Mateo
A film by María Gamboa
Colombia/France, Drama/Social Issue, 201486 min, HD, ColorSpanish with English subtitles Thursday, April 24 - 12:30PMAlamo Drafthouse Village 2Buy Tickets Saturday, April 26 - 7PMAlamo Drafthouse Village 2Buy Tickets
Calloused Hands
A film by Jesse Quinones
USA/UK, Drama/Coming of Age, 201395 min, RED, ColorEnglish Friday, April 25 - 3:30 PMAlamo Drafthouse Village 2Buy Tickets Saturday, April 26 - 11AMAlamo Drafthouse Village 3Buy Tickets
¡Adiós Padresitos!
Javier Macipe Spain/Ecuador, Documentary, 201329 min, HD, ColorSpanish with English subtitles
A group of priests receives a mysterious letter from the Vatican. In this letter, they are told to leave their home as soon as possible. Their Pope then appoints a new order in their place. One of the priests does not like what is happening and refuses to passively accept it. He decides to start an indefinite hunger strike, camping in a park in Quito.
World Premierewww.promofest.org/films/adios-padresitos Print Source: Franc Planas - PROMOFEST, info@promofest.org
The 6th World
Nanobah Becker USA, Sci-Fi, 201215 min, RED, ColorEnglish
Tazbah Redhouse is a pilot on the first spaceship sent to colonize Mars. A mysterious dream the night before her departure indicates there may be more to her mission than she understands.
Regional Premierewww.futurestates.tv/episodes/6th-world Print Source: Nanobah Becker, nanobah_becker@hotmail.com
Las Mañanitas
Gabriella Moses USA, Coming of Age/Drama/Comedy, 201219 min, 35mm, ColorEnglish, Spanish with English subtitles
A coming of age fairy tale set in 1960s New York City. Ana Isabel is a young lady on the cusp of womanhood, and finds herself tempted to lose her virginity on the night of her Quinceañera, until the unexpected visit from the Virgin Mary in a frying pan makes her think twice.
Regional Premierewww.lasmananitasfilm.com, www.facebook.com/lasmananitasfilm Print Source: Gabriella A. Moses, gabriella.a.moses@gmail.com
Una historia para los ModlinA Story for the Modlins
Sergio Oksman Spain, Biographical/Found Object Documentary, 201226 min, HD, Color/Black & WhiteEnglish
After appearing in the film ROSEMARY'S BABY, by Roman Polanski, Elmer Modlin ran away with his wife Margaret and his son Nelson to a distant land. They shut themselves inside a dark apartment, where Margaret devoted herself to painting the coming Apocalypse, using Nelson and Elmer as models. Thirty years later, hundreds of the family's intimate photographs and documents appeared on the sidewalk like a jigsaw puzzle, waiting for someone to come along and piece together A STORY FOR THE MODLINS.
Texas Premierewww.astoryforthemodlins.com , www.madridencorto.es/2012/a-story-for-the-modlins Print Source: Madrid en Corto, mail@madridencorto.es
The Language of Love
Marie Clements Canada, Testimonial Documentary, 201211 min, DVD, ColorEnglish
In this deeply moving and raw performance, artist and activist Stephen Lytton poetically recounts the 13 years he endured in one of Canada's residential schools. Through a life of challenges - including physical disability - Lytton's story embodies the strength and perseverance of residential school survivors.
Regional Premierewww.froggirlfilms.com Print Source: Michelle St. John - Frog Girl Films, michelle@froggirlfilms.com
Lord of Miracles
Christopher Newman, Patricia Alvarez Astacio Peru, Social Issue Documentary, 20129 min, HDV, ColorSpanish with English subtitles
LORD OF MIRACLES is an observational portrait of the annual procession of El Señor de los Milagros in Lima, Peru.
Regional Premierewww.pacificlineproductions.com/lordofmiracles Print Source: Chris Newman - Pacific Line Productions, newmanfilm@gmail.com
Padre
Father
Santiago 'Bou' Grasso Argentina/France, Animation/Historical/Drama, 201312 min, Digital, ColorSpanish with English subtitles
Day by day, a woman nurses her bedridden military father. The dictatorship in Argentina may be over, but not for this army daughter, who is lost to the world. PADRE has won numerous awards, was nominated for Best Argentine Short in 2013 at the Cóndor de Plata Awards, and has been selected to screen at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Regional Premierewww.opusbou.com.ar Print Source: Santiago 'Bou' Grasso, info@opusbou.com.ar Wednesday, April 23 - 4:00PMAlamo Drafthouse Village 3Screens before the feature filmO MENINO E O MUNDOBuy TicketsSaturday, April 26 - 1:30PMAlamo Drafthouse Village 3Screens before the feature filmO MENINO E O MUNDOBuy Tickets
El pintor de Verónicas
The Veronica’s Artist
Oswaldo Toledano Mexico, Art/Religion/Documentary, 201226 min, HD, ColorSpanish with English subtitles
There are no portraits of Jesus of Nazareth, apart from the spectral face left by sweat and blood on Veronica's robe. Her name was her destiny. Veronica, vere ikon, the true picture. Julian Pablo is a passionate artist who seems to discover in Christ's face the mystery of the divine, and does so with the talent of a filmmaker, the passion of a priest and the aesthetics of a painter. EL PINTOR DE VERONICAS has screened internationally and all over Mexico – most recently in the Guadalajara International Film Festival.
