Saturday, November 21, 2015, 2pm
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2E8
Vancouver film fans will have a new opportunity, next Saturday November 21st, to take a glance at the broad spectrum of New Venezuelan Cinema during the second edition of the yearly cinematic event hosted by the Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Canada’s West Coast.
With documentary films under the limelight in this occasion, Venezuela in Motion 2015 will be held at the Vancity Theatre, Vancouver. It will feature two documentaries and a similar number of animated shorts. Admission is free, like all cultural events organized by the Bolivarian Government, and all four films include English subtitles.
Featured Films
At 2:00 pm, the first show of Venezuela in Motion 2015 will feature Verde Salvaje (Wild Green), a documentary that will take the spectators in a 75-minute journey across the impressive coastal territory of Venezuela, while following three biologists in their quest to study and protect the fascinating Chelonia Mydas or green turtle, an endangered species. These scientists lead the expedition into the wilderness and some of the territories of the green turtle, such as awe inspiring Aves Island, Los Roques and the Gulf of Venezuela. Their three different points of view show that while biodiversity in the Caribbean is remarkable it is also at risk, but a joined effort between devoted fighters and each of us can contribute to the recovery of nature.
The documentary will be preceded by Hoy no se hace pastel de Chucho (No Stingray Pie for Dinner Tonight), by Braulio Rodríguez. In this colourful and inventive 5-minute short film animation, Félix, the fisherman, goes after Chucho, the stingray, in a thrilling underwater persecution that only comes to an end when both of them experience a sadly common and awareness-stirring incident in today’s ocean life.
The second screening, starting at 3:40 pm, will wrap up Venezuela in Motion 2015 with El Misterio de las Lagunas, Fragmentos Andinos (The Mystery of the Lagoons, Andean Fragments), by Atahualpa Lichy. The 92-minute documentary is located in the Venezuelan Andes and depicts a captivating world within a secluded region, where magic is an everyday affair. It will bring the audience back in time through stories told by peasants whose fine sense of humor intertwine the thread that created legends by means of oral tradition, magic realism and songs, revealing their unique cultural traits and a collective consciousness.
Before, attendants will enjoy Galus Galus, by Clarissa Duque. This short, which was listed in this year’s Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, resorts to animation and actual footage to tell the story of a man who once possessed a family and love and then turned into a shadow. Now he is doomed to rediscover the grace of daily life. Do you want to find out how?
Join the Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Vancouver, learn about an amazing country that keeps moving forward, and enjoy outstanding film works.
All the screenings are family-friendly and completely FREE!
Everyone’s gladly invited!