Free event in Chicago - see the documentary "Beneath the Blindfold"

Friday, April 18, 2014




Beneath the Blindfold Trailer from Ines Sommer on Vimeo.

IFP/Chicago and Amnesty International USA invite you to a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, Beneath the Blindfold, on Monday, April 21, at 7PM at the Claudia Cassidy Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center.

Matilde de la Sierra, whose story is featured in the film, along with Chilean human rights activist and survivor Mario Venegas and Chicago-based filmmakers Ines Sommer and Kathy Berger, will be present for a post-screening Q&A. The event is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required.

Beneath the Blindfold tells the stories of four torture survivors who are among the more than 500,000 survivors who live in the United States. The documentary was heavily lauded in its initial release, with Ben Sachs of the Chicago Reader calling it "The Best Political Documentary of 2012."

Join IFP/Chicago and Amnesty International USA for this powerful documentary and the thought-provoking Q&A that will follow. For more information visit www.ifpchicago.org or emailinfo@ifpchicago.org.

Monday, April 21

Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center

(78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602)

Doors open at 6:30 PM and screening will begin at 7:00 PM.

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