NALIP members are invited to a special movie budgeting & scheduling seminar July 2nd.
Location to be announced. Join NALIP and Jungle Software as we present a special interactive 4 hour seminar to help filmmakers produce a budgeting & scheduling presentation for your next project. Whether you’re a documentary filmmaker or looking to produce a TV special, come learn the power tools of Gorilla Software. Get all the elements like budgeting, scheduling, crew, cast, profit-sharing, editing notes, and even film festival submissions all in one place. Gorilla Software can generate over 50 industry-standard reports, from stripboards to breakdown sheets, budget top sheets to variances, your entire production can be run from one program.
More information to come.
Open to NALIP members only --you must present your NALIP Membership ID at the door!
Reserve your space by email: rsvp@nalip.org
Subject: NALIP/GORILLA Seminar
Present:
The 3rd Annual Diversity EXPO
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2005 5:00pm - 9:00pm
The Diversity EXPO is an opportunity for filmmakers of color to be introduced to Film Independent's resources, meet with key film and entertainment organizations, and network!
--Find out how Film Independent can help you as a filmmaker;
--Meet industry professionals and representatives from over 40 film organizations;
--The vibe will be set with a live DJ, complimentary cocktails, and hors d'oeuvres
--Celebrity host and special presentation to filmmakers of color
JOIN US FOR THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW AND EXPAND YOUR ENTERTAINMENT FILM COMMUNITY!
LOCATION:
Directors Guild of America Atrium
7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles , CA 90046
The Diversity EXPO is free and open to new, emerging and established filmmakers.
We will also launch our Film Independent Diversity Directory for diverse filmmakers and organizations. To get information about how you can be listed in the directory, contact a Project:Involve representative at 310-432-1200.
Film Independent [FIND]
mwright@findfilm.org
www.findfilm.org
Submissions Now Being Accepted for 2006 Festival
MIAMI , June 13, 2005 – The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), presented by Miami Dade College (MDC), announced today its Call for Entries. The 23rd annual Festival to be held March 3-12, 2006 is now accepting submissions for films. The early submission deadline is August 19, 2005 and the final submission deadline is September 23, 2005 .
Submissions are open to first- and second-time directors in three juried competition categories including:
--Dramatic Features – World Cinema Competition
--Dramatic Features – Ibero-American Cinema Competition
--Documentary Features – World & Ibero-American Cinema Competition
In addition, a film must make its Florida Premiere at the 2006 Festival and must have been completed after September 2004. The Festival will accept films that have screened in up to two other Festivals ( U.S. or International).
Cash prizes will be awarded to the Grand Jury Prize winner in each of the three competition categories. Cash prizes will also be awarded to the Audience Award winners in both the Dramatic Features and Documentary Features categories.
Submission fees are as follows:
--Early Submissions (before August 19, 2005 ): Features $30, Shorts $15
--Submissions (by September 23, 2005 ): Features $40, Shorts $20
--Local Filmmakers pay Early Submission fees through final submissions deadline
In addition Invitation-Only categories include:
Gusman Premieres, a showcase of extraordinary stories from emerging or established filmmakers from across the globe with wide audience appeal and stellar casts.
Official Selection includes dramatic and documentary films from around the world by filmmakers with a distinctive voice who have directed more than two films.
On the Edge – Late Night Screenings include films that are edgy, surprising, shocking…for the fun of it!
The official submission form and additional information are available online at www.miamifilmfestival.com. For more information call (305)237-3456.
For more information on this event contact: Miami International Film Festival at (305) 237-3456 or visit www.miamifilmfestival.com. For more information on Miami Dade College , please visit www.mdc.edu.
NALIP-New York member, Jorge C. Perez will have a staged reading of his screenplay, CROSSING CURRENTS (CineQuest 2005 Honorable Mention Winner and 2004 PROJECT GREENLIGHT Quarterfinalist) on Monday, June 20th at the GABLE STAGE (Coral Gables, Florida) starting at 7:00PM.
