|
After Iraq
Sascha Weiss USA, Documentary, 2010 16 min, HD Cam, Color English
With major combat operations in Iraq officially ending in August 2010, hundreds of thousands of troops are returning home. After Iraq explores the personal readjustment experiences of three Texas-based Iraq War veterans as they deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, separation from family, and the physical and mental scars of battle. Through intimate and sometimes humorous interviews, the diversity of their experiences is seen.
World Premiere Producer: Sascha Weiss Cinematographer: Olivier Dalipagic Editor: Tat Ho Yee, Olivier Dalipagic Sound Design: Olivier Dalipagic, Sachin Shah, Michelle Mejia, Lauren Gerson Music: Michael Cozzi, Steve Hanson, Paul Lawler, Gustavo Santaolalla Print Source: Sascha Weiss, sascha.weiss@gmail.com
Mexican American Cultural Center Fri. April 22 8:00 PM FREE!
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!
Avenida Brasília Formosa Defiant Brasilia
Gabriel Mascaro Brazil, Experimental Documentary, 2010 85 min, HD, Color Portuguese with English subtitles
Individuals from various walks of life are all real people placed in a fictional structure: Brasilia Formosa Avenue, which runs along Recife's urban coastline. Through their daily routines, a poetic web of encounters, memories and desires offers insight into their contemporary reality and relationships with the newly constructed avenue.
Regional Premiere
Gabriel Mascaro graduated from the Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil. His first feature, Um Lugar Ao Sol, won various international festival awards. Founder of the production company Simio, he also works as an educator for NGO Video in the Villages teaching film in indigenous communities.
Producer: Mannuela Costa, Gabriel Mascaro Production Companies: Plano 09 Produções Screenwriter: Gabriel Mascaro Cinematographer: Ivo Lopes Araújo Editor: Tatiana Almeida Sound Design: Carlos Montenegro Cast: Fabio Gomes de Melo Print Source: Alex Garcia - FiGa Films, alex@figafilms.com
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!
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
Boys of Summer
Keith Aumont USA/Curaçao, Documentary, 2010 93 min, HD, Color Papiamentu, English with English subtitles
On a tiny Caribbean island, the Curaçao All-Stars have competed at the Little League World Series for an incredible seven consecutive years. They routinely beat teams from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic in the hopes of making it to the finals in the US. Over the course of one season, the boys face injuries and obstacles as they try to keep the winning streak alive. Team manager Vernon Isabella and his players learn the meaning of national pride in a story that travels from a humble island ball field to the international spotlight and back.
Texas Premiere
Keith Aumont is the director of two previous short films, American Exquisite and Joint Custody. Boys of Summer is his first feature.
Producer: Ariana Garfinkel Production Companies: The Putty Division, Reno Productions Cinematographer: Keith Aumont Editor: Keiran Watson-Bonnice Sound Design: Carmine Degennaro Music: Jay Israelson Print Source: Ariana Garfinkel, ariana@boysofsummerfilm.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterTue. April 26 6:00 PM FREE!
Brother Towns / Pueblos Hermanos
Charles D. Thompson, Jr., Michael Davey USA, Documentary, 2010 58 min, DigiBeta, Color Spanish, English with English subtitles
Brother Towns/Pueblos Hermanos is the story of two towns linked by immigration, family, and work: Jacaltenango, a highland, Maya town in Guatemala; and Jupiter, Florida, an American coastal resort where many Jacaltecos have settled. The film chronicles the reasons why people migrate across borders, how people make and remake their communities when they travel thousands of miles from home, and how people maintain families despite their travel. With immigration being such controversial topic, the film strives to include the voices of those opposed to as well as advocating for undocumented immigrants, and prompt a deeper dialogue about these issues.
Regional Premiere
Charles Thompson is a Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Anthropology and an adjunct professor in the Department of Religion at Duke. His other film works include The Guestworker and We Shall Not Be Moved. Michael Davey, a painter and editor, has worked in the production business for more than twenty years and during that time has edited a wide variety of programs including documentaries for PBS, the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, and Animal Planet.
