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RADIO SILENCE at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival


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RADIO SILENCE / SILENCIO RADIO
A film by Juliana Fanjul
(Mexico/Switzerland, 2019, 79 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)

To millions of people in Mexico, the incorruptible journalist and news anchor Carmen Aristegui is regarded as the trusted alternative voice to official government spin, fighting daily against deliberate disinformation spread through news sources, government corruption, and the related drugs trade. When she is fired by a radio station in 2015 after revealing a scandal involving then-President Enrique Peña Nieto, Carmen - with her dedicated journalist colleagues - decides to build a separate news platform. Facing threats of violence in the wake of a prominent journalist’s vicious murder, they must overcome fear for their personal well-being to continue in a shared fight for democracy and justice.

June 11 - 20, 2020
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, New York
Streams on Hrwfilmfestivalstream.org (available to stream across the US)

June 13, 4pm
 Live Q&A with filmmaker Juliana Fanjul, journalist Carmen Aristegui and HRW's Acting Deputy Executive Director for Media Emma Daly.

Watch the trailer:

 
 


Earlier Event: May 22
Virtual Theatrical Release of OUR MOTHERS
Later Event: June 11
MÁXIMA at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
 
 
 
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Cinema Tropical's programs are made possible with the support of the New York State Council on the Arts.
They are also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
in partnership with the City Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.