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International Writing Program (IWP) Cinematheque: Breve historia del planeta verde [Brief Story from the Green Planet]
A new free film each week! Tour the far reaches of global cinema through films created or chosen by the International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residents. Free and open to the public, just like the rest of IWP's events. Stay for a Q&A after the screening, this week with the director of the film.
* Special Cinematheque time & location *
TUESDAY 10/22, 6PM FilmScene * Chauncey *
IWP and Bijou Present: Breve historia del planeta verde [Brief Story from the Green Planet] (Argentina, 2019, 90 min.)
Presented by IWP writer-in-residence:
Santiago LOZA (drama, fiction; Argentina) is author of over 20 plays, collected in three volumes, and of two novels. His first feature, Extraño [Stranger], won Best Picture at the 2003 Rotterdam Film Festival, and was followed by seven features and documentaries; most recently, Breve historia del planeta verde [Brief Story from the Green Planet] got the Teddy Award at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival. Loza participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
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