A man, jailed for expressing political dissent with his writing, escapes his native land and flees to the U.S. Years later his teenage son writes a controversial newsletter that sets the community in an uproar. Father orders son to cease expressing his views publicly 'until the waters calm'. The son refuses - and the waves created take the family under. What rises to the surface won't wash away -- like scribbles in the sand.
GABLE STAGE
1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables , Florida (located on the east side of the Baltimore Hotel)
Admission is FREE - Arrive early. For more information -- 305-446-1146 / www.gablestage.org/specialevents.html.
Announcing the A&E IndieFilms / IDA Documentary Finishing grant.
Seeking unique, character-driven stories; told with a distinctive vision, shot in a dynamic, cinema-verité style. One Winner will receive a grant of $25,000. Submissions must be works in progress.
A tape or trailer of no fewer than two minutes and no more than seven minutes must be submitted to: IDA / A&E IndieFilms Finishing Fund, 1201 West 5th Street, Suite M320 Los Angeles , CA 90017
Early Bird Deadline: Submissions that are received by July 15, 2005
IDA members: $10 Non Members: $15
Late Deadline: Submissions that are received by September 15, 2005
IDA members: $15 Non Members: $20
Rules and Eligibility Requirements:
All entrants must be at least 18 years of age. Entrants may be individuals or collaborative teams of two or more persons.
For a full description of the applicable rules and eligibility (the "Rules"), please visit
http://www.aetv.com/indiefilms. It can also be Downloaded Here or make a request by calling the International Documentary Association at (213) 534-3600 or e-mailing mindy@documentary.org. Entrants are strongly encouraged to consult and follow these rules. Any submissions not adhering to all of the Rules will be disqualified without refund of entrant's fee or any submitted materials.
Hollywood, CA. June 14, 2005 - Latin Heat Entertainment presents: "Young Latino Hollywood VIP Reception" in association with Nosotros. Latin Heat Entertainment, the only English-language entertainment industry trade publication focusing on Latinos in the U.S., has partnered with Nosotros, the non-profit organization founded by living legend Ricardo Montalban to host a VIP reception at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre, 1615 N. Vine St., Hollywood, CA 90028, June 18th, 2005 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm.
During this spectacular evening Latin Heat Entertainment will turn the spotlight on the six Young
Latinos featured in Latin Heat's latest print edition New Generation Latinos: Aimee Garcia (Greetings from Tucson), Michael Pena (Crash, The Shield), America Ferrera (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Real Women Have Curves), Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls), Victor Rasuk (Lords of Dogtown, Raising Victor Vargas) and Zoe Saldana (Guess Who).
In addition invited guest will also be established Latino talent that is or are becoming a force in
Hollywood: Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Nicholas Gonzalez (OC, Resurrection Blvd.), Lupe Ontiveros (Desperate Housewives), Rick Najera (LatinoLouges), Jacob Vargas (Kingpin, Greetings from Tucson), Kiki Melendez (Hot Tamales), Mike Gomez, (Luminarias, Road Dogz), Maria Canales (Imaging Argentina), Tony Plana (Lost City, Resurrection Blvd.), Jeffrey Licon (Mysterious Skin) as well as Tyler Garcia Posey (Maid In Manhattan, Collateral Damage) and Pablo Santos (Greetings from Tuscon) among many others.
We will also take this opportunity to welcome the legendary Mexican actress Maria Rojo, who has appeared in over 100 Mexican films. One of the most well known in the U.S. is el Callejon de los Milagros, which also starred Salma Hayek and is one of the most awarded films in Mexican history (49 international awards).
