Peru film refused by PBS attracts crowd at library

[Judi Lynn]

September 9, 2006
Peru film refused by PBS attracts crowd at library
By Yordanka Kraykova

Violent social transformations in Peru and a governmental attempt to make peace with the past were the focus of a film that the Block Islanders for Peace and Justice showed at the Island Free Library on Aug. 3.

Pamela Yates and Peter Kinoy say "State of Fear" is their first documentary refused by PBS for being "too political." The film shows Peru's recent 20-year war on terror, aiming "not only to point out the horror, but also the strength that human beings have," said Kinoy, who introduced the story and answered viewers' questions.

The 94-minute documentary shook the audience of 80 viewers with taped confessions of killers and victims, and powerful snapshots of the bloodshed that took the lives of about 70,000 Peruvians. Kinoy donated a copy of the film to the library for public use.
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Peru's recent turmoil started with an economic crisis and a natural disaster in the beginning of the 1980s. The incompetent presidency of Alan Garcia, elected in 1985, worsened the country's economic situation, leading to hyperinflation and giving rise to terrorist organizations disguised as rebel political parties.
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