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A tiro de piedra A Stone's Throw Away
Sebastián Hiriart Mexico, Drama, 2010 118 min, 35mm, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Jacinto Medina is 21 years old and lives a simple, boring life as a shepherd in northern Mexico. He experiences visions, potentially of things to come, or an alternate life. When he finds a key with an engraved address in Oregon, USA, he is certain it is a sign and decides to leave. Driven by the urge to seek the meaning of his strange visions, he sets out on a journey to cross the US-Mexico border.
Regional Premiere
Sebastián Hiriart started his film career as a child-actor. He has worked as a director, actor, photographer, and camera operator on various films and TV shows. In 2001 he attended a film workshop at New York Film Academy. A tiro de piedra is his first feature film.
Producer: Sebastián Hiriart Production Companies: Galopando Films Screenwriter: Gabino Rodríguez, Sebastián Hiriart Cinematographer: Sebastián Hiriart Editor: Pedro Gómez García Sound Design: Matias Barbieris, Gustavo Bellon Music: Emiliano Motta, Emiliano Gonzalez de Leon Cast: Jacinto Medina, Gabino Rodríguez Print Source: Ondamax Films, info@ondamax.com
Alamo South Lamar - Sun. April 24 10:00 PM Buy Tickets
Arroz con leche: K Ool Utial K Kuxtal Rice Pudding: K Ool Utial K Kuxtal
Byrt Wammack Weber, Ana Rosa Duarte Mexico, Experimental Documentary, 2009 50 min, SVHS/DV/Super8, Color/Black & White Yucatec Maya, Spanish with English subtitles
When faced with homogenizing forces that would have her distance herself from her past and people, a Mayan woman is incited to explore her identity and how it relates to her culture. A ten-year collaboration between five Mayan women and their families, Arroz con leche shows the diversity of being a Maya woman at the turn of the twenty-first century.
North American Premiere
Byrt Wammack Weber works in film and other media to deal with questions of contemporary cultural identity, post-colonialism, autonomy, migration, and memory. Founder of several community-based and collaborative art initiatives in Mexico, his various works have been exhibited throughout the world. Ana Rosa Duarte was born in Chocholá Yucatan, a Mayan community. She has a doctorate in Social Anthropology, and is a founding member Yoochel Kaaj, which works to promote audiovisual expression through the use of technology and audiovisual media. Producer: Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte Production Companies: Yoochel Kaaj: Cine Video Cultura Screenwriter: Byrt Wammack Weber Cinematographer: Byrt Wammack Weber Editor: Byrt Wammack Weber Sound Design: Byrt Wammack Weber Music: Juan Palacios Cast: Ana Rosa Duarte, Carmita Tamayo Pool, Sidenilda Puuc, Juana Itzá, Lucía Cocom Print Source: Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte - Yoochel Kaaj: Cine Video Cultura, dduarte@uady.mx
Mexican American Cultural CenterSat. April 23 4:00 PM FREE!
Bala mordida Bitten Bullet
Diego Muñoz Vega Mexico, Crime/Drama, 2009 112 min, 35mm, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Mauro Hernández, a young policeman, becomes involved in a coke deal, and when problems arise, gives his gun away to cover the deal. Things get out of control when the media gets involved. A scandal over the bad quality of police body armor turns into an investigation of misappropriation of police funds, and Mauro is labeled as a victim of administrative corruption. Using the power that his uniform gives him and the sympathy of the media, Mauro starts to blackmail anyone who crosses his way. Mauro and his commander become involved in a dirty war inside the police force, a struggle filled with espionage, murders, and betrayal.
Regional Premiere Since graduating from the CCC in Mexico, Diego Muñoz Vega has built a career in the Mexican industry in short films, documentaries, commercials and video clips. Bala mordida is his first feature film, and he's currently in post-production on the film Mordidas.