Additionally, Latin Heat and Nosotros will re-affirm their commitment to the Latino entertainment community as they announce their efforts to continue providing resources to this ever growing industry by joining forces to develop ongoing projects and partnering on future events. Latin Heat and Nosotros are two of the most reputable organizations, Latino and otherwise, in Hollywood today and have always supported one another in their efforts to serve and nurture Latino talent in
front of and behind the camera. Jerry Velasco, President of Nosotros will also take this opportunity to announce the upcoming Golden Eagle Awards to be held on Friday August 5th, 2005 . The Golden Eagle Awards are held annually in an effort to recognize the outstanding achievements of Latinos in front and behind the camera. The awards impact the community and encourage the positive portrayal and image of Latinos in the entertainment industry. Previous winners include Eva Longoria, Antonio Banderas and Hector Elizondo, to name a few. An announcement of the upcoming Nosotros second Annual American Latino Film Festival will also be made. The VIP Reception will be held following the Future Estrellas: Young Latino Performers Conference held at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre earlier in the day with generous support from the Walt Disney Company, SAG and Southwest Airlines, among others.
Conference panelists, sponsors, media, entertainment industry professionals and special celebrity guests will be invited to attend this private VIP Reception and enjoy food & spirits thanks to the support of sponsors, Reynaldos and Anheuser-Busch. Entertainment for the evening will be provided by the Latin Pop Rock band Che Y Su Barrio Latino.
To RSVP for this evening, e-mail: rsvp@latinheat.com. For the press list, contact Rafael O. Calderon, Summa Media at (323)842-0403 or for more information, please call (310) 464-5290 or log onto www.latinheat.com or www.Nosotros.org.
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Wichita , KS , June 13, 2005 -- Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) Executive Director Timothy Gruver announced today the call for submissions for the 2005 Tallgrass Film Festival to be held this October 21-23rd in Wichita , Kansas at the Warren Old Town Theatres. In its first two years over 7,500 attendees and 60 visiting (and returning) filmmakers from all over the world have participated in the festival. Genres showcased in
both feature-length and short formats include narrative, documentaries, foreign, GLBT, animation and experimental.
The entry deadline for film submissions is August 1st (fee: Features $50. Shorts $25) with a late submission deadline of August 15th (fee: Features $100, Shorts $50). Entries must be submitted on either VHS or DVD (NTSC format) and will be screened in either 35 mm or DVD as a final presentation format. Entries should be sent to: 3337 East Central, Suite 109 , #124, Wichita , KS , 67208 . The 2005 Tallgrass Film Festival will screen approximately 26 features, and 40 shorts. For more information visit: http://www,tallgrassfilmfest.com.
Last year's highlights included special appearances by Oscar ® winner CLORIS LEACHMAN, Oscar ® nominee GARY BUSEY who performed as Buddy Holly after a screening of The Buddy Holly Story, and a closing night screening of the Independent Spirit Award winning film Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed with a special tribute to Wichita's own Hattie McDaniel, the first
African-American to win an Academy Award.
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Media Arts Center San Diego & The Association of Independent Film &
Video Makers-San Diego Salon present:
* * Workshop! The Art of Funding Your Films: Alternative Financing
Concepts * * (THIS Saturday, June 18th)
REGISTER ON-LINE!
http://www.presaleticketing.com/customer/811182862852/show_event?event_id=3300
Spend a day with Carole Dean learning how to use the ancient laws of manifestation to bring your projects to fulfillment. This session will help you remember things you may already know and will give you a step by step outline for manifesting what you want.
Seminar will cover:
* Communicating with the universe * Three types of successful funding parties * Clearly defining what you want * One page outline to Corps for donations * Your inner guidance system * Making the 'Ask' from individuals * How your higher self helps you produce your art. * Creating your foundation for funding * Your emotions as your inner communication system * What grantors look for in applications * Learning how to recognize and interpret these emotions * See award winning promo tapes * Opening yourself to receiving * Learn from a granting organization what must be in your proposal to win.
PLUS: Learn how to apply for the 7 Roy W. Dean grants valued at over $370,000 per year.
Continental Breakfast, afternoon snacks and more...
