{"688622":{"#nid":"688622","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2026 Global Media Festival: Screening of Los B\u00e1rbaros (Spain\/Peru, 2024) and Q\u0026A with Director Mart\u00edn Guerra","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe screening is part of Georgia Tech\u2019s annual Global Media Festival, a film and discussion series that connects international cinema with pressing social, cultural, and ethical questions. The 2026 theme, \u003Cem\u003ESustaining Empathy in a Fractured World\u003C\/em\u003E, frames empathy as an active and ongoing practice \u2014 one that must be maintained, especially in times of economic instability, political tension, and social fragmentation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELos B\u00e1rbaros\u003C\/em\u003E reflects this theme through its portrayal of young people facing economic uncertainty and limited opportunity during Spain\u2019s financial crisis. By focusing on everyday struggles and relationships, the film highlights how empathy and solidarity persist even under structural pressure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2026 Global Media Festival includes 11 total events, featuring 10 international film screenings, each followed by conversations with directors, scholars, or invited guests. A new introductory directing workshop has also been added this year to give students hands-on insight into storytelling and filmmaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll screenings are free and open to the public, and each concludes with national food offerings to encourage continued informal discussion and community engagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis free event presents \u003Cem\u003ELos B\u00e1rbaros\u003C\/em\u003E (Spain\/Peru, 2024), an intimate portrait set during the Spanish economic crisis around 2010 that follows three young people navigating life on the margins of Madrid. Exploring themes of precarity, migration, and generational disillusionment, the film combines quiet humor with social commentary. A post-screening conversation with director Mart\u00edn Guerra will further examine the film\u2019s themes and creative process. Snacks will be provided, and registration is requested.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The 2026 Global Media Festival features a screening of Los B\u00e1rbaros followed by a Q\u0026A session with director Mart\u00edn Guerra."}],"uid":"36800","created_gmt":"2026-03-02 18:45:43","changed_gmt":"2026-03-02 18:48:24","author":"gmenghisteab6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-03-06T17:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-03-09T19:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-03-09T19:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-03-06 22:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-03-09 23:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-03-09 23:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"John Lewis Student Center, Cypress Theater","extras":[],"hg_media":{"679490":{"id":"679490","type":"image","title":"Spanish-1-1-1152x1536-1.png","body":null,"created":"1772477223","gmt_created":"2026-03-02 18:47:03","changed":"1772477223","gmt_changed":"2026-03-02 18:47:03","alt":"Spanish","file":{"fid":"263659","name":"Spanish-1-1-1152x1536-1.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/02\/Spanish-1-1-1152x1536-1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/02\/Spanish-1-1-1152x1536-1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":540862,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/03\/02\/Spanish-1-1-1152x1536-1.png?itok=w9VYD5t8"}}},"media_ids":["679490"],"groups":[{"id":"660380","name":"GT Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"185855","name":"GT arts"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"194680","name":"Performance"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"194945","name":"Alumni"},{"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":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}