Producer: Charles D. Thompson, Jr. Production Companies: Bullfrog Films Cinematographer: Michael Davey, Charles D. Thompson, Jr., Margaret Morales Editor: Michael Davey Sound Design: Michael Davey, Charles D. Thompson, Jr., Margaret Morales Music: La Tona, Santos Montejo, Musicians of Jacaltenango Cast: Filomeno Raymundo Diaz Print Source: Bullfrog Films, video@bullfrogfilms.com
Jones Auditorium at the Ragsdale Center, St. Edward's UniversityMon. April 25 7:00 PM FREE!
Canción de toquilla A Song of Toquilla You Decide
Javier Andrade Ecuador, Documentary, 2010 24 min, HD Cam, Color Spanish with English subtitles
The famous Toquilla straw hats, commonly known as Panama Hats, are not actually made in Panama. Instead, they are made in a rural community called Pile on the coast of Ecuador. The artisans here are the last who still possess the 250 year-old knowledge of making fine, handmade hats. But due to a falling dollar and younger generations choosing paths other than hat-making, this art is disappearing. As elders explain the process of making the hats, and how they are actively teaching the craft to the youth in the community, it is also evident that the artisans of Pile could quietly, suddenly disappear.
World Premiere Producer: Maria de Los Angeles Palacios Production Companies: PUNK Cinematographer: Olivier Auverlau Editor: Javier Andrade Sound Design: Cristina Arias Music: Kathiuska Lopera, Paco del Castillo, Filemon Macias Cast: Domingo Carranza, Pascuala Delgado, Idolo Espinal, Geronimo Carranza, Maribel de Carranza Print Source: Mariangeles Palacios, mariangelespb@gmail.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterFri. April 22 1:00 PM FREE!
Columbus Day Legacy Bennie Klain USA, Documentary, 2010 35 min, MiniDV/8mm Super, Color/Black & White English
Columbus Day Legacy explores the quintessential American issues of free speech and ethnic pride against the backdrop of the ongoing Columbus Day controversy in Denver, Colorado. Since its recent incarnation in 1992, the 500th anniversary of America's "discovery," the Italian-American community in Denver has wholeheartedly celebrated its revered holiday, much to the dismay of the many local Native Americans. Both the Italian- and Native American communities are strong, vibrant, and tight-knit. Columbus Day Legacy conveys this sense of community on both sides of this vigorous debate while addressing the conflicts involving freedom of speech, the interpretation of history, and what it means to be an "American."
World Premiere
Producer: Leighton C. Peterson Production Companies: TricksterFilms Cinematographer: Marko Slavnic, Nancy Schiesari Editor: Bennie Klain Sound Design: William Riddle Music: Various Artists Print Source: Bennie Klain - TricksterFilms, bklain@tricksterfilms.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterSat. April 23 8:00 PM FREE!
Complexo - Universo Paralelo Complexo - Parallel Universe
Mário Patrocínio Portugal/Brazil, Documentary, 2010 80 min, HD, Color Portuguese with English subtitles
The most feared favela of Brazil, Complexo do Alemão in Rio de Janeiro, has a population of 300,000, and is the largest gun and drug depot of the city. In 2007, during a period of heightened tension and violence in Rio, the largest police operation ever was launched, and residents awoke and fell asleep to the sound of gunshots. Complexo shows the unique kind of order that resulted from apparent anarchy in this dangerous and complex system.
Regional Premiere
A native of Lisbon, and having lived and worked throughout the world, Mário Patrocínio moved into the Complexo do Alemão favela in 2005 to investigate and document residents' daily lives.
