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[11/15] Preview: Cine Las Americas and ACC to screen ‘Granito: How to Nail a Dictator’

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‘Granito’ will screen at the Austin Community College Eastview Campus on Nov. 15

Cine Las Americas International Film Festival along with the Peace and Conflicts Program at Austin Community College will present the social movement documentary Granito: How to Nail a Dictator on Friday, Nov. 15.

Filmmaker Pamela Yates unveils the story of former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Rios Montt whom was charged by the court for committing war brutality against the country’s Mayan people in the 1980s. His genocide crimes were documented by Yates in ’83 in her documentary When the Mountains Tremble, which provided and provoked evidence during his trial. Roughly 30 years later, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator captures the story of how a film, planting a new seed of human rights activists, became granito- a tiny grain of sand- that helped bring justice.

The Peace and Conflicts Program at the Austin Community College provides the community with knowledge and empowerment through films that relate to social justice, conflict and sustainable peace. As a part of their program they host a year-long screening series for the community.

The event will be held at the Austin Community College Multipurpose Room 8500 (Eastview campus) located at 3402 Webberville Rd.The event is free and open to the public. Screening at 8 p.m. followed by a talk about the Guatemala National Police Archive by guest speaker Kent Norsworthy, digital scholarship coordinator at LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections. For additional updates on upcoming screenings and information on the event visit the Peace and Conflicts Program’s website.

“The Latino List: Volume Two” premieres Sept. 24 on HBO Latino

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Courtesy Photo Provided by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

With many Latin American countries celebrating their independence this month, Sept. 15 marked the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, a period that honors the impact Hispanics have made in America. Premium cable channel HBO pays tribute to Latinos with their second installment of the documentary film series featuring notable Hispanics in The Latino List: Volume Two, premiering Sept. 24 on HBO Latino.

Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, the documentary is the sequel to last year’s The Latino List. This year, the film features Christy Turlington Burns, Victor Cruz, George Lopez, Soledad O’Brien and Raul Yzaguirre, among many other Latinos who have made a difference in society. With interviews conducted by National Public Radio correspondent Maria Hinojosa and Sandra Guzman, the Latinos featured discuss their background, their childhood inspirations, their path to success, the ever-changing cultural landscape they helped shape, the importance of maintaining a distinct cultural identity that future generations can grasp and the challenges faced by discrimination. The 14 Latinos featured come from a variety of cultural backgrounds and occupations that give a slight glimpse of the contributions Latinos have made.

The documentary debuts Sept. 24 at 9 p.m. EST. In case you miss it, the film will also air Sept. 25 at 9:30 a.m., Sept. 27 at 6:15 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. and Sept, 29 at 2:00 p.m.