Screening: West Long Branch, NJ | Feb 15, 2008 | Two Rivers Film Festival

I'm excited that Soy Andina is a part of "LatinAmerican Realities," a serious month-long program of events (Jan 22-Feb 22) that explore the art, people and culture of Peru and Brazil. It's being presented by Monmouth University in partnership with the Two River Film Festival.

Our screening takes place Friday, February 15, 7:30 p.m. at the Pollak Theatre. (Directions here).

The other Peruvian films include the acclaimed feature Dias de Santiago; Hands of God, a doc about Afro-Peruvian percussionist Julio “Chocolate” Algendones; and "State of Fear: The Truth About Terrorism" by our friends Pam Yates and Paco de Onis.

And anchoring the entire program is Afro-Peruvian dance by Peru Negro, described on the site as the "Official Ambassadors of Peruvian Culture" (actually I'd propose that title be shared with our Nelida Silva -- but hey, I'm biased.)

Our screening and all the events (with the exception of Peru Negro) are free.

Thanks to Professor/Anthropologist Dr. Bill Mitchell for inviting us after finding our website. His book about life in the Andes, Voices from the Global Margin, won the 2007 LASA Peru Flora Tristan Award for best book published in any language on Peru.

UPDATE ABOUT BILL:

More buzz about the Program:

Two River Film Festival

The Independent

Monmouth University News

Dave Shraeger