Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela
(Director Pablo Navarrete, 65mins, Alborada Films, 2009)

English-language Screenings:
***To see info on screenings of the Spanish subtitled version of the film visit: http://alborada.net/desdedentro-eeuu-presentaciones-2009

::: Wednesday 2nd December - Eastern Connecticut State University
2pm-4pm; Entry: Free and open to public

The screening will be introduced by Professor James W. Russell (ECSU) who will also chair a post-screening Q&A with the director.

Venue details: Webb Hall 110. http://www.easternct.edu/

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=214299846110&index=1

::: Thursday 3rd December - Yale University
7pm-9pm; Entry: Free and open to public

The screening will be introduced by Chesa Boudin who will also chair a post-screening Q&A with the director.

Venue details: Lindsay chittendon hall, room 211 http://www.yale.edu/

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176988351212

::: Friday 4th December - Clark University
2pm-3.30pm; Entry: Free and open to public

There will be a post-screening Q&A with the director.

Venue details: Grace conference room. http://www.clarku.edu/

::: Sunday 6th December - The Brecht Forum, Manhattan
3pm-5pm; Entry: $15/$10/$6

The screening will be introduced by Gregory Wilpert (venezuelanalysis.com) who will also chair a post-screening Q&A with the director.

Venue details: http://brechtforum.org/

::: Monday 7th December - Encuentro 5, Boston
7pm-9pm; Entry: Free and open to public

There will be a post-screening Q&A with the director.

Venue details: http://www.encuentro5.org/home/node/8

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210625790319

::: Tuesday 8th December - Harvard University
12pm-2pm; Entry: Free and open to public

There will be a post-screening Q&A with the director.

Venue details: Harvard Hall 102. http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/node/5652

::: Tuesday 8th December - Democracy Center, Cambridge, MA
6pm-8pm; Entry: Free and open to public

There will be a post-screening Q&A with the director.

Venue details: Nelson Mandela Room. www.democracycenter.org

::: Wednesday 9th December - Lucy Parsons Center, Boston (7pm-9pm)
Entry: Free and open to public

There will be a post-screening Q&A with the director.

Venue details: http://lucyparsons.org/

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179475679515

::: Thursday 10th December - Graduate School of Journalism , Columbia University, New York (12.30pm-1.30pm) - Entry: free

Talk: 'The Chavez Government and the Media' with Pablo Navarrete, director of 'Inside the Revolution: A journey into the Heart of Venezuela'. Excerpts from the film related to media issues will be shown followed by a discussion with the director.

Venue details: Stabile Center http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1165270051346/pa...

::: Thursday 10th December - Queens Museum of Art (8.30pm-10.30pm) - Entry: free/by donation

There will be a Q&A with the director after the screening.

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173664288594

Venue details: http://www.queensmuseum.org/about/general-information

::: Wednesday 16th December - Washington DC (7pm-9pm)
A donation of $5-10 will be appreciated but no one will be turned away for lack of funds

Venue details: Letelier Theatre. http://leteliertheater.com/

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233511955399&index=1

Event supported by The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), Foreign Policy In Focus and the Social Action & Leadership School for Activists

Synopsis:
February 2009 marked 10 years since Hugo Chavez took office, following a landslide election victory, and launched his revolution to bring radical change to Venezuela. While wildly popular with many in the country, Chavez's policies and his strongly-worded criticisms of the U.S. government have also made him powerful enemies, both at home and abroad, especially in the media.

Filmed in Caracas in November 2008, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of Chavez's controversial presidency, this feature-length documentary takes a journey into the heart of Venezuela's revolution to listen to the voices of the people driving the process forward.

The film traces the recent history of Venezuela, before and after the election of Hugo Chavez to the presidency, using archive material and interviews with Venezuelans living in the barrios of Caracas who are involved in community and social movements. The achievements and challenges facing the Bolivarian process are put into context by means of interviews with leading Venezuelan social scientists Edgardo Lander and Javier Biardeau and the Canadian economist Michael Lebowitz, who currently lives in Venezuela.

Watch the trailer here:
www.youtube.com/alboradafilms

"This is a rare film about Venezuela, a country in extraordinary transition. Watch this film because it is honest and fair and respectful of those who want to be told the truth about an epic attempt, flaws and all, to claim back the humanity of ordinary people."

- John Pilger (Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker)

"Inside the Revolution is a deep and honest examination of the pressing issues inside Venezuela. The film provides a platform for voices from the grassroots sectors in Venezuelan society -- the motor behind Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution. Navarrete's film is a masterpiece that weaves together little known historical, archival material with his own contemporary footage on the front lines of the Venezuelan revolution. With up to date analysis and one of a kind footage, this documentary is not to be missed."

- Chesa Boudin (Author of 'Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America' and instructor on Venezuelan Politics, Yale University)

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