INVITE YOU TO MEET THE DIRECTORS OF THE
SUNDAY OCTOBER 16, 2005
5pm -6pm
Complimentary food and cocktails served
ZERO ARROW STREET THEATER
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
Ninety-five percent of directors in the film industry
are male. Two percent of films produced by major
studios are directed by Latinos. Meet four Latina
women directors that are defying the odds, as they
discuss their resourceful strategies for getting their
projects off the ground, their artistry, and their
experiences as Latina women in the film industry.
PANEL AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY:
New Voices, New Visions:
Latina Women in the Director's Chair
Presented at the Boston Latino International Film
Festival, www.bliff.org.
Saturday, October 15 12:30-2pm
Harvard Film Archives, Carpenter Center, Screening
Room B-04
24 Quincy St. Cambridge, MA
Panelists: Patricia Garcia-Rios, Natalia Almada, Maria
Agui Carter, and Cristina Kotz-Cornejo.
Natalia Almada’s latest film Al Otro Lado, about
immigration and drug trafficking told through Mexican
corrido music, is doing the festival circuit and
opening the Boston Latino International Film Festival.
Maria Agui Carter is an independent documentary
filmmaker currently completing her feature documentary
based on the true story of a Cuban woman who fought
disguised as a man in the American Civil War, which
features large-scale dramatic recreations.
A 13 year
veteran of PBS, Patricia Garcia Rios was recently
nominated for a Writer’s Guild Award (Reconstruction),
and is story-consultant for a number of upcoming
documentaries.
Emerson professor Cristina
Kotz-Cornejo has been touring festivals with her short
La Guerra Que No Fue, and this summer will be shooting
her latest feature work-shopped at Sundance. The
directors will present their latest work and take
questions from the audience.
Sponsored by Latino Public Broadcasting.
This coming Tuesday, Boston NALIP member Maria Agui
Carter's film The Devil's Music, hailed by New York
Times critic Karyn James as a film that "truly engages
viewers in addressing the complex intersection of
race and class" is showing this month...
THE DEVIL'S MUSIC
Maria Agui Carter & Calvin Lindsay, Jr.
Tuesday, October 4
7:30pm
On the MIT Campus
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Room 6-120
Join us for this historical documentary about jazz,
rap, and the fear of blackness and sexuality.
Filmmaker Maria Agui Carter will be present for a
post-film discussion.
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A SPECIAL INVITATION FROM Boston NALIP
N. E. Film Festival’s Latino films Night
OCTOBER 7, 2005 |
6pm- 7pm
“Meet the directors” reception before the screenings:
Khao Sarn
250 Harvard Avenue (Coolidge Corner), Brookline
APPETIZERS AND TEA PROVIDED
CASH BAR
PLEASE RSVP by e-mail to
maria@iguanafilms.com
AFTERWARDS, WALK OVER TO THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER TO WATCH the
screenings at 7pm, 9pm and 11pm.
Film Schedule: Friday, October 7th, 2005
7pm - 9pm
Nuestras Voces: Being Latina at MIT
by Margarita Ribas Groeger and Adriana Gutierrez-Gonzalez
RT 36:15 min
This documentary portrays the experiences of Latina students at MIT and their reflections on those experiences.
Cuba Mia: Portrait of an All Woman Orchestra
by Cecilia Domeyko
RT 56 min
The story of 'Camerata Romeu,' an all female orchestra in Cuba whose music is a unique mixture of classical form and Afro-Latin beat. Narrated by the women themselves, it delves into the musicians' daily lives and the universal language of artistic dedication and personal sacrifice.
www.accentmediainc.com
9pm -11pm
Touching History
by Federico Muchnik (NALIP BOSTON MEMBER SCREENING!!!!)
RT 30 min
"Touching History" recounts the contentious relationship between The Cambridge Savings Bank and the historic Tasty Diner during the redevelopment of Harvard Square.
Walking the Line
by Jeremy Levine
RT 57:30 min
"Walking the Line" offers a harrowing view of the chaos along the U.S./Mexico border through private citizens who are taking the law into their own hands. Following a growing movement of anti-immigrant vigilantes, some clad in fatigues and armed with semi-automatic weapons, the documentary provides a scathing critique of our failed border policy. www.walkingthelinemovie.com
11pm - 1pm
Clean Stephen Dypiangco
RT 4:10 min
A park maintenance woman struggles with a moral dilemma after discovering a wallet full of money.
Thug
By Geva Patz
RT 2 min
A woman runs for her life from a menacing pursuer. What will happen if no one helps her?
Edge of Darkness-Dark Warrior
by Jason Yee
RT 81 min
After four years, Derek Wu (Jason Yee) is released from prison. Hunting for a regular job, he tries to redeem his life by living clean. Then, Derek's old gang buddies turn up murdered and the police make him the prime suspect. In this homage to the legendary Bruce Lee and films of the 70’s, martial arts champion Jason Yee serves up Kung-fu action with attitude.
The Boston chapter of the National Association of
Latino Independent Producers invites you to attend a
proposal-writing seminar led by Richard Saiz,
Programming Manager for the Independent Television
Service. In addition, noted New York filmmaker Ela
Troyano has agreed to present her film. “La Lupe,
Queen of Latin Soul,” as a case study for the
workshop.
Latino producers are encouraged to attend. Seating is
limited. Please RSVP to: Sara Chaudhary at
617 300-2290
Richard Saiz oversees Open Call at ITVS, the
organization’s principal funding initiative and reads
and evaluates over 600 proposals per year. Saiz has
over 30 years experience as a broadcast journalist,
producer, director and writer. His documentaries have
won numerous awards including the duPont-Columbia
Sliver Baton and “Best TV Documentary” from the San
Francisco International Film Festival.
The workshop will focus on the basic principles and
elements of a well-written proposal, with special
emphasis on the preparation of a treatment and the use
of character in the telling a of a television story.
The presentation will include clips from films that
have successfully made their way through the ITVS
pipeline.
In addition, noted New York filmmaker Ela Troyano has
agreed to present her film. “La Lupe, Queen of Latin
Soul,” as a case study for the workshop. Troyano will
discuss the evolution of her film: concept, treatment,
fundraising, production and distribution.
This workshop is hosted by La Plaza at WGBH.
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