International Lens Film Series
108
Monday, Oct. 12
Presented by: Chris Purcell, Director of the Office of LGBTQI Life and Jamie Lee Marks, Outreach Coordinator for the Center for Latin American Studies.
Paraguay (2010) Dir: Renate Costa. This documentary tells the story of the life and death of the director-s uncle, Rodolfo. He was the one who never married, who lived alone, who wanted to be a dancer rather than a laborer, and who wore clothes his brothers thought were inappropriate. Rodolfo was included in one of 108 lists of homosexuals, arrested and tortured in 1980s Paraguay. Cuchillo de Palo (aka 108) takes its name from a derogatory name for gays still used in Paraguay, and tells the story of her uncle-s life and death while also examining how little circumstances have improved for Paraguay-s gay community in the 21st Century. Spanish with English subtitles. Unrated. 93 minutes. DVD. Funding provided by the Office of LGBTQI Life and the Center for Latin American Studies.