“Motorcycle Diaries” Screening
2022-2023 SCREENINGS
Motorcycle Diaries
Wednesday, March 8th, 6:00-7:30 PM
On a break before his last semester of medical school, Ernesto “Che” Guevara (Gael García Bernal) travels with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo De la Serna) from Brazil to Peru by motorcycle. The two men soon witness the great disparities in South America, encountering poor peasants and observing the exploitation of labor by wealthy industrialists. When they reach a leper colony in Peru, Ernesto’s values have changed so much that he sides with the sufferers, forgetting his own comfort.
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Watch the Conversation
Held on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
Watch the film in advance for free on Kanopy and then join us for a conversation led by Dr. Mark Cunningham and Dr. Jean Anne Lauer
CO-DISCUSSANT:
Dr. Jean Anne Lauer has promoted the development and exhibition of Latinx, Iberoamerican, and Indigenous film and media since 2004. She first discovered her passion for the field when working with the International Pitching Market at the Guanajuato International Film Festival (Guanajuato, Mexico, 2004 through 2013). Since then, Jean has also worked with Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (Austin, TX, 2008 through 2022), and with Fantastic Fest (Austin, TX, 2013 to present). Currently, she teaches courses at ACC in the Dept. of Philosophy, Religion, and Humanities and the Dept. of Radio-Television-Film. Along with building a professional résumé and working with filmmakers in the US and abroad, Jean holds an M.A. in Spanish Language and Literature, and an M.A. in Humanities, both from Arizona State University. Jean completed her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin in the Dept. of Radio-Television-Film. Jean has been a faculty member at ACC since Fall of 2005.