Director César Díaz joins by Pablo Navarrete from Alborada/Alborada Films to discuss his film Our Mothers, as part of New Central American Cinema season at the Garden Cinema.
Our Mothers is one of the rare films looking at the massacre carried out by the US backed military against the indigenous population. Our Mothers won the Camera d’Or and the SACD Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It received six nominations at the 10th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Díaz, winning Best First Feature Film. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Filmed at the Garden Cinema on 7th May April 2024