Claudina Calderon, pregnant, with a small son, disappeared in San Salvador, abducted by government security forces. Her plight generates this filmic meditation, creating the voice of her mother through poetry, music, and murals to dramatize the story of one woman who stands for many. This film was made for the Women’s Association of El Salvador (AMES). With Susan Freundlich, sign artist, and the voices of Carolyn Forche and Yanira Chacon.
For a Woman in El Salvador, Speaking
- Film Maker
- Halprin, Sara
- Year
- 1985
- Country
- U.S.A.
- Language
- Format
- 16mm
- Length
- 8
- Genre
- documentary
- Category
- political activism, Politics + Policy, Race + Ethnicity, Sound Art + Music, Work about Women, Work by Women


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