Latin Pulse: 2.26.2016

Latin Pulse

Latin American cinema provides the key discussion points this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes an in-depth discussion with the director of Embrace of the Serpent, the first Colombian film nominated for an Academy Award. The program also includes a survey of some of the most interesting newer film releases from Brazil, including Casa Grande, The Second Mother, and Neighboring Sounds. The news segment of the program covers the latest move by U.S. President Barack Obama to close the detention facilities at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo and how the U.S. Congress has thwarted those efforts.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Ciro Guerra, director of Embrace of the Serpent; and
Kathy Corley of Webster University.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Technical Director: Jim Singer; and
Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)

(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)

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Latin America
Cuba
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Colombia
Brazil
Guantanamo
United States
Barack Obama
Pope Francis
U.S. Congress
minority issues
indigenous issues
Afro-Brazilian issues
Casa Grande
Neighboring Sounds
The Amazon
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Embrace of the Serpent
The Second Mother
spirituality
indigenous religion
Academy Awards
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