There will be a free screening of Los Viajes del Viento (The Wind Journeys), a 2009 Colombian film,
on Friday 21 March, 7 p.m., at the Historic Central School in Lake
Charles. The winner of a Cannes award
and numerous others, this work from filmmaker Ciro Guerra shows the travels of
Ignacio, who plays an accordion that is rumored to have been the devil’s. After the musician’s wife dies, he journeys
to return the accordion to its original owner.
Ignacio’s loneliness is broken by a young man who wants to learn from
him, and they explore the music of the Caribbean. But Ignacio’s self-imposed solitude has
become a hard-to-break shell. Director Guerra says, “This is the story of a
journey….into something unique….like the music that was born. For centuries we’ve asked ourselves: What keeps us apart? Now is [the] time to ask what brings us
together.”
Sponsored by Dr. Carrie Chrisco, Los Viajes is presented by Calcasieu Cinema International, a branch
of the Council for International Concerns, in partnership with McNeese State
University’s Banners Cultural Series and the Office of Equal Opportunity, The
Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana, Common Ground/Culture Fest
Louisiana, Lake Area Psychiatry, and Coca-Cola. A moderated discussion will follow, and free drinks and
popcorn will be served! For more
information, email cbadeaux@mcneese.edu
or jkprjs@gmail.com .
