The fair-trade ticketing company.

Argentina: Turning Around/Voice Of A Mountain (Double Feature)

Northwest Film Forum
Seattle, WA

Seattle Human Rights Film Festival proudly presents:

Double Feature

ARGENTINA: TURNING AROUND

Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young - USA - 2008 - 37 min

In the 1990s, Argentina embraced economic globalization, but instead of making everyone rich, the economy collapsed. Businesses failed, unemployment soared, the government was paralyzed - until ordinary people from all walks of life began to push their country in a new direction. Several years later, what has become of this outpouring of grass-roots energy? Have there been fundamental changes, or is it once again back to business as usual?

From the producers of Argentina: Hope in Hard Times, comes a new film that revisits worker-run factories, talking with journalists, economists, and unemployed workers to provide an inside look at a country in the midst of transformation. Argentina: Turning Around provides an intimate view of the new models of work, politics and community development that are now underway in Argentina, as people reinvent their society to offer a better life for all.

Followed by:

VOICE OF A MOUNTAIN

Michael Field and Tyler Rumph - USA - 2008 - 55 min

Voice of a Mountain documents the lives of rural Guatemalan coffee farmers who took up arms against their government in a civil war that lasted 36 years. The film explores Guatemala's dark history from the perspective of those who saw armed revolution as their only hope for change in a poverty-ridden nation under years of military dictatorship. Ex-combatants talk about the bleak reality of the country that led to their involvement in the war, and the response of genocide from the Guatemalan government against its people. The documentary gives insight into their motives for joining an armed conflict as interviews reveal personal accounts of struggle, hope, tragedy, and the fruits of their resistance.

Note: The Seattle Human Rights Film Festival (SHRFF) celebrates the invaluable contribution filmmakers offer to raising public awareness and understanding of often overlooked human rights issues. 2009 promises to be our most successful year yet! Featuring a variety of special engagements at premiere Seattle venues, an exceptionally impressive selection of 16 cutting-edge documentaries, and a wealth of guest speakers that will include award-winning filmmakers, producers, activists, genocide survivors and academics, SHRFF '09 is a human rights event not to be missed. Come show your support for cinema with a social conscience! Complete film festival information is available at www.shrff.org.

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Contact