Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
Postales de Leningrado
(Postcards from Lenningrad)
Venezuela / 2007 / 75 min
Director: Mariana Rondón
Screenwriter: Mariana Rondón
Executive Producer: Marite Ugás
Cinematographer: Micaela Cajahuaringa
Editor: Marite Ugás
Art Director: Matias Tikas
Sound: Lena Esquenazi, Rosa Maria Oliart
Music: Camilo Froideval, Felipe Perez Santiago
Venezuela, 1966. A young guerilla woman strives to give birth clandestinely, amidst the Armed Revolutionary Struggle. The baby girl is the first born child on Mother’s Day, and instantly becomes a hot news flash. From here on, she invites us along her constant fleeing, which begins the day she comes into this world.
Venezuela, 1966. Una joven guerrillera se esfuerza por dar a luz clandestinamente en medio de la lucha revolucionaria armada. El bebé es la primera niña que nace el día de las madres y se corre pronto la noticia. Huir se convierte en una constante que inicia en el momento que la niña llega al mundo.
Cast: Laureano Olivares, Greisy Mena, William Cifuentes, Haydee Faverola, María Fernanda Ferro, Ignacio Marquez, Oswaldo Hidalgo, Claudia Usubillaga
Film Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Film Year: 2007
Run Time: 75 min