{"681039":{"#nid":"681039","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2025 Global Media Festival Film Screening: \u0022Veritas\u0022 + Director Q\u0026A","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis documentary film challenges the official Cuban historical narrative through the testimonies of members of Brigade 2506, who launched the U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961. Told through the voices of several of its protagonists and with the perspective gained over more than 60 years, the film revisits events ranging from military preparation and the battle on Cuban shores to the abuses suffered in prison and their eventual liberation. The horrors of war and the profound sense of abandonment\u2014stemming from the promised aid that never arrived\u2014are vividly relived by these men. From exile, they reflect not only on a pivotal episode in Cuba\u2019s revolutionary history but also on a series of events significant to the history of the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe screening will be followed by an in-person\u0026nbsp;discussion with director Eliecer Jim\u00e9nez Almeida and the executive producer Ang\u00e9lica M. Loucraftin\u0026nbsp;on the making of the film and their experiences and insights.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESponsored by:\u003C\/strong\u003E Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; School of Modern Languages; School of Literature, Media, and Communication; School of History and Sociology; Atlanta Global Studies Center; Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems; Center for Sustainable Communities Research \u0026amp; Education (SCoRE); Charles A. Smithgall Institute Chair Fund; and Center for International Business Education and Research.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal Media Festival\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/globalmediafest.modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EGlobal Media Festival\u003C\/a\u003E is Georgia Tech\u2019s annual film and discussion series focusing on sustainability and the UN SDGs across languages and cultures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe GMF 2025 is part of Ivan Allen College\u2019s Year of Liberal Arts, a year-long exploration of the intersection of humanities and STEM, transforming the future of education and research. This year\u2019s festival is a collaboration among faculty from the School of Modern Languages, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, and School of History and Sociology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2025 lineup features 10 curated events showcasing films from Canada, China, Cuba, France, Germany, India, Japan, the Middle East, Russia, and the United States. Through exclusive discussions with directors, screenwriters, and experts, we will explore global issues including food production, eco-tourism, land use, climate change, gender inequality, autism, and war \u0026amp; peace.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll screenings are free and open to the public! Events take place in the Cypress and Walter G. Ehmer (formerly Atlantic) Theaters at Georgia Tech\u2019s John Lewis Student Center. In addition to promoting sustainability, the festival celebrates global food culture\u2014free international cuisine will be provided at select events.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for the first-ever Cuban event of the Global Media Festival with a screening of \u003Cem\u003EVeritas\u003C\/em\u003E, a powerful documentary revisiting the U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join us for the first-ever Cuban event of the Global Media Festival with a screening of \u0022Veritas,\u0022 a powerful documentary revisiting the U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-03-10 14:35:06","changed_gmt":"2025-03-18 14:33:41","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-03-26T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-03-26T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-03-26T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-03-26 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-03-26 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-03-26 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"John Lewis Student Center, Cypress Teater","extras":[],"hg_media":{"676508":{"id":"676508","type":"image","title":"VERITAS-HORIZONTAL.png","body":null,"created":"1741617471","gmt_created":"2025-03-10 14:37:51","changed":"1741617471","gmt_changed":"2025-03-10 14:37:51","alt":"Event flyer","file":{"fid":"260305","name":"VERITAS-HORIZONTAL.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/10\/VERITAS-HORIZONTAL.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/10\/VERITAS-HORIZONTAL.png","mime":"image\/png","size":201546,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/03\/10\/VERITAS-HORIZONTAL.png?itok=7ao9cCOe"}}},"media_ids":["676508"],"groups":[{"id":"612000","name":"Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC)"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAntonio Cardentey\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:alevin9@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ealevin9@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}