Nuestra Escena: Punk in Latin America

Nuestra Escena: Punk in Latin America Jun 12—Jun 18 In response to colonization, dictatorships, class inequality, and a myriad of contemporary societal maladies, young people throughout the Latin American region have built rebellious scenes that allow for radical creative expression, community, and revolutionary ideology—alongside classic teenage debauchery. Influenced by pioneering Latin proto-punk bands such as Los Saicos and Joelho de Porco, and internationally known rock bands like the Sex Pistols and The Dead Kennedys, vibrate punk scenes began popping up in the 1970s in countries like Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil, and even spread to the Latin diaspora in American cities like Los Angeles. From lo-res documentaries to shoestring budget works of fiction, this series provides a glimpse into the lives and stories of Latin America’s real punks throughout three decades. Featuring: Nadie es Inocente (1986) Dir. Sarah Minter Alma Punk (1991) Dir. Sarah Minter Rodrigo D. No Futuro (1990) Dir. Víctor Gaviria Saicomania (2011) Dir. Héctor Chávez Maria T-Ta (2018) Dir. Noelia Vallvé Viva Viva (2012) Dir. Carolina Pfister The Nobodies (2016) Dir. Juan Sebastián Mesa PANK: Origins of Punk in Chile (2010) Dir. Martín Núñez Beyond the Screams (1999) Dir. Martin Sorrondeguy Los Punks: We Are All We Have (2016) Dir. Angela Boatwright