Producer: Rafael Cuervo, Diego Muñoz Vega, Pedro Sherer Production Companies: Tosco Films, FOPROCINE, IMCINE, Goliat Films, Renta Imagen Screenwriter: Diego Muñoz Vega Cinematographer: Carlos Hidalgo Editor: Felipe Gomez Sound Design: Isabel Muñoz Cota Music: Pablo Valero, Yamil Rezo Cast: Damián Alcázar, Miguel Rodarte, Roberto Sosa, Flor Payán, Octavio Castro, Dagoberto Gama Print Source: Paul Hudson - Outsider Pictures, info@outsiderpictures.us
Alamo South Lamar - Mon. April 25 9:55 PM Buy Tickets
Blattángelus Blatangelus
Araceli Santana Lancón Mexico, Documentary, 2010 70 min, HD, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Co-sponsored by the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival As a member of a traditional Catholic family, Jorge Sosa had always been immersed in schools, activities and unions, in which his homosexuality generated an unbearable ideological conflict. This ended when he decided to completely move away from the precepts and practices of his religion. Then, years later, after receiving the counsel of a priest, he reconciled himself with his identity and now leads a church whose main mission is to promote this same reconciliation of faith and sexuality for others, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Sosa's mission involves teaching about a god who promotes in his followers responsibility and full awareness of their freedom.
US Premiere
Araceli Santana Lancón, born in Mexico City in 1976, has worked as a literary and screenwriting professor at the Universidad de las Américas and the Centro de Escritores Juan José Arreola de Casa Lamm respectively. She is currently working on her first novel and initial research for her next documentary.
Producer: Roberto Canales Production Companies: RO Films, FOPROCINE Screenwriter: Araceli Santana Lancón Cinematographer: Pepe Guevara Editor: Roberto Canales Sound Design: Manuel Montaño Music: Gustavo Reyes, Jethro Carbonell Cast: Jorge Sosa, Juan Álvarez, Mauro Zamora Print Source: Javier Núñez - IMCINE, difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Mexican American Cultural CenterSat. April 23 6:30 PM FREE!
Corazón de perro Dog Heart
Ismael Nava Alejos Mexico, Drama/Comedy, 2009 11 min, 35mm, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Silvano is a 30 year-old alcoholic, Taibele is a young prostitute. One day they discover life is full of color and their paths merge. Nonetheless, ambition, a weapon, and the opportunity for a big break prove to be a deadly combination.
Regional Premiere
Producer: Blanca Aguirre, Janeth Aguirre Elizondo Production Companies: CONARTE, IMCINE Screenwriter: Simón Sepúlveda Torres Cinematographer: Germán de Santiago Puy Editor: Ismael Nava Alejos Sound Design: Emmanuel Castillo, Bernardo Ortiz, Miguel Molina Music: Jorge Zertuche, Gustavo Bolaños, Juan Chávez Cast: Elizabeth Cervantes, Miguel René Moreno, Antonio Craviotto Print Source: Javier Núñez - IMCINE, difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Alamo South Lamar - Mon. April 25 4:00 PM Opens for Por tu culpa
En los pasos de Abraham In the Footsteps of Abraham
Daniel Goldberg Lerner Mexico, Documentary, 2009 90 min, 35mm, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Co-sponsored by Austin Jewish Film Festival In the Footsteps of Abraham narrates the spiritual journey of three men from Veracruz, Mexico, and the obstacles and sacrifices they must overcome in their quest to convert to Judaism and reach the Holy Land.
Austin Premiere
Born and raised in Mexico City, Daniel Goldberg is a graduate of the USC School of Cinema-Television. A director and producer of various documentary films, Daniel also heads Goldberg Lerner Productions.
