Screening ofth the documentary "Daughters of the Forest"

Department: Spanish and Portuguese

Date and Time: February 14, 2018 | 4:00 PM-7:00 PM

Event Location: McCormick Screening Room

Event Details


This film tells the story of a small group of
indigenous girls in rural Paraguay, who attend a radical high school
where they learn to protect their endangered forest of the Mbaracayu
Reserve. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Blum Center
Visiting Scholar Martin Burt, who was instrumental in the foundation of
the Mbaracayu Forest School featured in the film.

Please join us before the film for a light reception starting at 4PM in
the Humanities Gateway Courtyard.