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Slideshow: Documentary screening “Sins of my Father”

With a packed house, CU-NAHJ screened the latest film of "The Reel Latin America" documentary screening series. Photo by Svetlana Didorenko

At our final screening night, the place was packed. We ended the activities of the CU-NAHJ class of 2011 with the screening of  Sins of my Father (Pecados de mi Padre, Argentina, 2009), by Nicolás Entel, as part of the series The Reel Latin America.

Though Nicolás could not be present due to personal reasons, he was kind enough to send a pre-recorded video message which everybody loved: Continue reading

Documentary screening: “Cooking Up Dreams,” Tuesday, April 12th

The Peruvian cuisine revolution captured in one film

“COOKING UP DREAMS,”  by Ernesto Cabellos (Peru, 2009)

Free Peruvian food will be served!

Can an entire nation be represented by its cuisine? This documentary journeys to the kitchens of Peru’s coast, highlands and jungle, as well as Peruvian expat communities in Paris, London, Amsterdam and New York for answers.

From the most humble family kitchens to the poshest restaurants, from stories of pioneering Peruvian chefs abroad to those who preserve ancient recipes at home, we find that Peru’s cuisine is a deliciously integrating for its people, who have historically been marked by ethnic and economic differences.

7:30pm – 9pm
Stabile Student Center
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
* Open to students and all general public

Cooking Up Dreams (Trailer) from Guarango Film & Video on Vimeo.