Producer: Henrique Salgado, Mário Patrocínio, Pedro Patrocínio, Tiago Duque Production Companies: Complex Films Screenwriter: Mário Patrocínio Cinematographer: Pedro Patrocínio Editor: Cláudia Silvestre, João Monge, Sérgio Pedro Sound Design: Sérgio Duarte Music: Chico Neves Print Source: Henrique Salgado, henriquesalgado@complexfilms.eu
Alamo South Lamar - Fri. April 22 4:30 PM Buy Tickets
Contrary Warrior: The Life and Times of Adam Fortunate Eagle
John Ferry USA, Biographical Documentary, 2010 82 min, DigiBeta, Color English
Told in his own words, with wit and a sense of humor, Adam Fortunate Eagle Nordwall recounts his life from his childhood to present day. After a positive experience in Indian boarding schools, participating in the Indian take-over of Alcatraz Island in 1969, honing his creative skills on the Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, and being labeled an "enemy of the State" and losing virtually everything he owns, he continues to use humor to make his political and cultural point. He teaches viewers about his Native American art and spirituality, as well as his philosophy as it applies to life and his work.
Texas Premiere
John Ferry has been involved in documentary films for over 30 years. He studied acting and directing at Lawrence Merrick's Studio, and went on to produce and direct the award-winning Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart as well as Michelangelo: Self-Portrait.
Producer: Grace de Soto Ferry, John Ferry Production Companies: Lillimar Pictures Cinematographer: Marlon Cooper Editor: John Ferry Sound Design: Lillimar Pictures Music: Various Artists Cast: Adam Fortunate Eagle Print Source: John Ferry - Lillimar Pictures, info@lillimar.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterSat. April 23 8:00 PMFREE!
Dreams Awake
Kevin Gordon, Rebekah Meredith USA, Documentary, 2010 7 min, DVCPro HD, Color Spanish, English with English subtitles
Doroteo Garcia, like countless Mexican immigrants, came to the United States to make a better life for his family. What was meant to be a short separation from his family has now lasted longer than a decade. To deal with his loneliness, Doroteo turned to poetry to express himself. To combat the invisibility of immigrant workers, he also became a union activist. This film explores the many layers of this charismatic man by juxtaposing his poetry and storytelling with scenes of his life both inside and outside the art museum where he works.
Texas Premiere
Producer: Kevin Gordon, Rebekah Meredith Cinematographer: Kevin Gordon, Rebekah Meredith Editor: Rebekah Meredith, Kevin Gordon Sound Design: Kevin Gordon, Rebekah Meredith Print Source: Rebekah Meredith, rebekah_meredith@yahoo.com
Mexican American Cultural Center Fri. April 22 3:00 PM FREE!
Día de los muertos: A Day for the Living
Trina Bardusco USA, Documentary, 2011 13 min, HDV, Color English, Spanish, Spanglish with English subtitles
The "Day of the Dead" is celebrated in Texas with its own unique flavor. This documentary short explores everything from the how's and why's of altar making, to what this celebration really means to a special group of San Antonio residents as they commemorate their loved ones. Featuring Rita Vidaurri-Eden (legendary singer), David Rice (writer), Carmen Tafolla (writer-performer), Jesús de la Torre (educator), Patricia S. Castillo (Family violence prevention activist), and an Aztec inspired ceremony at our Lady of the Lake University with Prof. Oswald J. Nira. A colorful and poignant mezcla of parades and events that illustrate the deeper meanings of this often misunderstood, but very popular celebration.
World Premiere
Producer: Trina Bardusco Production Company: HBO Latino and Latino Media Works 2010 Screenwriter: Trina Bardusco Cinematographer: Pete Simmonite Editor: Jacky Kamahji Sound Design: Jacky Kamahji Music: John Branch
Alamo South Lamar - Sat. April 23 4:00 PM Opens for Habla Texas
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
El ring y sus titanes The Ring and Its Titans
Miko Meloni Bolivia/Italy, Documentary, 2010 40 min, DV CAM, Color Spanish, Italian with English subtitles
El ring y sus titanes tells the story of the Lucha Libre matches that take place between the cities of La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia. Cholitas, men, dwarves, superheroes and monsters are the focus of the ring, and they all reflect, in a surreal parade, the complex reality of the contemporary Bolivia. A fresco of idiosyncrasies, contaminations, bereavement and Andean cultural myths, El ring y sus titanes shows that for a "luchador," it is not the difference between reality and fiction, or the game and victory that matters, but just to keep on fighting.
