Strange Truth 2024

Toshkua 

2023, 1h 20m

Directed by Ludovic Bonleux

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

7:00pm

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Discussion with director Ludovic Bonleux and Haverford faculty Aurelia Gómez De Unamuno to follow. 

Mary travels from Honduras to the US border looking for her son, a migrant kidnapped in Mexico. During her journey, she meets other mothers that are looking for their sons, and she understands the magnitude of the disappearance crisis in the region. Francisco, the dean of the Pesh community, is confronted with the extinction of the tropical forest, the migration of his sons, and the vanishing of his own language. He begins a journey to the heart of the jungle in order to find a cure to such changes. “Toshkua,” a word that means “to disappear” in the Pesh language of Honduras, tells the story of those who struggle against disappearance, from Central America to the US.

Mary viaja desde Honduras hasta Estados Unidos en busca de su hijo, un migrante secuestrado en México. Durante su travesía, se une a otras madres que buscan a sus hijos a lo largo del país y entiende la magnitud de la crisis de desapariciones en la zona. Francisco, el decano de la etnia pesh, se enfrenta a la destrucción de la selva de la Mosquitia, a la emigración de sus hijos y a la desaparición de su propio idioma. Él emprende un viaje hacia el corazón de la selva para entender las razones de estos cambios. “Toshkua,” una palabra que significa  “desaparecer” en el idioma pesh de Honduras, cuenta la historia de las y los que luchan contra la desaparición, desde América Central hasta Estados Unidos. 

All events are open to the public. Screenings are free for all Tri-Co students, staff, and faculty. Members of the Tri-Co community who wish to reserve their tickets in advance should contact jweissin [at] haverford.edu for this year’s promo-code. Walk-up attendees can show a Tri-Co school ID at the box office to get a free ticket. 

Blue Bus transportation provided on April 10 from Stokes Hall (Haverford) to the Bryn Mawr Film Institute (BMFI), departing Haverford at 6:30 p.m. and leaving BMFI at 9:30 p.m.

http://hav.to/strangetruth

Contact: hcah [at] haverford.edu

Organized by Visual Studies and VCAM Director John Muse, Spanish faculty and Chair Aurelia Gómez De Unamuno, Visual Studies and English faculty Matt O’Hare, and English faculty and HCAH Director Gustavus Stadler. 

Made possible by the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities’ Sonic Worlds initiative; the Hillman Moving Images Endowed Fund; VCAM; CRAFT; Bryn Mawr Film Institute; the Department of Spanish; the Distinguished Visitors Program, and the Visual Studies Program at Haverford College.