Radio Silence

Carmen Aristegui surrounded by cameras and press

RADIO SILENCE by Juliana Fanjul | TRAILER

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March 13, 2020

8:45 PM /

Barbican

London

Q&A to follow with director Juliana Fanjul and Carmen Aristegui, film participant (via Skype)

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March 14, 2020

6:40 PM /

Curzon Soho

London

Q&A to follow with director Juliana Fanjul

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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

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