Producer: Daniel Goldberg Lerner Production Companies: Goldberg Lerner, FOPROCINE, IMCINE Screenwriter: Steve Littman Cinematographer: Nejemye Tenenbaum Editor: Barry Stricke, Abraham Lifshitz Sound Design: Antonino Isordia, Abraham Lifshitz Music: Peter Himmelman, Lior Kaminetsky, Mario Osuna, Alfredo Sánchez Cast: Praxcedes Carmona, Yehuda Pérez, Yehoshua Rangel, José Alberto Velázquez Print Source: Javier Núñez - IMCINE, difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Alamo South Lamar - Wed. April 27 3:30 PM Buy Tickets
Entre paredes de agua Between Water Walls
Rosa Martha Fernández Mexico, Experimental/Drama, 2010 30 min, HD, Color No dialogue
Flavio belongs to a species of amphibians destined to suffer an evolutionary change that will force them from the security of their habitat in the depths of the ocean. His underwater life vacilates between fear of the change and fascination of the world around him. However, after being seduced by the songs of a group of mermaids, he must balance his love and desire for them with his biological destiny.
US Premiere
Producer: Rosa Martha Fernández Production Companies: Mitologías en Producción, Rosa Martha Fernández, IMCINE, Canal 22 Screenwriter: Claudia Lavista, Rosa Martha Fernández Cinematographer: David Torres, Santiago Navarrete Editor: Rosamarta Fernández, Omar Carrum Sound Design: Rogelio Sosa, Ricardo Arzola Music: Rogelio Sosa Cast: Omar Carrum, Johnny Millán, Víctor Manuel Ruiz, Agustín Martínez, Xitlali Piña, Karen de Luna, Claudia Lavista, Eva Audelo, Juan Carlos Vázquez Print Source: Javier Núñez - IMCINE, difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Mexican American Cultural CenterTue. April 26 2:00 PM FREE!
Jean Gentil
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
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!
Kidnappeando
Norbi Zylberberg Mexico/USA, Comedy, 2010 13 min, HD, Color Spanish, English with English subtitles
Kidnappeando is an independent short film that embraces, in a sarcastic and comedic way, the streetwise attitude of a young guy in pursuit of a long-delayed dream.
World Premiere
Producer: Ornella Jaramillo Production Companies: Lost In Traducción Screenwriter: Norbi Zylberberg Cinematographer: Robert Smith Editor: Alex Neuman Sound Design: Pablo Solorzano Music: Gustavo Farias Cast: Francisco "Paco" Hernandez, Linda J. Carter, Nancy Lantis, Mark Hickman Print Source: Norbi Zylberberg, norbigeorge@gmail.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterFri. April 22 8:00 PM FREE!
La mina de oro Gold Mine
Jacques Bonnavent Mexico, Drama, 2009 10 min, 35mm, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Betina, a woman in her fifties, finds love through the internet. She decides to leave her monotonous, city life and move to the other side of the country to be with her virtual fiancé. Once she arrives she is greeted by a big surprise. Texas Premiere
Producer: Hilda Soriano, Ana Graciela Ugalde Production Companies: IMCINE, Gran Angular Films Screenwriter: Jacques Bonnavent Cinematographer: Ramón Orozco Stoltenberg Editor: Alexis Rodil Sound Design: Mario Martínez Cobos, Guinduri Arroyo, Mario Martínez Cobos, Víctor Barragán Music: Marc Lejeune Cast: Paloma Woolrich, Alfonso Dosal, Cristina Michaus, Sonia Couoh, Adrián Rubio, Olga Durón, Guillermo Harrsch, Godeleva Pérez Chávez, Luis Rodríguez Leal, Eréndira Pérez Neri, Alondra Alavez Ángeles, Natalia Urquiza, Jaime Katzew Print Source: Javier Núñez - IMCINE, difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Alamo South Lamar - Mon. April 25 7:30 PM Opens for Des-Autorizados
Luna Moon
Raúl Cárdenas, Rafael Cárdenas Mexico, Animation, 2010 8 min, 35mm, Color Spanish with English subtitles
In a busy city full of motorized beings controlled by time, a little girl named Zoe will discover a beautiful moon in the middle of the chaos.
