The CMC will be showing “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” a film about Hugo Chavez. Elected president of Venezuela in 1998, beloved by his nation’s working class and a
tough-as-nails, quixotic opponent to the power structure that would see him
deposed. Two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace on April 11, 2002, when he was forcibly removed from office. They were also
present 48 hours later when, remarkably, he returned to power amid cheering aides. Their film records what was probably history’s shortest-lived coup d’état. It’s a unique document about political muscle and an extraordinary portrait of the man The Wall Street Journal credits with making Venezuela “Washington‚s biggest Latin American headache after the old standby, Cuba.”

When: Monday, February 12, 2007 @ 8PM

Where: The Civic Media Center, 1021 W. University Ave.

Admission: Donations appreciated.

For more information call 352.373.0010 or email coordinator@civicmediacenter.org

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