Dear Colleagues, July 17 is the DAY OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE and PRAGDA commemorates this date by offering two of its titles at 50% OFF for 48 HS. Use code JUSTICE at checkout. Offer valid until 11:59pm EST, July 17, 2015. I WILL BE MURDERED Justin Webster / UK, Spain / 2013 / 52 min / English and Spanish with English subtitles Guatemala 2009. Wealthy and charismatic lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano was shot and killed near his home. A few days later, a video in which Rosenberg pronounces his contempt for the situation in his country and its government is uploaded to YouTube. The video closes with Rosenberg´s words, ¨Unfortunately, ladies and gentleman, you are watching this video because I was murdered by the President Álvaro Colom.¨ There began a brilliant investigation, a journey into Rosenbergs soul and Guatemalas hell, that after multiple twists and turns, reached a stunning conclusion. I Will Be Murdered is a gripping, edge-of-your seat documentary that portrays the astonishing, real-life story of a lawyer who launched a personal crusade in search of justice, and brought his country to the brink of chaos. ¨Mixing true-crime and Latin American current events, this powerful and intriguing documentary is highly recommended.¨ - C Cassady, VIDEOLIBRARIAN ¨A gripping, twisty thriller.¨ - John Dugdale, THE SUNDAY TIMES ¨Astonishing.¨ - GQ RELATED SUBJECTS: Human Rights, International Politics, International Criminal Justice, Repression, Bullying / Violence, Central and Latin America, Documentary, Family, Grief / Trauma. ORDER NOW AT http://pragda.com/films/i-will-be-murdered [1] WITH MY HEART IN YAMBO (CON MI CORAZÓN EN YAMBO) María Fernanda Restrepo / Ecuador / 2012 / 137 min / Spanish with English subtitles In 1988, when director María Fernanda Restrepo was only 10 years old, her life changed in the cruelest of ways: her two brothersthen 14 and 17vanished without a trace. Only later did the family learn that the boys had been illegally detained, tortured, and murdered by the Ecuadorean police. Decades later, Restrepo embarks on the painful journey of recounting her familys story. In the process, she comes face to face with the suspects, and documents yet one more search in Lake Yambo, where the boys bodies were dumped. The film portrays one of the darkest political episodes in Ecuador and provides an insiders look to the recent history of this country. ¨★★★½. Highly recommended.¨ - Video Librarian ¨An intimate picture of the effect of the disappearance on the family.¨ - Irene Caselli, BBC RELATED SUBJECTS: Central and Latin America, Criminal Justice, International Politics, Dictatorship, Disappearance, Documentary, Family, Grief / Trauma ORDER NOW AT http://pragda.com/films/with-my-heart-in-yambo [2] PRICING Film with PPR: Regular $350 – Sale $175 Film with DSL: Regular $499 – Sale $249.50 Film with PPR and DSL: Regular $599 – Sale $299.50 K-12, Public Libraries, Community Groups: Regular $89 - Sale $44.50 ABOUT PRAGDA PRAGDA is a cultural initiative that specializes in offering Latin American and Spanish films of educational interest for students, instructors and librarians. To learn more about Pragda, visit www.pragda.com [3]. -- Daniela Bajar Pragda 302 Bedford Ave., # 136 Brooklyn, NY 11249 Pragda: www.pragda.com [4] Spanish Film Club: www.spanishfilmclub.com [5] Links: ------ [1] http://pragda.com/films/i-will-be-murdered [2] http://pragda.com/films/with-my-heart-in-yambo [3] http://www.pragda.com/ [4] http://www.pragda.com/ [5] http://www.spanishfilmclub.com/ ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: https://listserv.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html