North American Premiere Producer: Miko Meloni Production Companies: Maravilla Tambo Screenwriter: Miko Meloni Cinematographer: Miko Meloni Editor: Diego Pascal Panarello Sound Design: Miko Meloni Music: Belkings Cast: Los Luchadors Print Source: Maravilla Tambo, maravillatambo@gmail.com
Mexican American Cultural Center Fri. April 22 3:00 PM FREE!
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!
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
Habla Texas
Alberto Ferreras USA, Documentary, 2010 63 min, HDV, Color English, Spanish, Spanglish with English subtitles
Habla Texas is the latest installment of the Habla Series produced by Latino Media Works and HBO. Sometimes funny, often poignant, always truthful, Habla is an award-winning series on HBO Latino that has put the faces of US Latinos on the screen like no show has ever done before. In the segments, Latinos from all walks of life tell their personal stories directly to the camera. Since Habla was first shot in New York in 2003, more than 200 stories have gone to air representing Latinos from across the country, both as interstitial stand-alones and as combined into eight Habla specials, including Celebrity Habla I and II. Latino Media Works and HBO are proud to have gone back in the fall of 2010 to Habla's original roots, documenting "real people" in Texas.
World Premiere latinomediaworks.com, hbo.com/celebrity-habla
Alberto Ferreras is a New York based author, producer, songwriter, journalist and director born in Madrid and raised in Caracas. A co-developer of the animated series El Perro y El Gato for HBO Family and HBO Latino, and a partner of Latino Media Works since 2005, he is currently working on his second novel.
Producer: Trina Bardusco Production Company: Latino Media Works Cinematographer: Henry Adebonojo Editor: Alberto Ferreras, Jacky Kamaji, Craft TV Music: Jose Luis Pardo Cast: Michelle Valles, Cleto Rodriguez, Julian Castro, Joaquin Castro ,Lisa Andrade, Francisco Gonima, Patricia Vonne, Gabriel Reyes, Santiago Hernandez, Carmen Tafolla, Patricia S. Castillo, Jesús de la Torre, Ramon Talavera, David Rice, Carlos Cervantes, Brian Ramos, Nora de Hoyos, Teresa Lozano Long, Amparo García Crow
Alamo South Lamar - Sat. April 23 4:00 PM
Historia de un día The Story of a Day
Rosana Matecki Venezuela, Documentary, 2009 89 min, DV, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Historia de un día begins by observing the peaceful life of farmers living in a rural area in Latin America. Day breaks. A woman touches her eyebrows. A man shaves. Chickens are set loose and goats are fed. Little or nothing is said but the soundtrack gradually evolves into a rich, subtle combination of background noise and added sounds. This observation takes on a more contemplative mood, when attention is focused on the other subjects of the film.
Austin Premiere
Rosana Matecki studied communications in Caracas, Venezuela, has directed 12 documentaries, and has worked as a producer, director, researcher and/or screenwriter on various projects, including Ancestral Women and El último Don. She is the founder of Kiiskakuna Productions.
Producer: Rosana Matecki Production Companies: Kiiskakuna Cinematographer: John Márquez, Emil Guevara Editor: Lucas Villegas Sound Design: Cecilia Nava Music: Alejandro Rodríguez Cast: Famille Guerrero Carrizales, Avendaño Rodríguez Zabala, Hernandez Epieyú, Pushainá y Girnú Print Source: Latinofusión, latinofusion@latinofusion.com.mx
Mexican American Cultural Center Mon. April 25 8:00 PM FREE!
La Salsa Cubana
Eric Joseph Johnson, Sarita Streng USA/Cuba, Music/Dance Documentary, 2011 81 min, MiniDV, Color Spanish with English subtitles
A salsa dance group from Guanabacoa, located on the outskirts of Havana, is attempting to win the Cuban national dance competition. It is a story and event that engrosses the country. Along the group's journey to the competition, viewers can hear Cuban music, delve into the dancers' lives, learn a bit about the history of dance, and of course, see vibrant dancing.
