Limpiando Sapos / VIP... Very Important Prisoner

Sunday | October 5, 2008 2:00 pm

Limpiando Sapos

Directed by Veronica Shamo-Garcia

VIP... Very Important Prisoner

Directed by Elias Jimenez

Limpiando Sapos (Catching Rats)

Directed by Veronica Shamo-Garcia.
Ecuador, 2007, 35mm, color, 13 min.
Spanish with English subtitles.

Two siblings learn about family in a time of war.

VIP... Very Important Prisoner (V.I.P.: La otra casa)

Directed by Elias Jimenez.
Guatemala, 2007, color, 95 min.

Filmed in one of the most dangerous prisons in Guatemala using a mix of actors and real inmates, V.I.P. tells the story of Juan Ramos, a Guatemalan Comptroller General arrested and placed in preventive prison while the corruption and homicide charges against him are investigated.