La Ola Verde (Antanas’ Way) tells the intimate story of Antanas Mockus’s eight-week campaign for the Colombian presidency in 2010. The film focuses on his postmodern, open-source campaign that rallied young voters.
The eccentric candidate ignited a new social movement, causing online frenzy and flashmobs throughout Bogotá. The documentary team was granted exclusive access to the day-to-day workings of the campaign.
Please join us for a special screening and a post-film discussion with the director and the producer.
Speakers
- Juanita León, La Ola Verde Producer; Editor-in-Chief, La Silla Vacía
- Margarita Martínez, La Ola Verde Director
- David Holiday, Senior Regional Advocacy Officer of the Latin American Program, the Open Society Foundations (moderator)
The film was funded in part by the Open Society Foundations.
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