Gustavo Destro
Iranian cinema finding success under tyranny
EIC March 12, 2012By Gustavo Destro Strict censorship laws have not quashed the fighting spirit of Iranian cinema and filmmakers Iran has been making headlines every day for the wrong reasons as far as recent memory goes. Nuclear ambitions and a potential war are painting the Persian nation in a bad light, but two weeks ago, Iran had some good international attention for a change. A Separation won an Oscar for best foreign film, breaking new ground for Iranian cinema as it was the first to win such an award. Director and screenwriter Asghar Farhadi’s acceptance speech was not politically charged, but did…
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Blood on our hands: How the international community has failed the Syrian people
EIC February 20, 2012By Gustavo Destro In February, 1982, Hafez al-Assad ordered his army to besiege and shell the city of Hama in order to quell an uprising so strong that it threatened to overrun his regime. The army followed the orders to…
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21st Century Democracy – The changing face of democracy
EIC January 9, 2012By Gustavo Destro It started in Tunisia late in 2010, it spread to Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, soon it made its way west, into the streets of New York City and across the globe, and by…
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