Colombian Studies Initiative

Join us for a film screening and conversation of ‘La Dama De Las Llamadas’ and ‘No Controles’ in April!

Friday, April 24th at 5:00pm - Graduate Center, CUNY (365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016,
Room 9207)
Saturday, April 25th at 3:30pm- Centro Corona (104-05 47th Ave, Corona, NY 11368)
Sunday, April 26th at 6:30p - Mayday Space (176 St Nicholas Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237)

These two films, one full length and one short, originally debuted at the 2025 Festival de Cine Internacional de Cali, Colombia. A conversation about the films will follow the screenings. Films will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

Join us this Monday for our next upcoming event! The screening of the documentary The Double Kidnapping of Sigifredo López, followed by a conversation between the film’s director, Alejandro Bernal Rueda, and Félix Burgos, Director of the Colombian Studies Initiative. The documentary examines the complex circumstances surrounding the kidnapping of former Colombian congressman Sigifredo López and its political and social implications. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. The post-screening conversation will be conducted in Spanish.

📅 Monday, March 9th

📍 Espacio de Culturas KJCC

🕕 6:00–8:30 p.m.

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Join us this Monday for a screening of the documentary The Double Kidnapping of Sigifredo López, followed by a conversation between the film’s director, Alejandro Bernal Rueda, and Félix Burgos, Director of the Colombian Studies Initiative. The documentary examines the complex circumstances surrounding the kidnapping of former Colombian congressman Sigifredo López and its political and social implications. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. The post-screening conversation will be conducted in Spanish.

📅 Monday, March 9th

📍 Espacio de Culturas KJCC

🕕 6:00–8:30 p.m.

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🎞📚📒 Join us for the launch of La trocha que no termina (The Never-Ending Trail), a photobook that traces the geographies and human stories shaped by Colombia’s armed conflict and the 2016 peace agreement with the FARC guerrilla. From the rainforests of the Pacific to the Venezuelan border, Ramón Campos Iriarte documents communities navigating the promises and fractures of war and peace over more than a decade.

The event will feature a conversation between Ramón Campos Iriarte, Lauren Walsh (Professor at NYU and Director of the Gallatin Photojournalism Lab), and Lourdes Dávila (Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at NYU). Together, they will reflect on how photography and testimony intertwine to convey the complexities of memory, reconciliation, and the never-ending path toward peace.

📅 Wednesday, November 19

📍 19 University Place, Great Room 🕕 6:30–8:00 p.m.

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Stay afterward to enjoy wine, empanadas, and good conversation.