NEW DATE: Saturday, June 18, 2005
Time: 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Where: Media Arts Center San Diego (921 25th Street, San Diego, CA 92102)
The first 10 people who sign up can get a free review of their 2 page proposal and a free consultation with Carole. Just email your application and she will review it, send it back with comments and set up a phone conference to give you guidance on what donors want and what gets funded. Carole's email is: caroleedean@att.net
Registration Fee:
--$15 Students
--$25 MACSD / AIVF San Diego Salon members
--$35 non-members
For additional information & to register, please call 619-230-1938 x 101 or email: ethan@mediaartscenter.org
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For all those who have been asking and have patiently been waiting. The NYC premiere of MACHETERO has been re-scheduled and is happening July 21st. FREE/GRATIS!!!
Synopsis:
French journalist Jean Dumont (played by Isaach de Bankolé of The Keeper, Ghost Dog, Coffee and Cigarettes) who comes to NY to interview Pedro Taino (played by your friendly neighborhood
Not4Prophet) to try and understand why Pedro has decided to use violence to free both himself and his people from the yoke of US imperialism.
As they speak another ghetto youth, (played by Kelvin Fernandez, in his first starring role)
trapped in an unending cycle of violence is growing up in the streets to become the next
MACHETERO.
Join the RICANSTRUCTION network for the Premiere NYC screening of MACHETERO!!! Thursday, July 21st @ 8PM - FREE/GRATIS!!! @ the Julia de Burgos Cultural Center 1680 Lexington Ave. @ 106th Street in El Barrio NYC (aka East Harlem, Spanish Harlem)
--Q+A and discussion to follow with filmmakers.
Presented by: the RICANSTRUCTION network in collaboration with The Puerto Rican Workshop
For more info call: 212-696-6804
To Contact RICANSTRUCTION:
www.ricanstruction.net
info@ricanstruction.net
212-696-6804
RICANSTRUCTION
PO Box 205
NY NY 10012
DCTV, in New York City , has scheduled a Master Class with Greg Rhem, Manager of Documentary Acquisitions for HBO/Cinemax. His work includes finding new and distinctive documentary programming for CINEMAX REEL LIFE as well as HBO's Award Winning AMERICA
UNDERCOVER. As the leading producer and commissioner of non-fiction programming in the U.S. , HBO has long been the Holy Grail for documentarians. Greg maps out the organization and describes what it takes to make it onto HBO.
--Fri June 24 6:30 - 9:00 pm
-- $25 for DCTV members, $35 for non-members
Call 212-966-4510 to reserve a seat.
LOCATION:
DCTV 87 Lafayette St. , New York City
By Subway: 6, N, R, Q, W, or J, M, or Z to CANAL ST , two blocks South to DCTV at the corner of White and Layfayette.
To learn more about DCTV -- Downtown Community Television, visit www.dctvny.org
*The course will involve the discussion of Hollywood films that fail to that portray accurate, authentic and culturally sensitive characterizations of Chicanos and Latinos. The use of independent films will be examined as tools to deconstruct negative stereotypes and to empower communities.
*The class will include a variety of hands-on as well as theoretical learning elements including the practice of creative writing, critical and analytical skills, journal prompts, taking field trips,
and each student will produce a short video project by the end of the course.
*The class will also serve as an introduction for youth into using their creative resources to empower themselves and their communities.
*This course is open to youth ages 14-18
*The fee for this 6 week course is $150.
The class will take place from June 27th until August 3 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-6pm at Casa 0101 Theater Art Space, 2009 E. First Street , Los Angeles , CA 90033 . To make a reservation for this course, or if you have any additional questions about the course please call (323) 263-7684 or email info@latheaterproject.org.
About the Instructor:
Marlem Landa hails from South L.A. and is currently a junior at Hampshire College . During her junior-senior year in Jefferson High she was part of the Film and Theater Arts Academy where she collaborated in producing, directing, and editing a documentary titled, "La Jornada," (The Journey. In the summer of 2004 the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research asked her to become part of a panel entitled "Community Event Explores the Art and Culture of South L.A. " Her most recent work was in the Spring of 2005 where she collaborated with Amanda Judd in "Connected Passages
NALIPsters,
My documentary short 'The Old Man and Hemingway' has been selected by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) as one of nine "Outstanding Short Films from International Festivals" for 2004/2005.? It is the only short from the United States to be given this distinction.
