Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Film AMERIKANUAK - Spanish PRAGDA Film Festival
Description:
AMERIKANUAK
Dir. Nacho Reig / 92 min. / 2011 / Spain. Presentation by Dr. Juan Uriagereka, ViceProvost for Faculty Affairs
More than half a century ago, many Basques left Spain to look for a better life working as sheepherders in the American West. In Amerikanuak, Nacho Reig looks at the lives of some of the last remaining Basque sheepherders in the United States. The documentary takes place under the vast blue skies and bleak but beautiful winter landscape of the small town of Elko, Nevada
{Will appear in FYI on Dec 5, 2012
Start Time:
8:15 PM
End Time:
10:15 PM
Room:
Multipurpose Room
Common Location Name:
St. Marys Hall
Other Contact Information:
Lina J Morales Chacana
Spanish and Portuguese Department
+1 301 405 6460
lmorales@umd.edu
http://sllc.umd.edu/spanish