Texas Premiere
Producer: Raúl Cárdenas, Rafael Cárdenas Production Companies: IMCINE Screenwriter: Raúl Cárdenas, Rafael Cárdenas Cinematographer: Raúl Cárdenas, Rafael Cárdenas Editor: Raúl Cárdenas, Rafael Cárdenas Sound Design: Daniel Hidalgo, Jerónimo Gorráez, Adolfo Hernández, Víctor Barragán, Eduardo Gaytán Music: Daniel Hidalgo, Tomás Barreiro Cast: Raúl Cárdenas, Rafael Cárdenas, Mauricio Solís, Maribel Valdés Print Source: Javier Núñez - IMCINE, difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Alamo South Lamar - Fri. April 22 7:30 PM Opens for Habana Eva
Lupano Leyva
Felipe Gómez Mexico, Surrealist Drama, 2009 14 min, 35mm, Black & White Spanish with English subtitles
Lupano Leyva, a federal soldier, is injured in one of the battles of the Mexican Revolution. After Death imprisons him, he is forced to confront his inevitable demise.
Regional Premiere
Producer: Claudia Valdez Production Companies: IMCINE Screenwriter: Felipe Gómez, Alejandro Valle Cinematographer: Javier Morón Editor: Felipe Gómez Sound Design: Isabel Muñoz Cota, Pablo Fernández, Miguel Molina Music: Alfonso Figueroa Cast: Roberto Sosa, Gerardo Taracena, Ángeles Cruz, Mario Zaragoza, Rubén Cristani, Alejandro Felipe, Horacio García Rojas Print Source: Javier Núñez - IMCINE, difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
María en tierra de nadie Maria in Nobody's Land
Marcela Zamora Chamorro El Salvador/Guatemala/Mexico, Human Rights Documentary, 2010 86 min, MiniDV, Color Spanish with English subtitles
This documentary shows the parallel immigration stories of three Salvadoran women on a journey through Mexico. Doña Inés, a 60 year-old woman, is searching for her daughter who went missing shortly after she decided to immigrate to the US five years ago. Marta and Sandra, tired of the domestic violence they endured at home and hoping to overcome their impoverished lives, decide to make the trip through Mexico with only thirty dollars in their pockets. These women, Doña Inés' daughter, and countless other immigrant women face prostitution, human trafficking, rape, kidnap, and even death on a journey not often brought up in immigration debates.
North American Premiere Marcela Zamora studied journalism in Costa Rica and went on to study film at the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba (EICTV). María en tierra de nadie is her first feature documentary.
Producer: Marcela Zamora, Oscar Martinez, Edu Ponces Production Companies: Elfaro.net, Ruido Photo, Idheas Screenwriter: Marcela Zamora Cinematographer: Keren Shayo Editor: Leopoldo Nakata Sound Design: Gina Villafañe Music: Sigried Masías, Leticia Servín Print Source: Marcela Zamora, zamora_marcela@hotmail.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterMon. April 25 6:00 PM FREE!
Much'Tal Jedz "Cuando hablamos, lo hacemos una sola vez" Much'Tal Jedz "When We Speak, We Only Do So Once"
Byrt Wammack Weber Mexico, Experimental/Drama, 2009 35 min, Super 8 Film/DV, Color/Black & White Yucatec Maya with English subtitles
When something begins terrorizing a Mayan village, the people know they must do something to overcome it. Their strategies lead them to a famous archaeologist and eventually, to an unexpected solution. Based on recent and historical events, this film is about the Mayan struggle to maintain their autonomy.
Texas Premiere
Producer: Colectivo Turix Production Companies: Yoochel Kaaj: Cine Video Cultura Screenwriter: Byrt Wammack Weber, Colectivo Turix Cinematographer: Byrt Wammack Weber Editor: Byrt Wammack Weber Sound Design: Byrt Wammack Weber, Elías Puc Music: Elías Puc Cast: Rodolfo Nahuat, Juan Kuyoc, Francisco May, Ofelio Nahuat, Jaime Magaña Print Source: Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte - Yoochel Kaaj: Cine Video Cultura, dduarte@uady.mx
Mexican American Cultural CenterTue. April 26 1:00 PM FREE!
