Documentary on Mirabal Sisters and Trujillo “DEL FONDO DE LA NOCHE” To Be be Shown at the Cinematheque and in Various Provinces

“Del fondo de la noche” or “In the Depth of the Night,” is a docudrama which connects the lives of Patricia, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal, with the night Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was ambushed and assassinated. The film opened on Sunday March 1st at a private function in the Mauricio Báez Club.

The one-hour feature film, produced by FUNGLODE, will be shown at the National Cinematheque in Santo Domingo…

Honorary president of the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and President of the Dominican Republic, Doctor Leonel Fernández, attended the premiere along with a large part of the Mirabal family.

The one-hour feature film, produced by FUNGLODE, will be shown at the National Cinematheque in Santo Domingo as well as at UASD auditoriums in Santiago, Puerto Plata, Higüey and Nagua throughout the month of March.

The film, honored with the Jury Award at the Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival 2008,was made by a team of well-known Dominican and Spanish film professionals. Javier Balaguer directed the film; the script was written by Rafael Sarró and the Director of Photography was Claudio Chea.

The film mixes documentary footage with dramatization of events. Eighty percent of the film was shot in the traditional way with actors while the remainder uses archival footage, photographs and other historical documentation. The filming was done in four weeks, all of which took place in the Dominican Republic.

Opening Night

The film, which owes its title to several verses of the poem “There is a Country in the World,” by poet laureate Pedro Mir, opened as a fundraiser in a private function at the Mauricio Báez Club.

Money raised will finance educational programs at the Institute of Global Media (IGM) which forms part of FUNGLODE and its sister organization, the Global Foundation Democracy and Development (GFDD).

IGM is developing a comprehensive audiovisual training program with a special emphasis on TV and film production. Its associates in the production of educational programs include the Cuba’s International School for Film and Television in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, New York University’s Opportunity Programs and One Race Films.

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Screenings in the National Cinematheque and Provinces

The film will show at the National Cinematheque starting Friday March 6 through Sunday March 15, beginning at 7:30 p.m. daily. The film will be screened at the following auditoriums of the respective campuses of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) on the following dates:

• Santiago Regional University Center of Santiago (CURSA)

Friday 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 of March;
Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 of March;
Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 of March

• Puerto Plata – Regional University Center of the Atlantic (CURA):

Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 of March;
Viernes 20, sábado 21 y domingo 22 de marzo;
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Thursday 2, Friday 3 and Saturday 4 of April

• Higüey- Regional University Center of the East (CURE):

Friday 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 of March;
Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 of March;
Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 of March

• Nagua- Regional University Center of Nagua (CURNA):

Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 of March;
Friday 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 of March;
Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 of March;
Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 of March

Ticket prices in the provinces will be RD$ 50 pesos per person. Money collected in ticket sales at the regional centers of the state schools will be donated back to each of the universities.