It will play at MoMA on Wednesday, June 22nd at 8:15pm in a screening sponsored by the New York Film Council followed by a reprise screening on Thursday, June 23rd at 6:00pm. ? Admission is $10 (free with Museum admission or membership) and tickets will be available in person at MoMA on the day of the screening? See attached information for further information.
I hope that some of you can make it and that you will encourage any of your NYC friends to join us for this special screening.
Salud,
Hugo Perez
NY NALIP member
Readings of works-in-progress by Latino playwrights opens June 4 and continues through August 20 at [Inside] the Ford.
The Ford continues its commitment to nurturing Latino theater in Los Angeles with its third annual Latino Playreading Series featuring the works of emerging and established playwrights of Latino background from the L.A. area. The 2005 series includes 12 readings, starting June 4 and running through August 20. Readings are at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoons in the Ford’s 87-seat indoor space, [Inside] the Ford. Tickets, priced at $5, can be ordered through www.FordAmphitheatre.org or 323 461-3673. The Latino Playreading Series is sponsored by the Ford Theatre Foundation through its Latino Arts Initiative.
The 2005 schedule reveals a stunning variety of Latino experiences.
(The following descriptions can be found online at http://www.fordamphitheater.org/en/performance/Lps.asp).
NOTE: * Denotes a NALIP Member
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June 18
Script: Juanita’s Statue
Playwright: *Anne García-Romero
Director: *Juliette Carrillo
A modern adaptation of the Don Juan story told from a Latina 's perspective. In the city of a Spanglish speaking land, Juanita disguises herself as a man to escape the wrath of her lover Ignacio's father. Masquerading as a "new" Don Juan, she careens through the city encountering Beatriz, a country bride, Alejandra, a diva-like painter and Tomas, a leather bar patron who all fall instantly in love with her. Her romp soon lands Juanita squarely at the feet of Don Juan himself as she struggles to find true love.
June 25
Script: Havana Bourgeois
Playwright: Carlos Lacámara
Director: Alex Fernandez
Presented in cooperation with DIJO PRODUCTIONS
Havana Bourgeois graphically portrays the deleterious effects of Castro's "revolution" from the unique perspective of a hard-driving, successful, "bourgeois" advertising agency. The apparent cohesiveness of the agency is uprooted by the internal debate over Castro's Cuba , and soon the agency itself experiences its own schisms and personal tragedies. The play especially resonates today and underscores how elite power struggles can destroy the lives of people who are simply striving to pursue success and happiness for themselves, their families and colleagues.
July 2
Script: Miss Chihuahua
Playwright: Alfonso Ramirez
Director: Katie Laris
Presented in cooperation with DIJO PRODUCTIONS
Two Latina women try to claim their own piece of the pie and accept who they are in mainstream American society. Included in this is Fanny’s recollection of an incident in 1963 when she auditioned for a co-starring role opposite Elvis Presley in "Fun In Acapulco" and was rejected for the darkness of her beauty by "The King" himself. Forty years—and three husbands later—Fanny has just moved into a doublewide trailer in the Mohawk Valley when her step-daughter, Melanie, shows up from Manhattan to try to convince Fanny to invest her last savings in a nefarious get-rich-quick scheme involving bovine hormones. When a certain ghost shows up, all is set right.
July 9
Script: Secret Things
Playwright: *Elaine Romero
Director: *Juliette Carrillo
Delia, an ambitious journalist, returns to her native New Mexico to investigate an unexpected local story about Mexican-Americans claiming to have hidden Jewish roots. She’s on the outs with her editor/ex-boyfriend, and he wants her to say the story is a myth to save her job. Her encounter with Abel, an alluring Crypto-Jew, her estranged family, and her mysterious dreams keep pointing her inward to a surprising truth.
