October 26, 2007

7:00 pm

Room 220, Hyde Hall

A campus screening of the new documentary film on Hugo Chavez and the political conflict in Venezuela featuring an appearance by the film’s producer, local filmmaker Chris Moore.

“Puedo Hablar? May I Speak” is a new documentary film by Sol Productions which chronicles the 2006 presidential elections in Venezuela. Sol Productions spent two months on location filming interviews and events with people from across the political spectrum.  The film offers its audience a portrait of a Venezuelan society at a crossroads with a re-elected president challenged by mounting opposition and a divided state, but one from which the Sol team manages to extract glimmers of hope for renewed dialogue and a bridging of the political gap.

This documentary offers a snapshot of a society in its ninth year under Chavez: a valuable launching point from which its audience will more aptly understand the current status of Venezuela and its president.  It offers a unique and intriguing insight to the role of pluralism and dialogue not just in the realm of Venezuelan politics but also that of global relations.

Questions and answers will follow the screening.

This event is sponsored jointly by the Languages and Linguistics Department and the Latin American Studies Council.  All are welcome to attend.