Radio Silence

Carmen Aristegui surrounded by cameras and press

Screenings

March 13, 2020
8:45 PM /
Barbican
London
March 14, 2020
6:40 PM /
Curzon Soho
London

To millions of people in Mexico, the incorruptible journalist and news anchor Carmen Aristegui is regarded as the trusted alternative voice to official government spin, fighting daily against deliberate disinformation spread through news sources, government corruption, and the related drugs trade. When she is fired by a radio station in 2015 after revealing a scandal involving then-President Enrique Peña Nieto, Carmen - with her dedicated journalist colleagues - decides to build a separate news platform. Facing threats of violence in the wake of a prominent journalist’s vicious murder, they must overcome fear for their personal well-being to continue in a shared fight for democracy and justice.

 “Fear must not defeat us. We must not leave room for silence and allow this situation to terrorise journalists.”

- Carmen Aristegui, Radio Silence

UK Advisory (12A)

Please be advised this film contains material that may be disturbing to some viewers.

Filmmaker(s): 
Juliana Fanjul
Country of Production: 
Switzerland/ Mexico
Year: 
2019
79m
Language(s): 
Spanish, Fully subtitled in English
Genre: 
Documentary
Filmmaker Bio(s): 
Juliana Fanjul
Director

Born in Mexico in 1981. Received BA in Visual Communication. Attended EICTV (International Cinema and TV School of San Antonio de los Baños), documentary department. Worked as a director's assistant. 2011 exchange programme to live in Switzerland. 2012-4 Masters in Cinema Studies, a joint programme between ECAL (École cantonale d'art de Lausanne) and HEAD (Haute école d'art et de design) in Geneva. 

Distributor: 
Sweet Spot Docs
Film Website: 
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