Guatemalan/Nicaraguan evening, May 8
Part of Opus Mundi Festival, the Pearl Company’s annual Multi-Disciplinary Artistic Convergence, with events through May, with performers from many cultures in both the gallery and the theatre. May 8: A screening of two films about life in Guatemala and Nicaragua. Sponsored by the Guatemalan Working Group of OPIRG McMaster, Companer@s North South, and The Pearl Company.
OFF THE RADAR: A documentary by Terry Asma
RECYCLED LIFE: A documentary by Leslie Iwerks
7:30 pm at The Pearl Company, 16 Steven Street @ King William. Free and all welcome. Music by classical/flamenco guitarist Gary Santucci. For more information: opirg@mcmaster.ca or 905-525-9140 ext. 27289 Recycled-life-and-Off-the-radar pdf poster
OFF THE RADAR: A documentary by Terry Asma, 2020 studios
Survival for Nicaragua’s poor means living and salvaging in garbage dumps, selling sex for pennies, or sniffing glue to relieve their hunger pangs. Aid organizations feed and educate the poorest to break the poverty cycle, but the living conditions of the country’s disenfranchised- mainly women and children – are rarely mentioned by our media. In 2008, Terry Asma visited Central America’s largest country to hear the stories that no-one wants to talk about it. Terry will be present at the film screening to answer questions.
RECYLCED LIFE: A documentary by Leslie Iwerks.
From the toxic depths of the largest landfill in Central America, the Guatemala City garbage dump, comes an inspiring story of the human spirit.
