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Bombito chin chin tira el pie
Alberto Gajardo Araneda Chile, Documentary, 2009 18 min, MiniDV, Color Spanish with English subtitles
An 11-year-old boy just starting middle school finds himself called upon to help support his family as a "chinchinero," or street performer. This young boy is one of the last few left performing in Chile today.
Regional Premiere Producer: Alberto Gajardo Araneda Production Companies: Instituto Profesional ARCOS Screenwriter: Alberto Gajardo Araneda Cinematographer: Alberto Gajardo Araneda Editor: Alberto Gajardo Araneda Sound Design: Alberto Gajardo Araneda Music: Conmoción Band Cast: Alberto Gajardo Araneda Print Source: Andrea Sarabia D. - IP ARCOS, extensioncineycav@gmail.com
Alamo South Lamar - Mon. April 25 4:30 PM Opens for Seguir siendo: Café Tacvba
El edificio de los chilenos The Chilean Building
Macarena Aguiló Marchi, Susana Foxley Chile/Cuba/France/Netherlands, Autobiographical Documentary, 2010 96 min, HDV, Color Spanish with English subtitles
By reconstructing her past from memories, letters, childhood drawings and animation, Macarena Aguiló Marchi attempts to understand why her parents sent her abroad to be raised by strangers while they risked their lives back in Chile fighting the Pinochet regime. El edificio de los chilenos is a film about children who lost their parents under the relocation project Proyecto Hogares, as well as the parents who not only lost the Revolution, but any chance of ever seeing their children again. Winner of the Grand Prize at the FIDOCS festival in Santiago, Chile.
North American Premiere www.eledificiodeloschilenos.blogspot.com
Macarena Aguiló Marchi was born in 1971 in Chile. El edificio de los chilenos is her first film, and after this autobiographical production, she also contributed to the work of other documentaries including Final Image and The Other Side of La Moneda. Producer: Macarena Aguiló Marchi Production Companies: Rayo Verde Screenwriter: Macarena Aguiló Marchi Cinematographer: Arnaldo Rodríguez Editor: Catherine Mabilat, Macarena Aguiló Marchi, Ilán Stehberg, Galut Alarcón, Ismael Miranda Sound Design: Mauricio Molina Music: Elizabeth Morris Print Source: Macarena Aguiló Marchi, maguilomar@gmail.com
Alamo South Lamar - Fri. April 22 7:00 PM Buy Tickets
Electrodomésticos: El frío misterio Electrodomesticos: The Cold Mystery
Sergio Castro San Martín Chile, Music Documentary, 2011 120 min, HD, Black & White Spanish with English subtitles
At the beginning of the 80s, two musicians from Santiago were experimenting with strange recordings, including those of a blender. In 1984 they met an ex-air-traffic controller with similar interests, and formed one of the most experimental rock bands in Chile. Electrodomésticos: El frío misterio reveals the story of a movement and artistic protest as carried out by this influential band. Winner of the jury award for Best Film at the Festival Internacional de Cine y Documental Musical INEDIT-NESCAFÉ.
International Premiere www.promedia.cl/electrodomesticos
After a career in architecture, Sergio Castro San Martín entered the Escuela de Cine de Chile in 2005. His first film, Paseo, screened at various festivals and won the jury award for Best Chilean Film at SANFIC 5. He is currently working on his second feature, La mujer de barro.
Producer: Marco Martinez Production Companies: Promedia Cine Screenwriter: Sergio Castro San Martin Cinematographer: Sergio Armstrong, Diego Pequeno Editor: Sergio Castro San Martin Sound Design: Roberto Espinoza Music: Electrodomesticos, Primeros Auxilios, Carlos Cabezas, Silvio Paredes Cast: Carlos Cabezas, Silvio Paredes, Ernesto Medina Print Source: Sergio Castro San Martín - Promedia Cine, scastro@promedia.cl
Mexican American Cultural Center Mon. April 25 7:00 PM FREE!
Humanimal
Francesc Morales Chile, Experimental/Horror, 2010 83 min, HD, Color No dialogue
In a world where people dress up as animals, innocent and timid Turtle is competing with Fox for the attentions of Cat. Bunny has also come to stir things up, and Turtle is confronted with moral corruption. Things turn violent as the relationships between the animals and the outside world escalate.
North American Premiere
After studying at the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile, Francesc Morales gained international regard with the 30+ short films he produced, wrote and directed. Currently working on several new projects for 2011, Humanimal is his first feature.
Producer: Francesc Morales Production Companies: Efecto Moral Films Screenwriter: Francesc Morales, Ximena Quiroz Cinematographer: Claudia Serrano Editor: Francesc Morales Sound Design: Benjamín Lechuga Music: René Roco Cast: Ramón Llao, Jenny Cavallo, Sebastián Layseca, Cecilia Levi, Cristobal Tapia-Montt, Francisco Gormáz, Felipe Avello, Jimena Núñez, Martín Morales Print Source: Francesc Morales, info@humanimal.cl
Blue Starlite Drive-InSat. April 23 11:00 PM FREE!
