Post 9/11 definitions, ideas and notions of terrorism are challenged in this highly controversial and experimental film. Machetero is an allegorical narrative that follows French journalist Jean Dumont, to a New York prison where he interviews Pedro Taino, a so-called "Puerto Rican Terrorist". Pedro is a self-described Machetero fighting to free Puerto Rico from the yoke of United States colonialism. He is obsessed with freedom, freedom for his country, his people and for himself. Jean questions Pedro about his decisions to use violence as a means to achieve that freedom. Jean utilizes a global perspective in questioning Pedro, referencing examples of achieving his goals through more peaceful means. However Jean soon finds that Pedro is well versed in liberation struggles from around the world and their debate over the use of violence as a catalyst for change escalates. As Jean and Pedro speak, another story unfolds. A ghetto youth grows up in the streets doing what he has to do to ...
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MACHETERO Trailer www.machetero-movie.com
Post 9/11 definitions ideas and notions of terrorism are challenged in this highly controversial and experimental film. Machetero is an allegorical narrative that ...
MACHETERO 2 Min. Trailer www.machetero-movie.com
Watch MACHETERO on Vimeo On Demand Post 9/11 definitions ideas and notions of terrorism are challenged in this ...
HISTORY LESSON: A clip from the film MACHETERO
This clip is from the film MACHETERO where the Young Rebel (played by Kelvin Fernandez) dreams of his childhood and of his mentor (played by Dylcia ...
ON SACRIFICE a scene from MACHETERO www.machetero-movie.com
In the scene before this one Pedro Taino (played by Not4Prophet) picks up a drug stash in order to save the Young Rebel (played by Kelvin Fernandez) who ...
MACHETERO - The 1st Question www.machetero-movie.com
In this scene Issach is in a cab coming in from the airport and it's here that he opens and develops the structural spinal column of the film as he sits in the back of ...
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Machetero features several songs from the album Liberation Day by RICANSTRUCTION. The Liberation Day album was a concept album centered on the ...
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