against the authoritarianism and repression of their own government and police. Yet these voices have largely been left out of the leftist mythos. Created collectively, this documentary assembles a powerful and nuanced collage of sound and image, offering a lasting record of police brutality in a country trying, at all costs, to conceal its colonial scars during the year it hosted the Olympic Games. (C.A.)
This film will be screened alongside Notes on Torture and Other Forms of Dialogue
Director
Leobardo López Arretche
Leobardo López Aretche was a Mexican film director and cinematographer, renowned for his documentary "El Grito" (1968), which provides a compelling account of the Mexican student movement of 1968. López Aretche's dedication to documenting social movements has left a lasting impact on Mexican cinema.