THE FACTS
WHAT: Latino Playreading Series
Works-in-progress by 12 established and emerging L.A. area playwrights of Latino background
All readings in English
WHO: Presented by the Ford Theatre Foundation as part of its Latino Arts Initiative
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. , Saturdays, June 4 through August 20, 2005
WHERE: [Inside] the Ford
87-seat indoor theatre in the John Anson Ford Theatres complex located at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East , Hollywood , CA 90068 . Just off the 101 Hollywood Freeway across from the Hollywood Bowl and south of Universal Studios
TICKET PRICE-- $5 general admission
HOW TO PURCHASE:
--Online: www.FordAmphitheatre.org
--Phone: 323 GO 1-FORD (461-3673)
--In Person: Ford Box Office, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East , Hollywood , CA 90068
--Box office hours: 12 noon to 7 p.m. everyday
PARKING-- Free on-site
COMPLETE INFORMATION @ www.FordAmphitheatre.org
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The 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival (June 16-26) is proud to present this year’s line up which features a diverse selection of Latin American and Latino films. Represented in our new program, CineCultura, are films from Mexico , Colombia , Argentina , Chile , and the US .
Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia
USA/114 Minutes
A woman in prison desperate to speak to her daughter, a patient teenager acting as a go-between for her parents, a life thrown into confusion by an unexpected encounter in the grocery store—these are just a few of the remarkable stories of Nine Lives. Each of the film's separate but sometimes overlapping episodes is a small window into an emotional juncture in one woman's life, each one captured in real time and each in a single camera shot. Using precise detail to expose complex worlds within a matter of minutes, every sequence carefully reveals the circumstances that led each woman to this specific moment in time—often a decisive moment where she faces the consequences of decisions made or actions taken long ago.
This empathetic inquiry into the prisons we often help build for ourselves is meticulously calibrated. Xavier Perez Grobet's seamless camera weaves among the players, never sacrificing precision framing, and the film is a treasure trove of award-worthy performances from both lead and supporting players. Nine Lives firmly establishes director Rodrigo Garcia as a master chronicler of the intricacies of female lives.
Tuesday, June 21, 7:00 , Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Directed by: Nicolás López
Chile/Spain/ 104 Minutes
With style and skill belying his 21 years, filmmaker Nicolás López struck box office gold in his native Chile with his feature debut, a teen angst comedy so outrageous and spot-on that its appeal spans the globe. Anyone who was ever a teenager will relate to (and laugh heartily over) this tale of a comic book geek and his outcast pals battling torturous bullies and raging hormones. In the grand tradition of John Hughes, Kevin Smith, and bodily fluid humor, Promedio Rojo (loosely translated as "failing average") hilariously hails López's cinematic coming of age.
Monday, June 20, 7:00 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Thursday, June 23, 9:30 , DGA1
Directed by: Beth Bird
Mexico/USA/ 87 Minutes
A small town's struggle for survival in the face of corporate greed powerfully demonstrates the downside of globalization and U.S.-Mexico border economics. Since 1988, Mexican community Maclovio Rojas has been fighting for education, electricity, and water owed them by their government, which would rather force thousands of residents off land that developers are drooling over. Community leaders are arrested, lingering in prison without due process, while their families and friends make every effort to obtain justice. Beth Bird's heartbreaking and intimate feature debut balances these hardships with glimpses of goodness—an elementary school graduation, holiday celebrations—to remind us what they're fighting for.
Thursday, June 23, 7:30 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Friday, June 24, 2:30 , DGA2
Directed by: Scott Dalton, Margaret Martinez
Colombia/USA/ 84 Minutes
The barrios of Medellín , Colombia are rife with gun-toting youths dying over drugs and territorial wars in a desperate struggle for money, security, and survival. Demonstrating awe-inspiring bravery, seasoned journalists Scott Dalton and Margarita Martinez spent a year dodging bullets to gain absolute trust from those living in La Sierra, allowing them to intimately depict what the residents go through on a daily basis. Without taking sides or reducing the scenario to abstract politics, La Sierra chronicles a tragic cycle of violence, loyalty, loss, and hope.
