

Radio silence film archive#
Through testimonials, archive footage and social networks excerpts, we follow Carmen and her team in a large ongoing investigation conducted alongside the construction of her new internet radio station. In some other country this might be an easier task, but in Mexico, where social and economic situation is dominated by drug traffickers and political corruption, Carmen and her team have an uphill battle.

This documentary captures Carmen’s enduring and dangerous fight to recreate a space of freedom of speech and keep informing her listeners. Who is this woman behind famous Mexican journalist? How did she become a popular figure of resistance and freedom of expression in Mexico? Who are her main enemies? Why is she still alive when dozens of her colleagues have been murdered in recent years and months? Does she find herself trapped in a role she did not want to endorse?

Despite this exceptional mobilization, the station does not give way.

The next day more than 200,000 people demonstrate and sign a petition calling for her return on air and the end of censorship. No one wants me around, and they don’t tell me anything to keep me in the dark.” However, Carpenter later clarified via his wife that he received an email about the requel.ĭespite Carpenter’s uncertainty about the requel, Gillett and Bettinelli-Olpin praised the legendary director, calling him a “master.March 2015, due to political pressure and false pretenses, Carmen Aristegui, the main voice of independent journalism in Mexico, is fired with her team from the MVS Radio station. Carpenter said, “I haven’t heard about this latest thing. Though the original report from Deadline said Carpenter would executive produce, Carpenter told Variety in January that no one told him about it. So, you know, we’ll try to borrow what we love from it and find a new way to put the package together.” RELATED: Radio Silence Will Direct 20th Century Studios’ Escape From New York Reboot
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“There’s no way to remake how great that movie is, would be a fool’s errand to try. But yes, requel is the idea,” Radio Silence said. “I don’t think we know enough about the movie yet to be able to say anything.
