Teatro : theater and the spirit of change
In Honduras, the quintessential "banana republic", illiteracy and malnutrition are a way of life and political opposition is stifled. Yet here, a grassroots theater company led by a Jesuit priest travels the backroads to bring powerful messages of social justice to people who have never be...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Online Video |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Filmakers Library
1991.
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| Series: | Theatre in Video: Volume I
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009856530506719 |
| Summary: | In Honduras, the quintessential "banana republic", illiteracy and malnutrition are a way of life and political opposition is stifled. Yet here, a grassroots theater company led by a Jesuit priest travels the backroads to bring powerful messages of social justice to people who have never before seen a play. The film follows the theater group to remote villages where people are eager to regain control of their lives which have been torn apart by centuries of foreign intrusion. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as DVD. Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (58 min.) |
| Audience: | For College; Adult audiences. |
| Awards: | Blue Ribbon, American Film & Video Festival, 1990 Latin American Studies Association, 1991 Silver Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival, 1989 |