Saturday, June 18, 12:00 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Sunday, June 19, 9:30 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Directed by: Marilyn Agrelo
USA / 105 Minutes
Marilyn Agrelo and Amy Sewell's feature film debut about a group of New York City kids learning to ballroom dance explores the intricacies of growing up and the sweet, simple power of art to change lives. With a tremendous amount of intelligence, humor, and self-confidence, these young urbanites swing and rhumba their way from novice students to fierce competitors. Along the way, and with the unwavering support of their various teachers, these dynamic kids learn as much about growing up as they do about correct hand placement and the right time to shake a hip.
Friday, June 24, 8:00 , California Plaza
Free Screening
Directed by: Anayansi Prado
USA / 57 Minutes
Director Anayansi Prado chronicles the lives of three Latin American immigrant women who've left their own families behind to earn a living in Los Angeles , cleaning other people's homes and caring for other people's children. Despite different backgrounds and reasons behind their decisions to emigrate, the women share a determination to achieve economic stability for themselves and for those waiting back home. Giving voice to the over 100,000 domestic workers in Los Angeles, Prado's compelling documentary illuminates the personal stories behind the problematic statistics about illegal immigration and an American economy dependent upon this invisible work force.
Saturday, June 18, 11:00 am ,
DGA 2
Directed by: Alejo Taube
Argentina / 88 Minutes
It's December 2001, the boiling point of Argentina 's economic crisis, and the impoverished residents of a small rural town watch transfixed as Buenos Aires erupts into bloody riots on the TV news. The only liquid capital around belongs to Martin, a hunky two-bit thug who swaggers in and out of the local cafes, courting the beautiful and self-possessed Pilar while imprudently passing out handfuls of cash to his panicked relatives. With its agile, gritty DV cinematography and compelling, verité-like performances, Alejo Taube's first feature offers a tense, meticulously observed snapshot of the human fallout of economic collapse.
Wednesday, June 22, 9:45 Laemmle Sunset 5
Friday, June 24, 5:15 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Directed by: Mark Becker
USA / 80 Minutes
Humble and determined, Carmelo peddles ballads for Mission District drinkers, his upbeat strumming belying the despondent lyrics that reconnect him with Mexico . After three years away from his home, the 57-year-old family man returns to Salvatierra to find his mother an amputee, his daughters silent, and his pillar of a wife beginning to crumble. Poverty is eroding the family's strength, forcing Carmelo to weigh the merits of another American abandonment. Engrossing, rhythmic, and distinctive, Mark Becker's intimate documentary binds audiences to a culture of men whose struggle for self-respect leaves them scapegoated, exploited, or ignored.
Friday, June 17, 7:00 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Friday, June 24, 10:00 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Directed by: Natalia Almada
Mexico/USA/ 66 Minutes
Mexican-American Natalia Almada returns to her home state of Sinaloa , Mexico to document how the tradition of corridos—ballads commemorating people, places, and events—reflects a crumbling economy. From Sinaloa to East L.A., musicians like the legendary Los Tigres del Norte, as well as struggling composers living in poverty, give voice to a new way of life for a burgeoning number of Mexicans north and south of the border. Fame and fortune are courted as songs are sung about tragedies resulting from illegal crossings and drug-related violence.
Saturday, June 18, 7:30 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Wednesday, June 22, 4:00 , DGA2
All screenings take place at
--Laemmles’ Sunset 5, (8000 Sunset Blvd. @ Crescent Heights )
--The DGA, (7920 Sunset Blvd.)
--The Ford Amphitheatre, ( 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. )
Passholders can reserve and buy tickets starting today. Tickets go on sale June 1.
To purchase passes and for more information about the films, call 1-866-FilmFest or visit www.lafilmfest.com
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