From: https://ff.hrw.org/film/radio-silence
Film description: To millions of people in Mexico, the incorruptible journalist and news anchor Carmen Aristegui is regarded as the trusted alternative voice to official government spin, fighting daily against deliberate disinformation spread through news sources, government corruption, and the related drugs trade. When she is fired by a radio station in 2015 after revealing a scandal involving then-President Enrique Peña Nieto, Carmen - with her dedicated journalist colleagues - decides to build a separate news platform. Facing threats of violence in the wake of a prominent journalist’s vicious murder, they must overcome fear for their personal well-being to continue in a shared fight for democracy and justice.
“Fear must not defeat us. We must not leave room for silence and allow this situation to terrorise journalists.”
- Carmen Aristegui, Radio Silence
Filmmaker(s):
Juliana Fanjul
Country of Production:
Switzerland/ Mexico
Year:
2019
79m
Language(s):
Spanish, Fully subtitled in English
Genre:
Documentary
Filmmaker Bio(s):
Juliana Fanjul
Director
Born in Mexico in 1981. Received BA in Visual Communication. Attended EICTV (International Cinema and TV School of San Antonio de los Baños), documentary department. Worked as a director's assistant. 2011 exchange programme to live in Switzerland. 2012-4 Masters in Cinema Studies, a joint programme between ECAL (École cantonale d'art de Lausanne) and HEAD (Haute école d'art et de design) in Geneva.
Carmen Aristegui's internet radio site: https://aristeguinoticias.com/category/aristegui-en-vivo
Director Juliana Fanjul discusses her documentary “Radio Silence,” which tells the story of Mexican journalist and news anchor Carmen Aristegui, who was fired from her radio station and set out to create her own news platform in the face of threats of violence. The film will be available to stream from June 11th-June 20th as part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/human-rights-watch-film-festival-radio-silence/
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