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Abstract:
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In Winter Quarter of 2011, enrolled in Spanish 312 with Dr. Damaris Serrano, Jessica Burley, Melinda Phillis, and I studied the history and current events of many Latin American countries. As this was a conversation class, Dr. Serrano found creative ways to incorporate a particular country's past/present/future into thought- provoking conversation topics. During this class, we discussed the Dirty War in Argentina, a period of time from 1976 until 1983, during which many Argentians were terrorized by the dictatorial government and thousands of children were kidnapped. For our final project, our group decided to create a short film highlighting this social disaster in Argentina's history. Our film, while containing just the right amount of romance, suspense, and action, ends with a cliffhanger that causes the viewer to contemplate the reality of the thousands of Latin Americans whose children were taken from them without warning. This film is culturally relevant, being that there are still many survivors from this time period that were either directly involved, or remember it happening. One of the aims of this film is to remind our generation of this particular travesty, one that is only a few years removed, so that we can all acknowledge the presence that the United States has had in Latin America, both good and bad, and so that we can continue developing relations with our international neighbors. |
