Days of the Whale: Street Art and Power in Medelllin, Colombia

A virtual screening & panel discussion with the director

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Spanish for Community—a FHIS Community Engaged Learning initiative—is proud to present the virtual screening and panel discussion of Days of the Whale (Los días de la ballena)!

You are all invited on Thursday, April 8 for a virtual screening and panel discussion with Catalina Arroyave Restrepo, director of Days of The Whale. Joining the discussion will be Colombian writer and muralist Santiago Rodas, and UBC faculty members Jon Beasley-Murray, Alessandra Santos and María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo.

About the film:

  • Director: Catalina Arroyave Restrepo
  • Colombia, 2019
  • Spanish with English subtitles
  • 1h 20m

Cristina and Simon are two young graffiti artists who paint the city that they live in, Medellín. Their restless spirit leads them to defy a criminal gang when they decide to paint a mural over a threat written in a wall. The love that unites them, their friendship with other artists at La selva- an old house they use as a refuge- and familiar tensions, come together to tell a story were the powerful strength of youth faces fear, violence and the difficulties of growing up.

 Trailer:

About the event:

  • Date: April 8, at 5pm (Vancouver, PDT)
  • Venue: Zoom
  • Our Panel:
    • Director: Catalina Arroyave Restrepo
    • Muralist: Santiago Rodas Quintero
    • Panelist: Jon Beasley-Murray, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, UBC
    • Panelist: Alessandra Santos, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, UBC
    • Panelist: María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo, Sessional Lecturer of Spanish, UBC
    • Moderator: Maria Carbonetti, Lecturer of Spanish, Spanish for Community Director, UBC

The discussion will be held in English and Spanish

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  Please RSVP for this event by filling out the form:

REGISTRATION FORM

 This virtual screening and panel discussion is hosted by Spanish for Community. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) and the Latin American Studies program (LAS) at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

About our panel:

 Catalina Arroyave Restrepo is a Colombian screenwriter, director, actor trainer and teacher. She is the co-founder of Rara Colectivo Audiovisual, a film project management company based in Medellin, Colombia.

Santiago Rodas Quintero is a Colombian writer, muralist, and “grafitero.” He has published several books such as Gestual (2014), Trampas tropicales (2015), and Plantas de sombra (2018). Rodas has participated in different urban art festivals in Colombia and Mexico.

Jon Beasley-Murray, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, UBC

Alessandra Santos, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, UBC

María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo, Sessional Lecturer of Spanish, Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, UBC

 Maria Carbonetti, Lecturer of Spanish, Spanish for Community Director, Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, UBC

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