BASE co-presents in @CineFestLatino Boston
BASE co-presents the following selections:
A Thousand Pines
Friday, September 29, 5:30 PM
Emerson Paramount Theatre
Directed by Sebastian Diaz, Noam Osband
Documentary, 73 mins, USA, 2023 Spanish with English subtitles
Raymundo Morales runs a crew of 12 Oaxacan tree planters traveling the United States in this intimate portrait about the hidden world of guest workers regrowing America's forests. We follow them over the course of one season planting for the country's largest reforestation company, and we watch as Raymundo balances the job's demands with the needs of his men and their loved ones back home. Through the voices of the planters and company owners, we learn how the industry turned from American to foreign workers, and how planting went from work people cherished to work people endure.
Diógenes
Saturday, September 30, 12:30 PM
Emerson Paramount Theatre
Directed by Leonardo Barbuy La Torre
Narrative, 76 mins, Peru, 2023 Quechua with English subtitles
In the Peruvian Andes, two siblings are raised in isolation by their father, a Tablas de Sarhua painter who exchanges his art in the village for supplies, while his children wait for him, cared for by their dogs. One morning, Diogenes does not wake up. Sabina and Santiago live for three days with the corpse of their father, longing for him to wake up. After recognizing his death, they will go in search of their past.
Hasta que Se Apague el Sol (Until the Sun Dies)
Sunday, October 1, 12 PM
Emerson Paramount Theatre
Directed by Jonas Brander
Documentary, 94 mins, Colombia, 2023 Spanish with English subtitles
"Until The Sun Dies" unfolds its stories over co-incidences of the contrary: life born from death, and death from the pursuit of peace and justice. Through its insight into the struggles of two social leaders in Colombia's "post-conflict" era, the film invites us to delve deeply into the stories of those who have defied violence and demonstrates that the human spirit can prevail and leave a legacy of hope in the midst of the deepest darkness. Two stories, told side-by-side on simultaneous struggles, woven together into a universal portrait of courage. In one thread, we follow Nobel Peace Prize nominee Luz Marina, a mother seeking justice after the extrajudicial killing of her son. In the other thread, we follow the Nasa indigenous leader Albeiro as he defends his territory against armed groups and multinational companies. The ancestral Indigenous saying "until the sun dies" mirrors Luz Marina's and Albeiro's uncompromising fight for a world where life wins over death, equality over inequality, and the voice of the people over the imposed silence of violence. But their stories also mirror a condition of humanity, where the beauty of life and resistance is seamlessly falling into death and destruction. "Until The Sun Dies" is a tribute to the thousands and thousands of lives lost in a war that was never their war. A restless meditation on territory and identity, sorrow and community. A completely independent production and first feature-length documentary by human rights activist and director Jonas Brander, this humble film reminds us that the voices of those barely heard in mainstream media are those who will pave the way into another future.