EL EQUIPO
A film by Bernardo Ruiz
(USA, 2023, 80 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles)

El Equipo unfolds as part procedural, part true crime thriller. Working with a trove of archival materials spanning four decades, the film chronicles the history-making collaboration between Dr. Clyde Snow, a legendary forensic scientist originally from Texas, and a group of Argentine university students, who were dubbed “unlikely forensic sleuths” by The New York Times. The group of “rag-a-tag” students would go on to form the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, which revealed the truth to Argentine families about their disappeared loved ones, generating evidence that led to the conviction of hundreds of perpetrators in and out of government. Connecting the dots between past and present, filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz chronicles this groundbreaking scientific team’s work up to present day Mexico, where members of the team have faced threats, spying and official attempts to discredit their work.

Santa Barbara Film Festival
Friday, February 10, 12pm and Monday, February 13, 6pm
Metropolitan Metro 4 Theatre
618 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Big Sky Film Festival
Monday, February 20, 7:45pm
Missoula Community Theater (MCT)
200 N Adams St, Missoula, MT