Konün Wenu: La entrada al cielo The Threshold to Heaven
Francisco Javier Toro Lessen Chile, Drama/Fantasy, 2011 78 min, HD, Color Mapudungun with English subtitles Akun, a young Mapuche boy whose mother died some years ago, lives with his grandparents in the middle of the mountains in Alto Bío Bío. As they walk along the base of the Kallaquen Volcano, Akun's grandfather, in an effort to assuage his pain over losing his mother, tells him about Konün Wenu, the entrance to heaven located at the summit of the volcano. In the hopes of finding his mother, Akun sets out alone to find Konün Wenu, but gets lost in the woods along the way. On his solitary journey, Akun runs into a variety of supernatural characters, some of whom are helpful, and others who are not.
World Premiere Francisco Javier Toro Lessen was born in Talcahuano, Chile in 1983. After studying communications at the Instituto Duoc UC and the Universidad San Sebastián in Concepción, Chile, he directed a TV series and various documentaries about the Mapuche.
Producer: Ramon Alberto Avila Hernandez Screenwriter: Francisco Javier Toro Lessen Cinematographer: Jorge Aguilar Arevalo Editor: Francisco Toro Lessen Sound Design: Marco Bravo Rebolledo Music: Kalule, Alvaro del Canto, Diego Fuentealba Cast: Francisco Toro Lessen Print Source: Imaginaria Audiovisual, contacto@imaginariaudiovisual.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterMon. April 25 3:00 PM FREE!
La noche y el universo The Night and the Universe
Gabriel Lizama Chile, Drama/Comedy, 2010 11 min, MiniDV, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Apolo and Talia are watching the final results of Miss Universe 1987, the year Cecilia Bolocco wins. This creates a crisis for Talia who no longer feels as if she is beautiful enough for her husband.
World Premiere Producer: Jorge Bedriñana Production Companies: Instituto Profesional ARCOS, Mira Lo Que Trajo La Diligencia Screenwriter: Gabriel Lizama, Natalia Gallegos Cinematographer: Roberto Ormazabal Editor: Gabriel Lizama Sound Design: Alberto Gajardo, Gabriel Lizama Music: Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven Cast: Camila Torres, Rodrigo Inzuza Print Source: Andrea Sarabia D. - IP ARCOS, extensioncineycav@gmail.com
Alamo South Lamar - Sun. April 24 12:30 PM Opens for Gestación
La vida de los peces The Life of Fish
Matías Bize Chile, Drama, 2010 83 min, HD CAM, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Andrés has been living in Germany for ten years. He returns to Chile to get closure on past events before settling in Berlin for good. During his visit, he attends a friend's birthday party where he rediscovers the world he left behind, including his long-time love, Beatriz. It is a reunion that could change Andrés' life forever.
Texas Premiere
As the youngest director to win the Golden Spike Award at the Valladolid International Film Festival for En la cama, Matías Bize is also director of the award-winning films Sábado and Lo bueno de llorar.
Producer: Adrián Solar Production Companies: Ceneca Producciones Screenwriter: Julio Rojas, Matías Bize Cinematographer: Bárbara Álvarez Editor: Javier Estévez Sound Design: Filmosonido Music: Diego Fontecilla Cast: Santiago Cabrera, Blanca Lewin, Antonia Zegers, Víctor Montero, María Gracia Omegna, Luz Jiménez Print Source: Adrian Solar - Ceneca Producciones, adrian@ceneca.cl
Alamo South Lamar - Thur. April 28 9:45 PMBuy Tickets
New Children / New York
Gisela Sanders Alcántara USA/Chile/Guatemala/Mexico/Puerto Rico, Documentary, 2010 63 min, MiniDV, Color English, Spanish with Spanish and English subtitles
New Children/New York is an intimate portrait of the struggles and perseverance of young immigrants coming of age in inner-city New York. Set in a community workshop in Bushwick, a low-income neighborhood of Brooklyn with many Latino immigrants, the documentary follows three young people who are studying filmmaking. Their gripping, self-exploratory films, excerpted throughout the documentary, reveal the confidential perceptions of these youth who dramatically straddle the opposing cultures of the U.S. and their homelands. They confront accounts of lost tradition, family separation, death and destitution, and ultimately are galvanized to explore their histories to understand who they are, where they come from and where they're going.
Regional Premiere www.newchildren-newyork.com, www.ojo-de-agua.org
A graduate of The City College of New York and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico, the past work of Gisela Sanders Alcántara includes the dance film series Parallelos and Al borde del cuerpo. Currently she works at CUNY TV and teaches video production with the La Union community organization.
