Argenis Mills

Cuba/Dominican Republic/Brazil, Drama, 2010 11 min, 35mm, Color No dialogue

Samuel is a Latino immigrant who goes to Europe searching for a better life. Shortly after moving into his apartment, an upstairs neighbor complains about the noise and threatens to turn him in to immigration. As Samuel becomes more obsessed with not making any noise, he goes to great extremes to quiet each and every sound.

Texas Premiere

www.eictv.org

Producer: Viana González Production Companies: EICTV Screenwriter: Daniel Rodríguez de Castro Cinematographer: César Zayas Editor: Rocío Gattinoni Sound Design: Salomé Román Music: Luís Díaz Cast: Yarién Rodríguez, Osvaldo Doimeadiós Print Source: Jorge Rey - EICTV, promocioninternacional@eictv.org.cu

Mexican American Cultural CenterMon. April 25 1:00 PM FREE!

Leticia Tonos

Dominican Republic/Puerto Rico, Melodrama, 2011 95 min, HD, Color Spanish with English subtitles

As a child, María was a simple and sensitive young girl with the strange habit of putting ladybugs in her mouth. After her mother dies in an accident, 18 year-old María decides to look for the father she has never met. She travels to a nearby town taking what few belongings she has. She finds her father, Joaquín, living in a dark, old house in the middle of an abandoned banana plantation, which the locals claim is haunted by spirits. He lives there with an enigmatic Haitian as his only companion. Having no one else in the world, she has no option but to stay with this drunken and recently widowed old man, and confront the ghosts of the past that haunt them both.

Regional Premiere

www.lahijanatural.com

A graduate of the London Film School, Leticia Tonos is more interested in posing questions than making statements, and as a result, is involved in projects that will lead to deeper reflection. Always concerned about social issues, she has also directed several videos for non-profit organizations.

Producer: Leticia Tonos Production Companies: Producciones Línea Espiral Screenwriter: Leticia Tonos Cinematographer: Sonnel Velazquez Editor: Raúl Marchand Sound Design: David Hernández Music: Miguel Hiraldo Cast: Julieta Rodríguez, Víctor Checo, Andrés "Velcro" Ramos, Gastner Legerme, Frank Perozo Print Source: Leticia Tonos, lety@lineaespiral.com

Mexican American Cultural CenterTue. April 26 8:00 PM FREE!

New Children / New York Compilation

The film New Children/New York, in Cine Las Americas' Feature Documentaries in Competition this year, documents the process by which three Latino Youths from inner-city New York learn to pick up the camera and tell their own stories in their own ways through that medium. We are proud to present this compilation of New Children/New York youth films, representing many of the youth who participated in the workshops, beyond the three profiled in the documentary.

Desconocido Stranger Fausto el Piro 11 min, Ecuador, 2010

Fight Fight Fight! New Children/New York Youth Group 7 min, USA/Ecuador/Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic/Mexico, 2010

G-Boys Bryan Lopez 8 min, Puerto Rico, 2010

iTofu Desiree Camacho 6 min, Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic, 2010

Mojados Miriam Patricia Torres 6 min, Ecuador, 2010

My Life Kelvin Lara 6 min, Dominican Republic, 2010

Sad Churro Family Joshua Carrero 7 min, Puerto Rico/Aruba/USA, 2010

Toronjil con 12 esencias Toronjil with 12 Essences Miriam Patricia Torres 15 min, Ecuador, 2010

Un Ecuatoriano en Nueva York An Ecuadoran in New York Fausto El Piro 5 min, Ecuador, 2010

Wrong Way Michael Vasquez 8 min, Colombia, 2010

Mexican American Cultural CenterSat. April 23 2:30 PM

FREE!

Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas

Dominican Republic/Mexico/Germany, Drama, 2010 84 min, 35mm, Color Spanish/Haitian Creole with English subtitles

Jean, a middle-aged Haitian professor, is always on the move looking for work. Although a job on a building site is a possible option for the unemployed Haitian, Jean is looking for something more suited to the intellectual he considers himself to be. Feeling more and more unfulfilled with his prospects, he finds himself on an increasingly desperate journey to find his place in the world, or even a reason to live. He disappears into the interior of the island as both a lost soul and soul lost amongst his surroundings.

Texas Premiere

www.jeangentil.com

Laura Amelia Guzmán, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1980, is a graduate of Altos de Chavón/The School of Design and EICTV. She and husband, Israel Cárdenas Ramírez, born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1980, also co-directed the award-winning Cochochi.

Producer: Pablo Cruz, Barbel Mauch, Israel Cardenas, Laura A. Guzman Production Companies: Aurora Dominicana, Canana Films, Bärbel Mauch Film Screenwriter: Laura A. Guzman, Israel Cardenas, Alejandro Andujar Cinematographer: Israel Cardenas, Laura A. Guzman Editor: Israel Cardenas Sound Design: Alejandro de Icaza, Ruben Valdez Cast: Jean Remy Genty, Yanmarco King Encarnacion, Henri Presumé, Nadal Walcott, Lys Ambroise Print Source: Liz Miller - Premier PR, liz.miller@premierpr.com

Alamo South Lamar - Sun. April 24 7:00 PMBuy Tickets for Film

Master Class - Mexican American Cultural Center - Tues. April 26 4PM - FREE Master Classes!