Northumberland Hispanic Film Festival

The Northumberland Hispanic Film Festival (NHFF), presenting the best films from our Hispanic
countries, with special emphasis in Women, Social, Immigration, and LGBTQ issues and featuring LatinHispanic-
Canadian filmmakers.

Opening Film Wednesday October 20, 2021 7:00pm

Looking for Carmen

By the Peruvian Canadian Director Marcos Arriaga
​In the early 90’s Peru’s newly elected controversial President Alberto Fujimori established an authoritarian regime, closed the Peruvian Parliament, suspended the Constitution and granted the military unlimited power to arrest suspected Shining Path members and have them tried by a secret military court. The government organized more than 7000 native communities in the Andean Highlands into groups known as “rondas campesinas” (“peasants patrol”). International Human Rights Organizations accused the Fujimori government and the Peruvian Armed Forces of engaging in widespread human rights abuses as a tactic to defeat The Shining Path. More than 69,000 people died or disappeared as a result of the armed conflict.
​After the collapse of the Fujimori government in 2000, the new interim government established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate the conflict. Looking for Carmen examines the legal, historical, and human rights context of the civil war by interlinking multiple stories, among them those of Carmen, a member of the Shining Path, Angelica Mendoza de Ascarza, an 81 year old mother, whose son disappeared during that period, Ernesto Jimenez, a photo journalist who worked in the emergency zone during the conflict, and Tomas Livias, one of the few survivors.
Register here to enjoy the finest Latin Hispanic Films ​https://nhff2021.eventbrite.ca

Virtual is the new normal

"The living book: experiences of our journey to Canada"

Premieres Friday October 29, 7:00pm 
​in our Youtube Channel

https://youtu.be/s8EauYcvU48​
Heritage and Art Exhibition, a sample of Hispanic-Canadian Local artist and Heritage Items brought by local Hispanic Immigrants in their journey to Canada. This year the Heritage theme is "The Living Book: Experiences of our Journey to Canada". where Latin Hispanic newcomers story-tell their experiences in our new home. 

"Alegria Latina"

Hispanic Virtual Concert "Alegria Latina", promoting local talent which this year will present
the colorful dances and music of our countries.​
​Part 1 - Premieres October 8 at 7:00pm
https://youtu.be/OQZ1S1hUSDoyoutu.be/OQZ1S1hUSDo
Part 2 - Premieres October 22 at 7:00pm
https://youtu.be/qlwKbrMmbAAyoutu.be/qlwKbrMmbAA

And... if Covid-19 permit, lets get together in December for a Party! Live music, DJ, Diner!    TBA

There is a lot to talk! (and dance...)

Proudly Hispanic

The term Hispanic (Spanish: hispano or hispánico, Galician: hispánico, Asturian: hispanu, Basque: hispaniar, Catalan: hispà, hispàno) broadly refers to the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain. It commonly applies to countries once colonized by the Spanish Empire in the Americas and Asia, particularly the countries of Latin America and the Philippines. It could be argued that the term should apply to all Spanish-speaking cultures or countries, as the historical roots of the word specifically pertain to the Iberian region. It is difficult to label a nation or culture with one term, such as Hispanic, as the ethnicity, customs, traditions, and art forms (music, literature, dress, culture, cuisine, and others) vary greatly by country and region. The Spanish language and Spanish culture are the main traditions.
Hispanic originally referred to the people of ancient Roman Hispania, which roughly comprised the Iberian Peninsula, including the contemporary states of Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

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