Rooftop Films Presents: “CIELO ABIERTO: Morelia Film Festival” in East Harlem
Put forth on August 15, 2007 by XicanoPwr
Posted in Misc
I just receive this email regarding an upcoming event in East Harlem that I would like share with you.
My name is Nina Cruz and I work with Rooftop Films, a summer film series dedicated to showing new, independent films in unique outdoor locations, and I thought you or your readers might be interested in one of our upcoming programs.
This Friday, August 17 we will be presenting “CIELO ABIERTO: Films from the Morelia International Film Festival” outdoors on the roof and in the courtyard of El Museo Del Barrio in East Harlem. We will present selections from the Morelia International Film Festival, Mexico’s premiere showcase for new and emerging Mexican filmmaking talent. A couple of the films deal with political material, including the Aguas Blancas Slaughter.
The show is free and begins at 9:00. The doors open at 8 with music by Rana Santacruz beginning at 8:30.
For more information on this show visit their website.
Here is are the films that will be showing at the Morelia Film Festival according to their website.
Ver Llover (Elisa Miller Encinas | Mexico | 14:00)
Winner of the Best Fiction Short, 2006 Morelia International Film Festival.
In this evocative romantic drama, two teenagers in a small town struggle with the decision of whether to stay or go.
Al Final Del Surco (Miguel Salgado | Mexico | 11:00)
A father and son live in a community where the fields are rotting and people are being murdered. On the day they decide to sell their maize, a terrible incident also occurs: The Aguas Blancas Slaughter. This fascinating mix of fiction and documentary highlights the ongoing significance of this unsolved tragedy.
Venus (Jose Alvarez | Mexico | 22:00)
Honorary Mention for Documentary Short, 2006 Morelia Film Festival.
A gorgeous experimental film which puts the audience in the place of Mary Magdalene, letting us in on the faith of her devotees as they wait their turn to commune with her privately, with the certainty that their petitions will reach God.
La Palomilla Salvaje (Daniel Castro | Mexico | 55:00)
Winner of Best Mexican Documentary, 2006 Morelia Film Festival.
A touching and startling documentary about José Alfredo Jiménez, a cab driver, and his friend Reinaldo Cruz, a shoeshiner, who decide to change their lives and follow their dream of getting together a group of amateur rodeo cowboys to challenge the pros. For this, they must rely on the help of “The Bandit.”
If you are attending, you must RSVP.
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