Moving pictures : = o Los autos de Caracas

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In 2006, four young Americans spent two months in Venezuela filming interviews with people from across the political spectrum and events in connection with that year's presidential election. The fi...

In 2006, four young Americans spent two months in Venezuela filming interviews with people from across the political spectrum and events in connection with that year's presidential election. The film, ¿Puedo Hablar? = May I Speak?, offered a portrait of Venezuelan society at a crossroads: a re-elected President Hugo Chávez, challenged by a mounting opposition; a divided Venezuelan state, but one from which there were glimmers of hope for renewed dialogue and a bridging of the political gap. In Moving Pictures o Los Autos de Caracas, the Americans travel once again throughout Venezuela, reconnecting with persons featured in the first film. The new documentary chronicles these Venezuelans' lives in the four years since Chávez's re-election. It contemplates what these stories mean for the legacy of Chávez's rise to power and for the future of this country, examining a nation as it grapples with its many "autos"--el automóvil, la autopista, el autorretrato, la autoleyenda, la autosostenibilidad, la autocrítica, and la autonomía.

Extra features: additional interviews with Teodoro Petkoff, Jesus Gazo, Greg Wilpert, Ricardo Hausmann, and Mark Weisbrot.

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