Suffolk alumnus Emilio Aragon screened his award-winning narrative feature film, “Paper Birds,” about a vaudeville troupe’s struggle to survive during and after the Spanish Civil War in February of 2011 at the Modern Theatre. The screening was followed by a Q&A with Mr. Aragon.

“Paper Birds” received the Audience Award at the Montreal World Film Festival. A reviewer describes the story of the film: “Living among the victorious and the vanquished, they're too busy looking for something to eat and a bed to sleep in to worry about making it big. But right away they are forced to make decisions that place their lives in jeopardy. At a time filled with intrigue and dangers that leave them no choice but to takes sides and put themselves in harm's way, they do the best they can to find a place to sleep where they won't be afraid. Wherever that may be.”

You can read Bijan Tehrani’s interview with Aragon on the website Cinema Without Borders.