Doors open at 6.30pm. The film starts at 7pm as will be followed by a live Q&A with the film’s director Chris Paul and Francisco Carrasco (Luma Creations).

The Q&A runs from 8.30pm to 9pm and will also feature John McEvoy, co-director of the forthcoming Alborada Films documentary Britain and the Other 9/11, who will talk briefly about the film. There will also be a chance to buy a poster of the film, with donations going to Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign & 🇨🇱 Victims of police repression in Chile via Chile Solidarity.

FILM SYNOPSIS

On 11 September 1973 a violent coup in Chile overthrew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. What followed was nearly 17 years of repression in which the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet transformed the country. More than 2,000 Chilean exiles came to the UK, and over 300 refugees were welcomed to Sheffield and Rotherham, aided by a network that included the Chile Solidarity Campaign, Trade Unions and the World University Service.

Chileans of the North explores the story of the refugees who made a new home in South Yorkshire. The participants share what happened at the time of the coup and its aftermath, what it was like to start a new life in the UK, and how activism and solidarity brought a community together. Told through first-hand stories, archive material and music, it’s a story that spans two continents and 50 years.