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Screening & Book Launch

Join us for a special evening bringing together cinema, literature, and dialogue on Colombia’s recent history of conflict and militancy. We begin with a screening of El rojo más puro (The Deepest Red; Yira Plaza O’Byrne, 2023), an intimate and political documentary exploring a daughter’s relationship with her father, survivor of a genocide and a committed leftist militant.

Following the film, we will celebrate the launch of We Are Not Made of Sugar, the latest book by Colombian scholar, writer, and peace-builder, Andrei Gómez-Suárez. The event will be chaired by Dr Charlotte Gleghorn, who will guide a conversation with the author and the audience considering how both the film and Gómez-Suárez’s memoir illuminate the same historical period, revealing personal memories and political struggles.