Regional Premiere
Dancers and directors Eric Joseph Johnson and Sarita Streng were co-teachers and performers before filming La Salsa Cubana. Johnson currently works as a freelance engineer, and Streng runs the Community Dance Program in Albuquerque, NM. Producer: Eric Joseph Johnson Production Companies: Me Priva Pictures Screenwriter: Eric Joseph Johnson Cinematographer: Alvaro Rangel Editor: Eric Joseph Johnson, David Leach Sound Design: Eric Joseph Johnson, David Leach, Eduardo "Tatico" Collazo Music: David Calzado y su Charanga Habanera, Beny Moré, Chucho Valdés y su Cuarteto, Orquesta Aragón, Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, Elio Revé y su Charangón, Issac Delgado y su Orquesta, Pachito Alonso y sus Kini Kini, Pupy y los que son son, Grupo Changui de Guantanamo, and many more Print Source: Eric Joseph Johnson, ericjjohnson@hotmail.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterMon. April 25 1:00 PM FREE!
La isla - Archive einer Tragödie La isla - Archives of a Tragedy
Uli Stelzner Germany/Guatemala, Human Rights Documentary, 2010 85 min, HDV, Color/Black & White Spanish with English subtitles
At the end of the 20th century, members of the Guatemalan police and armed forces killed and abducted thousands of people. However this unprecedented, modern genocide goes unpunished. To this day, a system of terror and impunity relies on silence and a lack of evidence. But in July 2005 an explosion in the Guatemalan capital led to the discovery of the archive of Guatemala's National Police. "The Island," as it was known then, was the secret prison of the notorious national police squads. Millions of documents were uncovered that helped trace a story of tragedy and inconceivable atrocities, and revealed that a young generation of archive workers was willing to free their country from the suffocating grip of its own history.
Regional Premiere
Born in 1961 in Germany, Uli Stelzner is an author, director and producer living and working in Berlin and Central America. He is also co-founder of the independent media group ISKA, as well as director of the Human Rights Festival in Guatemala.
Producer: Uli Stelzner, Elke Benz, Zoran Solomun, Gabriela Melendez Production Companies: Iskacine, Ohne Gepaeck Filmproduktion, Asociación Luciérnaga Screenwriter: Uli Stelzner Cinematographer: Guillermo Escalon Editor: Alina Teodorescu Sound Design: Eduardo Cáceres Music: Nim Alae, Paulo Alvarado Print Source: Ohne Gepaeck Filmproduktion, Info@Ohnegepaeck.De
Mexican American Cultural CenterThur. April 28 3:00 PMFREE!
La reina del pueblo The Queen of the People
Juan Andrés Bello Venezuela, Documentary, 2010 65 min, DigiBeta, Color/Black & White Spanish with English subtitles
The first time Venezuelans went to vote, they did so in order to choose a beauty queen. In 1944, Caracas hosted the 7th Baseball Amateur World Series and the organizers decided the beauty queen of the event would be elected via popular vote. As the campaign begins, the country is divided into two factions. On one side, there are the supporters of Oly Clemente, the daughter of the President's secretary; on the other, those of Yolanda Leal, a school-teacher from a poor neighborhood in Caracas. The country was going through a transition to democracy and the newly formed political organizations understood this as a means to promote their ideas. It was an opportunity to test if the citizens were ready to choose who was going to govern.
US Premiere www.produccionestriana.com/lareinadelpueblo.htm
Juan Andrés Bello, born in Venezuela in 1970, is a director and producer dedicated to Latin American history, culture and art topics. Director of the award-winning El Cerrito, Bello has also participated in projects for A&E and The Biography Channel.
Producer: Constanza Burucua Production Companies: Producciones Triana Screenwriter: Juan Andrés Bello Cinematographer: Enrique Blein Editor: Juan Andrés Bello Sound Design: Setfano Gramitto Music: Varios Authors Cast: Yolanda Leal, Olga Risquez, Nelly Blanco Yepes Print Source: Constanza Burucua - Producciones Triana, cburucua@gmail.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterFri. April 22 1:00 PMFREE!
