Forms of Precariousness in Latin American Cinema

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Latin American cinema is arguably characterized by an almost congenital condition of precariousness that manifests itself at every level of filmmaking, touching the spheres of production, distribution and reception. This condition also affects film themes and aesthetic choices, which in many cases have turned limiting circumstances into a catalyst for audiovisual creativity. The aim of this panel is to examine diverse manifestations of productive precariousness by analyzing films recently produced in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay.

Sub Track

• Film Studies

Session Organizer

• Beatriz D Urraca, Widener University

Chair

• Beatriz D Urraca, Widener University

Individual Presentations

• Circulating Images of Precariousness and Exclusion: Hamaca Paraguaya and 7 Cajas in the Film Festival Circuit - Constanza Burucua, University of Western Ontario

• The Precarious Image in Pablo Larraín’s Tony Manero and NO - James R Cisneros, Université de Montréal

• Cine ecuatoriano del nuevo milenio: un ejercicio precario y privado de retórica - Carolina Sitnisky, Pomona College

• Precariedad y autorreflexividad en el cine argentino contemporáneo. - Beatriz D Urraca, Widener University

Discussant

• Carolina M Rocha, Southern Illinois University/Edwardsville