The connection between truth and history is not a straight line. Truth is elusive, it changes and can be manipulated by time and perspective. The record of history is set by the stories we choose to carry forward, revisit or discover. When we look to the past, sometimes we seek to right the wrongs of a previous generation, set the record straight or provide perspective for those that will follow in our footsteps. In this session we will examine three approaches to history: Investigation, reflection and imagination. Does hindsight improve our vision of the future? Join the conversation.
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This is a documentary with valuable journalistic materials which for the very first time explain the cases of American and Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange at depth.…
A Continuous Journey
From UPF
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A made-up literary figure becomes the stand-in for a nation’s psyche in this mock-doc by Javier Izquierdo. Inventing a ‘forgotten’ Ecuadorian member of…
A Secret in the box
From UPF
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On September 23rd 1973 Pablo Neruda the Nobel prize winner for Literature died in the Santa María Hospital just 12 days after the coup d’état. His…
Neruda, the Mystery of his Death
From UPF
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