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!
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!
No Meio do Rio Entre as Árvores Within the River Among the Trees
Jorge Bodanzky Brazil, Human Rights Documentary, 2010 73 min, Digital, Color Portuguese with English subtitles
Within the Amazon Basin, there are a total of 35 communities living across 16.4 million acres of conservation areas of rainforest. The river is the only means of access to these communities. No Meio do Rio Entre as Árvores captures images of an abundant world, full of beauty, but where predatory economic exploration has left its marks.
World Premiere
Jorge Bodanzky was born in São Paulo in 1942. Director of various films, such as Iracema, Uma Transa Amazônica, O Terceiro Milênio, and Igreja dos Oprimidos, he has produced and directed hundreds of documentaries and currently holds visual art and music workshops with communities in the Amazon.
Producer: Beto Lacerda, Jorge Bodanzky Screenwriter: Jorge Bodanzky Cinematographer: Jorge Pennington Editor: Rodrigo Menecucci Sound Design: Alice Bodanzky Music: Thiago Cury, Marcus Siqueira Cast: Indigenous peoples of the Amazon Print Source : Raiz Distribuidora, distribuidora@raizprod.com.br
Jones Auditorium at the Ragsdale Center, St. Edward's UniversityTue. April 26 7:00 PM FREE!
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
Our Guadalupe
Chelsea Hernandez, Juan Elizondo, Lacey Triplett USA, Documentary, 2010 7 min, HD, Color English
From the same house where they were born and raised, three sisters invite old childhood friends over to reminisce on how the church was, and still is, a central part of their lives and the community.
World Premiere Producer: Chelsea Hernandez, Juan Elizondo, Lacey Triplett Production Companies: East Austin Stories Cinematographer: Chelsea Hernandez, Juan Elizondo, Lacey Triplett Editor: Chelsea Hernandez, Juan Elizondo, Lacey Triplett Sound Design: Greg Armstrong Music: Eric Vormelker, Lisa Schneider Cast: The Salas Sisters Print Source: Chelsea Hernandez, chelseahernandez@mac.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterFri. April 22 8:00 PM FREE!
Periferias interiores Internal Outskirts
Sergio García Locatelli Spain/Peru, Documentary, 2009 19 min, DVCAM, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Seen through the eyes of an exile, the large, Latin American city of Lima, Peru provides a sense of nostalgia and yearning for director Sergio García Locatelli. Filming the city during a grey, misty winter, the historic heart of the city, in all its reconstruction and restructuring, shows the coexistence of two worlds: that of an aristocratic past and of the current inhabitants who emigrated in search of the "Lima dream." The film takes audiences on a panoramic tour of Lima and its outskirts - a place where poverty exists visibly within the margins of wealth.
North American Premiere
Producer: Marino León Production Companies: Quechua Films Screenwriter: Karla Villavicencio, Eva Hurtado, Sergio García Cinematographer: Rodrigo Morcos, Hugo Carmona Editor: Sergio García Locatelli Sound Design: Omar Pareja, José Balado Music: Alonso Acosta performing Beethoven Print Source: Sergio García Locatelli - Quechua Films, sergiogarcia@quechuafilms.com
Mexican American Cultural Center Thur. April 28 1:00 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!
Rosa patria Rose Homeland
Santiago Loza Argentina, Biographical Documentary, 2009 96 min, HD, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Nestor Perlongher was an Argentine poet, sociologist, political activist and one of the founders of the Homosexual Liberation Front. By focusing on this important activist, a humorous and nostalgic collage of images, letters, and testimonies of members of the Homosexual Liberation Front movement help reconstruct a little-known part of Latin American history: the struggle of homosexuals during the years of change and repression in the 1970s.
North American Premiere
Born in Córdoba, Argentina in 1971, Santiago Loza has written and directed various acclaimed films including Los labios, La invención de la carne, Cuatro mujeres descalzas, and Extraño.
