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Wednesday, July 30th

NewFilmmakers Presents NewLatino Filmmakers curated by Edwin Pagan  
 
Latinas in Cinema: Filmworks Beyond the Glass Ceiling NewLatino Filmmakers proudly puts the spotlight on creative Latinas working behind the cameras in both the independent film and Hollywood systems as image-makers. This emerging crop of dynamic filmmakers and producers are putting their mark on the industry with their own unique spin on the Latin Film New Wave and blazing the trail as todays emerging authors. Featuring short-form documentary, narrative shorts and feature presentations. Live panel discussion and Q&A with the filmmakers.
 
 
6:00PM NEWLATINO FILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES 



Natalia Almada AL OTRO LADO (2006, 66 Minutes, Video)

Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side)" tells the human story behind illegal immigration and drug trafficking between the U.S. and Mexico through the eyes of Magdiel, a 23-year-old fisherman and aspiring composer who dreams of a better life. For people south of the border, the "other side" is the dream of an impossibly rich United States, where even menial jobs can support families and whole communities that have been left behind. For people north of the border, "Al Otro Lado" sheds light on harsh choices that their neighbors to the south often face because of economic crisis.

As movingly chronicled in "Al Otro Lado," Natalia Almada's debut feature, the border is a place where one people's dreams collide with another people's politics, and the 200-year-old tradition of corrido music vibrantly chronicles it all. In fact, if you really want to understand what is happening on the U.S./Mexico border, listen to the corridos, troubadour-like ballads that have become the voice of people whose views are rarely heard in mainstream media.

7:15PM  NEWLATINO FILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Glenys Javier JOLOPEO (2007, 5 Minutes, Video)
Mabel Valdiviezo SOLEDAD IS GONE FOREVER (2007, 14 Minutes, 16MM)
Veronica Caicedo LOSS OF INNOCENCE IN LOISAIDA (2007, 30 Minutes, Video)


8:15PM NEWLATINO FILMMAKERS  FEATURE PRESENTATION

Christina Soto MUNECA (2007, 70 Minutes, Video)
You find love in the most unexpected places. All Esteban wants to do, is to be happy and recapture his creative inspiration. With the death of his muse, and best friend, Pepe, - A miniature fox terrier - it seems as if everyone in his life is trying to push their idea of a replacement on him with that of a perfect woman. What's a man to do?

  

  
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