US Premierewww.elccc.com.mx Print Source: Mariana Sobrino, mariana@elccc.com.mx Wednesday, April 23rd 4:00PM Mexican American Cultural Center Screens before the feature-length documentaryDIGNA GUERRAFree Screening
La palabra en el bosqueThe Word in the Woods
Jeffrey Gould, Carlos Henriquez El Salvador/USA, Human Rights Documentary, 201156 min, DVCAM/35mm, ColorSpanish with English subtitles During the early 1970s, hundreds of peasants in a remote region of El Salvador began to emulate the early Christians, working the land together and building communities based on solidarity. By the late 1970s, thousands of peasants in northern Morazan organized to resist National Guard repression, which often involved torture and executions. In the 1980s, the military engaged in scorched earth operations against their villages, inaugurating a 12-year civil war. La palabra en el bosque tells their stories, placing them in context within the light of current reality. World Premiere Carlos Henriquez Consalvi is the founder of the Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen which is committed to the investigation, rescue, preservation and public exhibition of El Salvador's history and culture. In 2002, he co-directed and co-produced with Gould the award winning Scars of Memory, El Salvador, 1932. Jeffrey L. Gould is the James H. Rudy Professor of History at Indiana University. From 1995-2008, he was Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. He is also a prolific writer. In 2012-2013 he will be a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Producer: Carlos Henriquez Consalvi, Jeffrey GouldScreenwriter: Carlos Henriquez Consalvi, Jeffrey GouldCinematographer: Guillermo Escalon, Paolo HasbunEditor: Carlos ColoradoSound Design: Jose HuwaidiMusic: Ygor de Gondaria, Ramses Calderon Print Source: Jeffrey Gould, gouldj@indiana.edu Wednesday, April 25 - 6:30 PM MACC (Mexican American Cultural Center) Free
Esas voces que curanVoices that Heal
Delia Ackerman, Heather Greer Peru, Documentary, 201146 min, HDV, ColorSpanish, Shipibo with English subtitles The Shipibo-Conibo people have lived in the Peruvian Amazon for over 4,000 years, passing on their knowledge of plants and sacred songs from one generation to the next. Esas voces que curan tells the story of a Shipibo shaman and her family, and of their struggle to keep their traditions alive while facing the challenges of the modern world. Esas voces que curan has screened in official selection at Festival de Cine de Lima, The Oaxaca International Independent Film and Video Festival, and the London Latin American Film Festival. North American Premiere Lima, Peru native Delia Ackerman received her Bachelor’s in Communication Sciences at the University of Lima in 1986 and a Masters in Journalism from New York’s Columbia University. She has worked as a journalist for Caretas and América Televisión and has collaborated on projects with Time Magazine and National Geographic. Her other films include Senor de Pachacamac (1993), The Medicine of Forgiveness (2001), Seeking the Light (2006) and The King of the Desert is Dying (2008).Heather Greer is an award-winning filmmaker and multimedia artist based in New York. She has been an adjunct professor at the Interactive Telecommunications Programs at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for the past nine years. Her past works have included the documentary The Gentleman from Shanghai and The F Word for which she was the cinematographer and was an official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival. Producer: Delia Ackerman, Heather Greer, Douglass SimsProduction Companies: FilFilms, BlackTartanCinematographer: Heather GreerEditor: Javier ArciniegaSound Design: Guillermo PalaciosMusic: Augustin-Fernandez FamilyPrint Source: Heather Greer, amazi@earthlink.net Saturday, April 28 - 4:00 PM MACC (Mexican American Cultural Center) Free
Pantocrator: El Cristo Emperador Pantocrator: The Christ Emperor
Mauricio Grez Traverso Chile, Drama, 2009 10 min, HD XDCAM, Color Spanish with English subtitles
17 year-old Lucas is a student at a very religious Catholic high school. Though planning on becoming a priest, when he finds out that his girlfriend is pregnant with his child, he is forced to choose between her and his career.
World Premiere Producer: Michelle Bossy, Alejandro Urzúa Production Companies: Instituto Profesional ARCOS Screenwriter: Mauricio Grez Traverso Cinematographer: Christián Inostroza Editor: Franco Celis Sound Design: Sebastián León, Daniel Pacheco Music: Claude Debussy, Ludwig Van Beethoven Cast: Franco Toledo, Paola Aravena, Christián Marambio Print Source: Andrea Sarabia D. - IP ARCOS, extensioncineycav@gmail.com
Alamo South Lamar - Mon. April 25 7:00 PM Opens for La mirada invisible
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!
The Myth of Time
Jaguar X Guatemala/USA, Experimental Narrative, 2010 92 min, Super16mm/35mm, Color Spanish, English, Mayan with English subtitles
The unwritten chapters of the Mayan Popol Vuh are related in The Myth of Time by sharing the story of a boy, the Dark-Eyed One, and his transformation into manhood. The story takes place in a world where a holocaust has just occurred and we follow the Dark-Eyed One through his creation, experiences as a child soldier, first love, and ultimately The Revelation.
Regional Premiere
Jaguar X, born in Atlanta, Georgia, and a graduate of New York University, has worked as a poet, actor and director of three films: The Dinner Party; La cabra, recipient of a Kodak materials grant; and The Myth of Time, filmed over five years in Guatemala.
Producer: Scorpion Hernandez Production Companies: Le Rwa Entertainment Screenwriter: Jaguar X Cinematographer: Gordon Arkenberg, Steven Huber, Cesar Gutierrez Miranda, Axel Rodil Editor: Le Rwa Entertainment Sound Design: Le Rwa Entertainment Music: Scorpion Hernandez, Luis Juárez Quixtán and Ludwin Juárez Quixtan Cast: Daniel Posada, Scorpion H., Enrique Valencia, Alicia Chong, Jaguar X, David Sterne, Rob Morgan, Josue Sotomayor Print Source: Jaguar X - Le Rwa Entertainment, lerwa000@yahoo.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterWed. April 27 1:00 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
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!
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