Producer: Liliana Paolinelli Production Companies: Mandragora Producciones Screenwriter: Santiago Loza Cinematographer: Paula Grandio Editor: Lorena Moriconi Sound Design: Leandro de Loredo Music: Cristian Bazzo, Carlos Casella Cast: Rodolfo Fogwill, María Inés Aldaburu, Fernando Noy, Juan José Sebreli, Sara Torres Print Source: Paula Grandio - Mandragora Producciones, paula.grandio@gmail.com
Mexican American Cultural Center Wed. April 27 3:00 PMFREE!
Se Meu Pai Fosse de Pedra If My Father Were Made of Stone
Maria Camargo Brazil, Biographical Documentary, 2010 19 min, 8mm/Super16mm/Digital/HD, Color Portuguese with English subtitles
The sculptor Sergio Camargo died 19 years ago. If the bones left in the grave are in fact his remains, would his sculptures be living remains? What is ephemeral and what is lasting? Is there a possible eternity? Seen through the eyes of his daughter, Maria, Sergio Camargo is examined both as an artist and a man.
North American Premiere Producer: Maria Camargo Production Companies: CaradeCão Filmes Screenwriter: Maria Camargo Cinematographer: Tuca Moraes Editor: Leo Alves, Maria Camargo Sound Design: Bruno Fernandes Music: Tim Rescala Cast: Maria Camargo, Celso do Prado, Miguel Camargo Kubrusly, Clara Camargo Vianna, João Camargo de Souza Dantas, Nina Camargo de Souza Dantas Print Source: Maria Camargo, miacamargo@uol.com.br
Mexican American Cultural Center Fri. April 22 3:00 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
Soldados da Borracha Rubber Soldiers
Cesar Garcia Lima Brazil, Documentary, 2010 26 min, HD, Color Portuguese with English Subtitles
Between 1942 and 1945, fifty-five thousand Brazilian men worked in the Amazon to extract rubber as part of the World War II effort. At the end of the war, they received no tributes and continued extracting rubber in the forest in the Brazilian state of Acre, where most of them later died. Acre was the site of the largest number of these workers, and in this film four survivors of this period share their stories.
World Premiere www.soldadosdaborracha.blogspot.com
Producer: Susanna Lira, Luciana Freitas Production Companies: Modo Operante Produções Screenwriter: Cesar Garcia Lima Cinematographer: Pedro Faerstein Editor: Tito Gomes, Cesar Garcia Lima Sound Design: Etienne Chambolle Music: Caldo de Piaba Print Source: Luciana Freitas - Modo Operante Produções, luciana@modooperante.com.br
Mexican American Cultural Center Fri. April 22 3:00 PM FREE!
The Dreamers
Paloma Gonzalez, Harry Lindner USA, Documentary, 2010 13 min, HDV, Color English
The Dreamers offers a look at the lives of undocumented youth, and the reality they face of not being able to pursue their dreams despite their success in school.
World Premiere Producer: Paloma Gonzalez, Harry Lindner Screenwriter: Paloma Gonzalez, Harry Lindner Cinematographer: Paloma Gonzalez Editor: Paloma Gonzalez Sound Design: Paloma Gonzalez Music: Alexa Yunes Cast: Jorge Gonzalez, Rick Noriega, Carlos Cruz, Ernie Sandoval, Juan Gonzalez Print Source: Paloma Gonzalez, pgsaxju@aol.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterFri. April 22 8:00 PM FREE!
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
Tongues of Stone
Jason Blalock Argentina/USA, Documentary, 2009 45 min, MiniDV/BetaSP, Color Spanish with English subtitles
The Rolling Stones have conceded that they are more popular in Argentina than any other country in the world, which is strange since they didn't play a single concert in Buenos Aires until 1995 - two decades into their career. But their absence didn't stop two generations of "rollingas" from sporting the Stones' trademark tongue and developing their own Stones-themed bands, bars, soccer clubs, restaurants, and fashion crazes. Through engaging and often hilarious interviews, performances, and archival footage, Tongues of Stone investigates the legendary status of the Rolling Stones in Argentina, and reveals the strange power of rock 'n' roll in the least likely of places.
