Taina Asili and Gaetano Vaccaro present “Resiliencia”
Thursday, Oct. 18 — noon to 1:30 p.m.
Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium
Taina Asili and Gaetano Vaccaro, most familiar to local audiences as members of la Banda Rebelde, return to campus with “Resiliencia,” the documentary they filmed in hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico. This premier screening will include live performance and audience discussion.
In “Resiliencia” (2018, 35 min), filmed and edited by Vaccaro with Asili’s original score, four women artists and activists share their stories of resiliencia (resilience) during and after hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Asili and Vaccaro traveled across Puerto Rico documenting how the official response to the storms was as devastating for the island’s people as the storms themselves, yet the film also captures the indomitable human spirit of those determined to see their communities rebuilt.
Asili, a NY-born Puerto Rican social justice musician, leads la Banda Rebelde. In January 2017, she performed for nearly a million people at The Women’s March in Washington, DC. Vaccaro is a Sicilian guitarist, songwriter and filmmaker.
Presented by the Cultural Affairs Program for the campus community and public at large.
Published: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:10:24 +0000 by d.gardner