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!
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!
Red Casas del Migrante Scalabrini Network of Scalbrini Migrant Houses
Marcela Morán Guatemala/Mexico, Social Issue Documentary, 2010 14 min, MiniDV, Color/Black & White Spanish with English subtitles
Red Casas del Migrante Scalabrini deals with a network of five immigrant shelters in Mexico and Guatemala run by Scalabrini missionaries. Through interviews with immigrants, the film explores the causes of migration, as well as connects their local experiences to larger world issues.
World Premiere
Producer: Alejandra Moran Production Companies: Morán Production Screenwriter: Marcela Morán Cinematographer: Fernando Silva Editor: Marcela Morán Sound Design: Marcela Morán Cast: Ademar Barilli, Luiz Kendzierski, Francisco Pellizzari, Mauro Verzelitti, Abraham Ochoa Rios Print Source: Marcela Morán, moranmarcela@hotmail.com
Mexican American Cultural Center Mon. April 25 6:00 PM FREE!
Seguir siendo: Café Tacvba Being: Café Tacvba
Ernesto Contreras, José Manuel Craviotto Mexico, Music Documentary, 2010 80 min, 35mm, Color/Black & White Spanish with English subtitles Join Café Tacvba as they travel throughout the world on planes and buses, pass time in hotels and dressing rooms, and work through the creative process. This documentary offers a revelatory and intimate glimpse into the friendship and frustrations of the most important band in Mexico. Go behind-the-scenes with the individuals who compose the band, as well as create their on-stage presence, as they celebrate their 20th anniversary of being Café Tacvba.
US Premiere
Ernesto Contreras, a graduate of the CUEC-UNAM in Mexico, is director of Párpados azules, which was nominated for the Camera D'Or award in the 60th Cannes Film Festival, and won numerous awards at other festivals.
José Manuel Craviotto, also a graduate of the CUEC-UNAM, is an award-winning short film director, and recently released his first feature, Los últimos heroes de la península.
Producer: Luis Albores, Ernesto Contreras, José Manuel Craviotto, Juan De Dios Balbi Production Companies: FOPROCINE, Agencia SHA, Entertainmex, Café Tacvba Cinematographer: Tonatiuh Martínez Editor: Ernesto Contreras, J.M. Cravioto, Pedro Jiménez, Gabriel Mariño Sound Design: Enrique Ojeda, Gerardo Trigueros Music: Café Tacvba Cast: Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Quique Rangel, Joselo Rangel Print Source: Agencia SHA, info@agenciasha.com
Alamo South Lamar - Mon. April 25 4:30 PMBuy Tickets
Si seguimos vivos If We Stay Alive
Juliana Fanjul Espinoza Mexico/Cuba, Documentary, 2010 23 min, HD, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Si seguimos vimos offers a brief look at the life of an elderly group that lives in a shelter. Their bodies, their voices, their time, their rituals, and their obsessions all make the viewer question their sanity, their quality of life and whether it can be considered a life being lived.
North American Premiere
Producer: Miguel Iván González, Carmen Méndez Production Companies: EICTV Screenwriter: Juliana Fanjul Espinoza Cinematographer: César Zayas Editor: Fernanda Pires Gurdel Sound Design: Denis Godoy Print Source Contact: Jorge Rey - EICTV, promocioninternacional@eictv.org.cu
The near future. The world is divided by closed borders but connected by a digital network that ties together people around the world. Memo Cruz lives in an isolated farming community in Mexico, the kind of place that seems frozen in time—except for the hi-tech, militarized dam that was built by a corporation, and now controls the town’s water supply. Memo dreams of leaving his small pueblo and finding work in the hi-tech factories in the big cities in the north. On his journey north, he meets Luz, an aspiring journalist who dreams of writing a story that might one day change the world. Unwittingly their fates are manipulated by a chain of events emanating from the highest levels of technological advances.
