A PLACE CALLED LOS PEREYRA

About the film

chapeau — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:09:36 +0000

In the impoverished and extremely isolated region of Northern Argentina known as “El Impenetrable”, the children of a detached elementary school eagerly await a visit from their “Godmothers”, a charity mission from the city of Buenos Aires. When they arrive, life in the hamlet of Los Pereyra changes completely. Both delighted and bewildered, the children learn many things from their cosmopolitan visitors, including a glimpse of privileged life and, perhaps, a realization of their own poverty.

Next screenings

chapeau — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:00:28 +0000

Friday 18th Nov., 7.20pm
Last chance to see the film in MONTREAL !
SOCIETY FOR VISUAL ANTROPOLOGY FILM FEST
click here for programme

Friday, November 18
US PREMIERE at the BOSTON LATIN-AMERICAN FILM FEST
Brought to you by the MIT Sloan Latin American Club
Co-presented by Citizen Compass
MIT Building 54, Auditorium Room 54-100
21 Ames St., Cambridge, MA, 02139
*3 blocks from the Kendall MIT Red line T stop
VENUE MAP more info here

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chapeau — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:56:06 +0000

Reviews

chapeau — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:06:08 +0000

“Intimate and poetic” Jennie Punter, Globe & Mail (09/07/2010)

“4 Stars. (A) resonant documentary” Norman Wilner, NOW (08/07/2010)

more reviews here

Festival History

chapeau — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:17:56 +0000

RIDM Rencontres Internationales du documentaire de Montréal (Nov.2009)
IDFA International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (Nov.2009)
Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois (Feb.2010)
BAFICI Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (April 2010)
Kiev International Film Festival (May 2010)
SANFIC Santiago International Film Festival (August 2010)
Calgary International Film Festival (September 2010)
Havana Film Festival (December 2010)
Uruguay International Film Festival (April 2011)

A PLACE CALLED LOS PEREYRA screens to 2000 Argentine students
Already in its 8th edition, ParanáMuestra (part of BAFICI’s itinerant circuit) offers free screenings to schools. This year, 2000 elementary and high-school students will attend the screenings and later, back in their classrooms, think about them and debate through specific activities. For more info please click here (in spanish)