Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
AT THE MOVIES presents

GUERRERO RESISTANCE
The Work of Carlos Efraín Pérez

Thursday, May 18, 6:00 pm
National Museum of the American Indian
GGHC Auditorium
1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004
Free admission

An evening of screenings and discussions with videomaker Carlos Efraín Pérez (Mixe), winner of the 2005 Reebok Human Rights Award. Mr. Pérez will present recent works produced with indigenous organizations in the Mexican state of Guerrero and will discuss human rights advocacy through video.

CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS (2001, 6 min.) & PROCESSION (2004, 10 min.)
In Spanish with English subtitles. Video magazine shorts about the rights of children and continuity of community traditions. US Premieres.

EYES ON WHAT’S INSIDE: THE MILITARIZATION OF GUERRERO (2005, 34 min.)
In Spanish with English subtitles. This documentary focuses on the experiences of two Me'phaa women, who have had the courage to speak out against sexual violence perpetrated by soldiers. New York Premiere.

Reservations recommended: (212) 514-3737 or FVC@si.edu.

For further information on the director and for a close-up on indigenous media from Mexico, please visit www.nativenetworks.si.edu (English). AT THE MOVIES is made possible by New York State Council on the Arts. Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; R, W to Whitehall Street; 1 to South Ferry.