World Premiere
Producer: Jason Blalock Cinematographer: Jason Blalock Editor: Jason Blalock Sound Design: Karolina Knopp, Alysha Yagoda Music: Jovenes Pordioseros, Ratones Paranoicos, Viejas Locas Print Source: Jason Blalock, jcblalock@gmail.com
Mexican American Cultural Center Sat. April 23 5:00 PM FREE!
Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives
Nancy Kelly USA, Documentary, 2010 78 min, MiniDV, Color English
Trust follows Marlin, a young Hondureña living in Chicago who has lived through some of the harshest cruelties imaginable: sexual abuse followed by severe depression. Propelled by her participation in the Albany Park Theater Project, a neighborhood teen theater company which makes original plays based on company members' stories, Marlin experiences a healthy movement away from identifying herself with those traumas in a documentary that is both uplifting and transformative.
Texas Premiere
Nancy Kelly, a veteran independent filmmaker of more than 25 years, is director of Smitten, Downside UP, and Thousand Pieces of Gold. Currently she is in production on Moments in Time, about how the Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area were saved from development.
Producer: Nancy Kelly Production Companies: Kelly+Yamamoto Productions Screenwriter: Nancy Kelly Cinematographer: Daniel B. Gold, Dana Kupper Editor: Kenji Yamamoto Sound Design: Phil Perkins Music: Todd Boekelheide Print Source Contact: Nancy Kelly - Kelly+Yamamoto Productions, nancy@kelly-yamamoto.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterWed. April 27 8:00 PM FREE!
Um Dia com Frederico Morais A Day with Frederico Morais
Guilherme Coelho Brazil, Biographical/Experimental Documentary, 2010 60 min, HDV/Super 8mm, Color/Black & White Portuguese with English subtitles
Frederico Morais is a 74 year-old art critic, curator and former director of the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. Morais allows director Guilherme Coelho into his home to view a little-known audio-visual project of sequences of photos shown on slides with accompanying audio recordings. With this project he creates a unique dialogue with the artists he critiques; in analyzing their works of art, he creates his own to provide his critical commentary.
World Premiere
Born in 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Coelho studied economics, documentary filmmaking, journalism and theater at Stanford University. He is also the director of numerous films including the series Portraits in Contemporary Art, Fernando Lemos-Behind the Image, Cildo, and 5 +5 +.
Producer: Mariana Ferraz Production Companies: Matizar Filmes Screenwriter: Guilherme Coelho, Letícia Simões, Marcia Watzl Cinematographer: Alberto Bellezia Editor: Marcia Watzl Sound Design: Denilson Campos Print Source: Mariana Ferraz, mariana@matizar.com.br
Mexican American Cultural CenterThur. April 28 1:00 PM FREE!
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
¿Tacos o tacos? ¿Tacos or Tacos?
Robert Lemon USA, Documentary, 2010 14 min, Digital, Color English, Spanish with English subtitles
Austin, TX is seeing a strong emergence of new food cultures, which in turn is shaping community identities throughout the city. By juxtaposing immigrant taco trucks on the East side of Austin to the new, trendy food trucks in the eclectic and eccentric neighborhood of South Austin, ¿Tacos or Tacos? shows that taco trucks are more than just a place to eat for Mexican immigrants.
Texas Premiere www.facebook.com/pages/Tacos-or-Tacos/160105000713358
Producer: Robert Lemon Screenwriter: Robert Lemon Cinematographer: Robert Lemon, Aaron Fine Editor: Robert Lemon, Aaron Fine Sound Design: Robert Lemon Music: Guy Clarke, Banda El Grullo Cast: Sarah Courington, Robert Lemon, Jaime Malendez Print Source: Robert Lemon, rdlemon@gmail.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterFri. April 22 8:00 PM FREE!
|
Search, View and Navigation
Search
