Las Madres: The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo and Después de Terremoto: Two Films by Lourdes Portillo
HAMMER | 7:30 p.m., Billy Wilder Theater
Lourdes Portillo and Susana Muñoz’s Oscar-nominated Las Madres documents the courage of a group of Argentine women who gathered weekly in Buenos Aires to remember those who "disappeared" between 1976 and 1983, during the Dirty War. Preceded by Portillo and Nina Serrano’s 1979 short film Después de Terremoto (After the Earthquake), about a young Nicaraguan immigrant facing the challenges of life in the United States. (1986, dir. Lourdes Portillo and Susana Muñoz, 64 min.; 1979, Lourdes Portillo and Nina Serrano, Spanish with English subtitles 27 min.)
A Q&A with Portillo follows the screenings.
Event Date: Wednesday, Sep. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Price: Free*
*Tickets are available at the Box Office one hour before the program on a first come, first served basis. Early arrival is recommended.
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.