7:30 on Wednesday, April 24th
Room 137, Isenberg School of Management
UMass Amherst
Anhell69
(2022, Theo Montoya, Colombia, 75 min, Spanish w/ English subtitles)
Navigating the realms of fiction and documentary, the film is set in the city of Medellín, while the director reflects on the violence past of the country and the vulnerable position of the LGBTQ+ community. The filmmaker wanders the streets of Medellín from a hearse, contemplating the city’s history and uncertain future, reminiscing about his first B-movie, and delving into the queer community. The movie takes its title from the Instagram handle of the protagonist of his debut movie, who passed away from an overdose soon after being cast. His story serves as an anchor to explore a generation that has come and gone in a city marked by violence and a lack of opportunities.
Film Screening
Wednesday, April 24th
Free and open to the public
Co-Sponsored by: 
Introduction by María Helena Rueda (Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Smith College)
María Helena Rueda
María H Rueda is Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Smith College. She is the author of La violencia y sus huellas: Una mirada desde la narrativa colombiana (2011), and co-editor of Meanings of Violence in Contemporary Latin America (2011). She has published various articles and chapters on film and literature in contemporary Latin America. Her current research studies how films deal with the legacies of political violence in present-day Latin America, particularly in Chile, Perú, and Colombia. She is also coediting a volume on female agency in contemporary films by Latin American women directors.
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