ITVS COMMUNITY CINEMA: THE DEVIL'S MINER May 6, 2006

ITVS, Maryland Public Television, SALSA, and AFI Silver Theatre Present a Free Community Cinema Event

THE DEVIL'S MINER
Saturday, May 6, 2006
11:00 a.m.
AFI Silver Theatre
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Living in poverty with their mother in the mountains of Bolivia, 14-year-old Basilio and his 12-year-old brother, Bernardino, work long shifts in the Cerro Rico silver mines, braving deadly conditions to earn enough money to attend school. THE DEVIL'S MINER follows the brothers into the underground mining tunnels as they tempt fate in order to gain a better life.

The film will be followed by a discussion featuring Oscar Ordenes, a native of Bolivia and promoter of Latin American humanities in DC; Kevin Healy, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Affairs at The Elliott School; and Jeff Vogt, Senior Associate for Rights and Development, Washington Office on Latin America.

Free and open to the public!

RSVP encouraged: [email protected]
Remaining seats offered first come, first served

THE DEVIL?S MINER airs on Maryland Public Television on Tuesday, June 20, at 10:30 p.m.

Official Website: http://www.itvs.org/outreach/devilsminer