BAY AREA PREMIERE
Considered lost until the 1980s, Garras de oro (The Dawn of Justice) is regarded as World Cinema’s first explicitly anti-imperialist film. The film follows a newspaper editorialist who publishes an article accusing U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt of violating an international treaty with Colombia, arguing that his role in Panama’s separation renders him unfit for re-election. The film interlaces themes of national sovereignty, political betrayal, and anti-imperialist critique, culminating in a patriotic celebration of Colombian independence and love.
This screening of Garras de oro (The Dawn of Justice) will be accompanied by an original score composed by local group, nobozos band, who will be performing live alongside the film. The film will follow a panel discussion about the film’s historical significance and its preservation with Kathy Rose O’Regan (San Francisco Film Preservation), Alex Feliciano Mejia (SFSU, ethnographic scholar of race, media, and education), and Héctor Hoyos (Standord University Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures).
Film restored by Fundación Patrimonio Fílmico Colombiano
Co-presented by San Francisco Film Preserve
