The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt
December 2, 12:30 p.m., CCA Cinematheque FREE

In the midst of her controversial 2002 campaign for president, Senator Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), becoming one of the thousands of victims of Colombia’s 40-year-old civil war. Her impassioned calls for an end to political corruption and civil war made Betancourt both a popular public figure and a dangerous instigator to many within her country's political machine. Following the candidate up to the moments before her disappearance, this award-winning film tells the riveting story of the desperate and continuing quest to free her and keep her campaign alive.

(d. Victoria Bruce and Karin Hayes, US/Colombia, 2003, 76 minutes, Spanish with English subtitles, courtesy of Women Make Movies)