Producer: Lauren Mucciolo Production Companies: Ojo de Agua Arte y Producción Screenwriter: Lauren Mucciolo Cinematographer: Dan Akiba Editor: Andrea Chignoli Sound Design: Giacomo Buonafina Music: Maya Martinez, Yarimir Caban Cast: Desiree Camacho, Fausto El Piro, Miriam Patricia Torres, Lauren Mucciolo, Gisela Sanders Alcántara Print Source: Lauren Mucciolo, newchildrennewyork@gmail.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterSat. April 23 1:00 PMFREE!
Nostalgia de la luz Nostalgia for the Light
Patricio Guzmán Chile/France/Spain/Germany, Documentary, 2010 90 min, HDCam, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Co-sponsored by Austin Film Society Astronomers from all over the world gather in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile to observe the stars. Here, the transparency of the sky means that you can see to the very limits of the universe. Below the desert, the dryness of the ground keeps human remains intact forever: pre-Colombian mummies, explorers, miners, and the remains of disappeared political prisoners from Pinochet's dictatorship. Women sift the desert soil for the bones of their loved ones while archaeologists uncover traces of ancient civilizations, and astronomers examine the old and distant galaxies. Melding celestial and earthly quests, Nostalgia de la luz is a gorgeous, moving, and deeply personal odyssey. Named Best Documentary at the 2010 European Film Academy Awards.
Austin Premiere
Patricio Guzmán, born in 1941 in Santiago, Chile, and current chair and founder of the International Documentary Film Festival in Santiago (FICDOCS), is known for his political and historical documentaries, including Salvador Allende, The Pinochet Case and The Battle of Chile, winner of numerous international awards.
Producer: Renate Sachse Production Companies: Rosa Filmes, Ad Vitam Production Screenwriter: Patricio Guzmán Cinematographer: Katell Djian Editor: Emmanuelle Joly, Patricio Guzmán Sound Design: Freddy González, Jean-Jacques Quinet, Damien Defoys Music: Luis Rossi, Hernán Muñoz, Natalia Cantillano, Julio Zapata, Celso López, Marco Álvarez, María Eugenia Villegas, José Miguel Tobar, José Miguel Miranda, Randall Ledermann Print Source: Icarus Films, mail@icarusfilms.com
Photo Courtesy of Icarus Films
Alamo South Lamar - Sat. April 23 6:30 PMBuy Tickets
Pantocrator: El Cristo Emperador Pantocrator: The Christ Emperor
Mauricio Grez Traverso Chile, Drama, 2009 10 min, HD XDCAM, Color Spanish with English subtitles
17 year-old Lucas is a student at a very religious Catholic high school. Though planning on becoming a priest, when he finds out that his girlfriend is pregnant with his child, he is forced to choose between her and his career.
World Premiere Producer: Michelle Bossy, Alejandro Urzúa Production Companies: Instituto Profesional ARCOS Screenwriter: Mauricio Grez Traverso Cinematographer: Christián Inostroza Editor: Franco Celis Sound Design: Sebastián León, Daniel Pacheco Music: Claude Debussy, Ludwig Van Beethoven Cast: Franco Toledo, Paola Aravena, Christián Marambio Print Source: Andrea Sarabia D. - IP ARCOS, extensioncineycav@gmail.com
Alamo South Lamar - Mon. April 25 7:00 PM Opens for La mirada invisible
Te creís la más linda... (pero erís la más puta) You Think You Are the Prettiest... (But You Are the Sluttiest)
Ché Sandoval Chile, Comedy, 2010 84 min, HD, Color Spanish with English subtitles
After a disastrous bedroom romp with Valentina, Javier wanders the streets of Santiago in search of other sexual adventures. Through the long hours of the night, he runs into all sorts of characters. He shares his romantic troubles with them, all the while suspecting that Valentina is sleeping with his best friend. Winner of the Best Film and TVN Cine en Construcción Special Prize at the Festival International de Viña del Mar, and Best Narrative Feature at FESAALP in La Plata, Argentina.
Austin Premiere
Born in Santiago in 1985, Che Sandoval studied at the Escuela de Cine de Chile, where he produced his first feature, Te creís la más linda... (pero erís la más puta). Currently, he is working on Te creís la más linda... (pero me cagaste la vida), which provides another perspective to the night featured in the former film.
Producer: Karla Kri Production Companies: Escuela de Cine de Chile Screenwriter: Ché Sandoval Cinematographer: Felipe Bello Editor: Manuela Piña, Ché Sandoval Sound Design: Manuela Piña Music: Emilio Bascuñán, Adanowsky Cast: Martín Castillo, Francisco Braithwaite, Camila Le Bert, Sebastian Brahm, Grimanesa Gimenez Print Source: Ché Sandoval, chezsandoval@gmail.com
Alamo South Lamar - Fri. April 22 9:45 PM Buy Tickets
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