Tin Tan
Francesco Taboada Tabone Mexico, Biographical Documentary, 2010 90 min, HDV, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Germán Cipriano Gómez Valdés Castillo, better known as his famous character "Tin Tan," gained the attention of an entire continent through his "pachuco" style, use of Spanglish, and rapid, comedic improvisation. His talent as an actor, singer, dancer and comedian also helped establish the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Through interviews with his family and members of the film industry who knew and worked with him, the story of Tin Tan is told as it never has been before.
Texas Premiere
A graduate of the UNAM in Mexico, Francesco Taboada has directed numerous award-winning films, including Los últimos Zapatistas, Pancho Villa, La Revolución no ha terminado, and 13 pueblos en defensa del agua el aire y la tierra.
Producer: Rosalía Valdés Julián, Francesco Taboada Tabone, Mónica Cervera Production Companies: IMCINE Screenwriter: Aldo Jiménez Tabone Cinematographer: Francesco Taboada Tabone Editor: Aldo Jiménez Tabone, Francesco Taboada Tabone Sound Design: Fernanda Robinson, Atahualpa Caldera Music: Dámaso Pérez Prado, Germán Valdés Tin Tan, Don Tos Cast: Jorge Zamora "Zamorita," Yolanda Montez "Tongolele," Manuel "Loco" Valdés, Silvia Pinal, Gaspar Henaine "Capulina," Fannie Kaufman "Vitola," Rosita Fornés, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Carlos Monsivais, and many more Print Source: Javier Núñez - IMCINE, difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Alamo South Lamar - Tue. April 26 3:30 PM Buy Tickets
Vanilla: The Sacred Orchid
Curtis Craven Mexico/USA, Docmentary, 2010 27 min, BetaSP, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Vanilla is a New World spice originating from the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Two different groups of people are involved in its production: the indigenous people who have been growing it on small farms for centuries, and descendants of Italian immigrants who have been processing and selling the bean since the mid-1800s. Vanilla: The Sacred Orchid examines the relationship these two cultures have with the plant during its yearly cycle, from the hand-pollination of the flowers, to the harvesting and subsequent drying of the bean.
World Premiere Producer: Curtis Craven Production Companies: Hecho a Mano Productions Screenwriter: Curtis Craven Cinematographer: Curtis Craven Editor: Curtis Craven Sound Design: Curtis Craven Music: Voladores de Papantla, Curt Voelkel Cast: Patricia Vonne, Cristina Lopez, Daniel Eduardo Hurst Print Source: Curtis Craven - Hecho a Mano Productions, ccraven322@yahoo.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterFri. April 22 8:00 PM FREE!
Verano de Goliat Summer of Goliath
Nicolás Pereda Mexico/Canada/Netherlands, Drama/Documentary/Fiction Hybrid, 2010 76 min, HD, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Upon the sudden departure of her husband, Teresa embarks on a mission to find out what happened. Instead of finding answers, her mission uncovers the feelings and desires of a whole town, a town where its people have grown up with bitterness towards others. Family members desert each other, soldiers intimidate residents, stories of mysterious deaths are frequent, and the sense of abandonment hidden in everyone is constantly present. Blending fiction and documentary, Verano de Goliat depicts the feelings of the town's residents by showing moments from their daily lives.
Texas Premiere
Nicolás Pereda was born in 1982 in Mexico City. Working with many of the same actors for most of his films, his projects have been shown in festivals such as Venice, Rotterdam, Toronto, Oberhausen, San Sebastian and others. Verano de Goliat is his fifth feature length film.
Producer: Andres Castaneda Screenwriter: Nicolás Pereda Cinematographer: Alejandro Coronado Editor: Nicolás Pereda Sound Design: Mauricio Villalba Cast: Teresa Sánchez, Gabino Rodríguez, Juana Rodríguez, Harold Torres, Oscar Saavedra Miranda Print Source Contact: Cristina Garza - FiGa Films, cristina@figafilms.com
Alamo South Lamar - Sun. April 24 3:30 PMBuy Tickets
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