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Noche de Arte y Politica - "Against the Grain"

The International Latino Film Festival Presents:

Noche de Arte y Politica
Featuring the Screening of "Against the Grain"

Join "Against the Grain" director Ann Kaneko for film screening and cocktail reception. Enjoy an evening of motion picture, art, wine and DJ Tommy Auguilar. Mingle in MACLA's galleria with fellow lovers of the art is motion picture.

Against the Grain: An Artist's Survival Guide to Peru

dir. Ann Kaneko, 2008, Peru / USA, 65 min.

Is freedom of expression a right or a privilege? Against the Grain traces a period of tumultuous politics in Peru by weaving together the story of four captivating artists who struggle to survive as critics of their society. Through a series of interviews their personal stories become a window into the heart of a deeply affected country and its struggle for artistic freedom.

La libertad de expresion es un derecho o un privilegio? Against the Grain (Contracorriente) recorre un periodo escabroso de la historia poltica del Peru hilando las historias de cuatro artistas vanguardistas que luchan por sobrevivir manteniendose como criticos de la sociedad. A traves de una serie de entrevistas, sus voces nos permiten atisbar en las profundidades de un pas en conflicto y compenetrarnos en su lucha por la defensa de la libertad artistica.