LSE students will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the Spanish world beyond the classroom. It benefits students who are already fluent in Spanish, as well as those taking Spanish courses at the Language Centre.

Screenings| are open to the public. The aim is to promote greater understanding of Spanish speaking societies and to outreach to the international community that exists at LSE community and beyond.

2009-10

The three screenings this year focus on a common topic: Domesticating opinion: Propaganda and Censorship.

East of Havana by the Cuban-American film makers Jauretsi Saizarbitoria and Emilia Menocal (82”, 2006, in Spanish with English subtitles)|
This controversial documentary, produced by the actress Charlize Theron, is a close-up on the lives of three young rappers compelled to address their generation’s future from the confines of a Cuban ghetto.

Prototype for a good emigration by the visual artist Josep Maria Martín (Prototipo para una buena emigración, 25", 2005. In Spanish)|
In the documentary, Josep-Maria tells about a project he carried out within InSite_05, an artistic event developed in the complex context between San Diego, USA and Tijuana, Mexico, in the border between the two countries.

Songs for after a war (Canciones para después de una guerra, 102”, 1971, in Spanish with English subtitles) by Basilio Martín Patino|
In this fascinating documentary, the Spanish film director presents a collage of images, voices and songs to tell us about the Spanish Civil War, the post-war and Franco. It is an emotive and playful but implacable portrait of that period.

2008-09

The three screenings this year focus on a common topic: Family and Memory. In each of these films the film makers present a portrait of their respective families which is actually an excuse to show different aspects of the history of their countries of origin: Chile, Spain and Uruguay.

Documentary in Spanish by Uruguayan film maker Maiana Bidegain; Secretos de Lucha (2006)
|Maiana investigates the hidden memory of her family during the dark period of the Uruguayan military dictatorship.

Film in Spanish by Spanish Director Carlos Ruis Carmona; Portrait (Retrato, 83", 2004) |
In this black and White film, Carlos R. constructs a fascinating documentary about his parents, which is also a portrait of a whole Spanish generation, those who married “till death do us part”.

Video Essay in Spanish by Chilean Artist Ingrid Wildi; Does Mrs Eliana M live here?; ¿Aquí vive la señora Eliana M.? (2003)
|The work is literally the artist's search for her mother who abandoned the family when she was little.

2007-08

Documentary in English and Spanish by British film director Holly Aylett; Tales Beyond Solitude (1989) |
This film travels the landscapes of North East Colombia in search of the spirit of magical realism The film won first prize in foreign documentary at the Havana Film Festival.

Documentary in Spanish by British film director Steve Bowles, La Generación Guernica (2003)
|This documentary tells the extraordinary story of the thousands of children evacuated during the Civil War.

Documentaries in Spanish by Cuban director Lizette Vila
|Three documentaries presented by this award winning documentary producer. Lizette Vila was also president of the Cuban Association of Cinema, Radio and Television.