*PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE FROM 6.30PM-9.30PM SYDNEY TIME*

Santiago Rising (directed by Nick MacWilliam, 89 mins, Alborada Films, 2021)

Event times: 6.30-9.30pm Sydney / 8.30-11.30pm Auckland / 7.30-10.30am London

Ticket prices: AUS$5.50-$20

Watch the trailer // Facebook event page

Post-screening Q&A:

- Nick MacWilliam, director of Santiago Rising

- Macarena Barramuno, Chile Despertó Melbourne (part of Chile Despertó International)

- Moderated by Paula Sanchez, Australia-Chile Solidarity Committee

You will receive an Eventbrite link prior to the the film screening, with password and viewing links for the film and Q&A (Zoom).

We have priced tickets into five bands based on how much you earn. This is so everyone can access our event at an affordable price, while ensuring that the project remains financially sustainable.

A quarter of the ticket proceeds will go to independent Australian grassroots media outlet Green Left.

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Santiago Rising takes place on the streets of Chile’s capital city in late 2019, as large public protests over economic inequality engulf the country.

The film charts the build-up to the historic vote, in October 2020, that saw Chileans vote for a new people’s constitution to replace the one imposed during the brutal Pinochet dictatorship.

It examines how a movement which began as a high school students’ protest over transport fares evolved into one of the most significant events in the country’s history.

Filmed during the weeks after protests began, Santiago Rising meets social movements, protesters and ordinary people in their struggle for equality and human rights.

The film emphasises the creative element of Chilean protest, as music and art play a prominent role in expressing political dissent. We also see the state’s attempts to crush the protest movement through a brutal police crackdown.

Although the odds are stacked against them, Chileans find strength in unity as they aim to overcome Pinochet’s enduring legacy.