Melina León | Peru, Spain, USA | 2019 | 97m | Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles

Screening - Friday, November 20 until end of day Thursday, December 3

Based on harrowing true events, Song Without A Name tells the story of Georgina, an indigenous Andean woman whose newborn baby is whisked away moments after its birth in a downtown Lima clinic - and never returned. Stonewalled by a byzantine and indifferent legal system, Georgina approaches journalist Pedro Campas, who uncovers a web of fake clinics and abductions - suggesting a rotting corruption deep within Peruvian society. Set in 1988, in a Peru wracked by political violence and turmoil, Melina León’s heart-wrenching first feature renders Georgina's story in gorgeous, shadowy black-and-white cinematography, "styled like the most beautiful of bad dreams" (Variety). Song Without A Name is a "Kafkaesque thriller" (The Hollywood Reporter) that unflinchingly depicts real-life, stranger-than fiction tragedies with poetic beauty.

"Atmospheric, evocative, and artful... You are completely enthralled and enraptured." -Claudia Puig, FilmWeek

"Leon seems firmly in command of the material, bringing a strong voice and an even stronger eye to this Kafka-esque tale of low crimes and high-level corruption." -Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter

Winner Best Film Stockholm International Film Festival

Winner Best Cinematography Stockholm International Film Festival

Winner Best Director Thessaloniki Film Festival

Winner New Voices/New Visions Award Palm Springs International Film Festival

Winner CineVision Award Munich Film Festival

Winner FIPRESCI Prize Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal

Winner IFJA Best International Directorial Debut Heartland Film Festival

Cost $10. Good for three days unlimited watching.

Watching here supports Film Movement and Carbon Arc Cinema.