Presented by ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
Latin Thrills brings together filmmakers, authors, journalists, and scholars for a conversation on one of the most popular genres of our times: the political thriller.
Alternating glimpses of documentary interviews with directors and film critics, along with live discussion involving film practitioners and scholars.
This event will explore Latin America, its politics and history, the boundaries of the personal and the political, the role of precarity, and the transnational impact of the genre. As seen in recent films made in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile, such as Clandestine Childhood (2011), Operation Carrot (2014), Rojo (2018) and The Rescue: The Weight of the World (2023).
To help keep everyone safe, please ensure that you are familiar with, and follow, the advice from ACT Health regarding COVID-19.
If you do not feel well, please refrain from attending this event.
Location
15 Childers Street
Acton , ACT, 2601
Speakers
- Fabricio Tocco, Lecturer in Spanish, Australian National University
- Claudie Sandberg, Senior Lecturer in Film, University of Melbourne
- Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in School of Law, University of Wollongong
Contact
- Smarth Khatri
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