New Indigenous Heavy Metal Music in Latin America

Filmmaker Nelson Varas-Diaz, a professor at Florida International University, has trekked through Latin America, documenting heavy metal music and illustrating how the genre’s fans and musicians use the power of music to evoke change in their societies. Whether inspiring support for rural schools in Guatemala, environmental activism in Ecuador, or work for peace in Colombia, metal music has become a form of activism that happens when the music’s extreme sounds and lyrics are combined with local concerns.

Donna Heffernan of the Socially Relevant Film Festival will be in conversation with the filmmaker.

This in-person program is presented by The National Arts Club.











When: Tue., Oct. 5, 2021 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park S.
212-475-3424
Price: Free, donation suggested
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Filmmaker Nelson Varas-Diaz, a professor at Florida International University, has trekked through Latin America, documenting heavy metal music and illustrating how the genre’s fans and musicians use the power of music to evoke change in their societies. Whether inspiring support for rural schools in Guatemala, environmental activism in Ecuador, or work for peace in Colombia, metal music has become a form of activism that happens when the music’s extreme sounds and lyrics are combined with local concerns.

Donna Heffernan of the Socially Relevant Film Festival will be in conversation with the filmmaker.

This in-person program is presented by The National Arts Club.

Buy tickets/get more info now