Maya S. Cade Presents ARAYA
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Milestone Films incoming president and film curator, Maya S. Cade
In celebration of Milestone Films’ 35th Anniversary
‘Sunday Print Edition’

- RELEASED IN: 1959
- 90 MINUTES
- DIRECTED BY: Margot Benacerraf
ABOUT THE FILM:
In French with English subtitles.
The Venezuelan peninsula of Araya is one of the driest places on earth, exploited for over five hundred years due to its abundant salt mines. Director Margot Benacerraf captures the life of the salineros through breathtaking imagery, underlining the harsh life of this region — all of which vanished with the arrival of industrialization. This restoration of Benacerraf’s brilliant film is a landmark in cinema history, hailed as a masterpiece of poetic filmmaking and a forerunner of feminist Latina artwork.
FORMAT: 35mm
DISTRIBUTOR: Milestone Films
COUNTRY: Venezuela