William Freivogel 
SIU Foundation 
The Global Media Research Center sponsored a presentation by Manuel A. Perez Tejada (PhD candidate, University of Kansas) entitled Never Seen Before: Contemporary Mexican Documentaries and Film Distribution in Mexico on Wednesday, April 11th.
Through an analysis of film distribution practices in Mexico, this presentation points out the factors that marginalize the circulation of Mexican documentaries in their own territory. These documentaries have helped to ensure a diversity of voices, both social and political in the Mexican public sphere. In order to ensure this diversity, it is crucial to understand how Mexican documentaries can gain access to larger Mexican audiences.
Manuel A. PÈrez Tejada is a PhD candidate in Film Studies in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of Kansas. He has presented his research on Mexican documentary distribution at conferences such as SCMS 2004 and UFVA 2004. Manuel taught television and video classes in the Department of Communications at the Tec deMonterrey Canpus Estado de Mexico from 1996 to 2001. In 1994, he received a Masterís degree in Television, Radio and Film from the University of Syracuse. Each of his postgraduate studies in the United States has been sponsored through a Fulbright scholarship.
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