Film: "Raspando Coco"
- Event Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
- Time: 4:00 pm–5:30 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
Join us for a film screening and filmmaker discussion with Illinois Alumna Dr. Pilar Egüez Guevara on April 11, 2023!
Raspando Coco (external link) is a 31 minute documentary about the health impacts and cultural and culinary traditions surrounding coconut by Afro-Ecuadorians in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Following the film, the director Pilar Egüez Guevara will discuss her experience producing the documentary. Dr. Pilar Egüez Guevara is a Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) Alumna and Ecuadorian cultural anthropologist, writer, and filmmaker.
Do not miss the Student Discussion on "Moving Across Careers as a Versatile Scholar" (external link) on April 12, 2023, at 4:00 pm at 306 Coble Hall!
Contact
For further information on this event, contact Anita Kaiser at arkaiser@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 333-6221.
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.