Soy Andina: The Blog

Attention filmmakers: Meet Fernanda Rossi at NYC Doculink Meet-Up, Wed April 9

As a long-time fan of both Doculink and Fernanda Rossi, I'm delighted to bring this news:
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NY DOCULINK MEET-UP with Special Guest
"Documentary Doctor" Fernanda Rossi
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Wednesday, April 9, 6:45-8:15 (doors open 6:15)
Telephone Bar & Grill (149 Second Ave, btw 9th-10th)
Free entrance (cash bar)

Meet the "Documentary Doctor" in person and bring your questions about story structure, trailers, the creative process. Hang out afterwards for a drink, conversation and music with other filmmakers.

Fernanda's brilliant work as story editor on Soy Andina was a frequent topic on this blog! See you at the Telephone Bar.

Doculink is a network of documentary filmmakers. Join for free here.

Fernanda writes, consults and leads workshops worldwide for documentary filmmakers. Read more here.

Soy Andina in Lima: Friday March 28 (part of Semana de lucha contra el racismo (series of events against racism)

I recently received an email from Jessica Ayre, project director of Tierra de Tod@s, a collective that works on Racism issues, asking if we could donate Soy Andina to screen as part of a week-long Conference about Racism (Semana de lucha contra el racismo).

The film was screened for free on Friday March 28 at the Auditorio Sánchez Carrión del Congreso de la República in Centro de Lima.

Thanks again to our friends at the US Embassy, Jose Carlos Requena and Steve Ramirez, for providing the Spanish-language version of the DVD, which they had thankfully kept from last year's tour.

Ms."Soy Andina" herself Nélida Silva was there in person, to participate on a post-screening panel about Identity and Media. Neli reports:

The forum went great! The Q&A was fun. Many questions came to me, about Llamellin, about the bull fight, about the band playing cumbia and so on. The panel was composed of a Congressman representing indigenous groups, Indigenous musican Leo Casas, an Afro-Peruvian representing Cumbaya, and myself. Everyone had something to talk about Llamellin. They mentioned your name 20 times :) The entire audience wanted to know when you'll be screening again in Lima.

Peruvian Times Goes Online -- and seeking contributors

After a 10-year hiatus, Andean Air Mail & Peruvian Times is being re-launched as a Web-based multimedia magazine, covering news and features on Peru.

The new publication, with Eleanor Griffis as the publisher, builds on a nearly 100-year tradition of excellence in English-language journalism carried on by three generations of the Griffis family, which published the West Coast Leader and the old Andean Air Mail & Peruvian Times newspapers, and later the Lima Times magazine and the Andean Report newsletter.