Denver Film Society Announces Dates for Second Annual CineLatino
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 August 2015 21:26
The Denver Film Society will host CineLatino Film Festival September 24 - 27 to coincide with Hispanic Heritage month. The four-day long festival will celebrate the best in cinema from Latin America, Mexico, Europe and the United States.
The Festival will present seven feature length films, three documentaries and one retrospective title.
CineLatino will close out the festival with the crowd pleaser, Landfill Harmonic. The film follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage.
When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into the global spotlight. Additional highlights of this year's festival include a special screening of the animated hit, The Book of Life, in partnership with the Denver Botanic Gardens. Experts from the Botanic Gardens, as well as the film's Art Director, Paul Sullivan will be on hand to discuss the folklore and symbolism behind Dia de los Muertos. Guests will be invited to decorate their own sugar skull in Henderson's Lounge following the film.
"Last year's CineLatino exceeded everyone's expectations," says Denver Film Society Programming Manager, Ernie Quiroz. "This year's incredible lineup features films from Cannes, Berlin, San Diego Latino, Cine Las Americas, and the Chicago Latino Film Festival. We are proud to add Denver to the list of prestigious festivals celebrating Hispanic and Latino culture and heritage."
"The Denver Film Society is thrilled to bring Latino film and culture to life on the big screen. CineLatino is a four-day celebration of Latino culture that shines a spotlight on the community during Hispanic Heritage Month," says Denver Film Society Programming Manager Ernie Quiroz.
All-access Festival passes are on sale now. A complete Festival pass to CineLatino is $55 for DFS members and $70 for non-members. The pass includes all films, as well as access to all special events, receptions and parties. Visit DenverFilm.org for more information and to purchase your tickets. Individual tickets to CineLatino will go on saleAugust 31.
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FEATURES
CLIMAS
Peru | Colombia
Spanish with English subtitles
Three women, three regions of Peru, three different stories affected by various geographies and climates. Eva lives in Amazonia, in a tropical climate where it's always humid and hot and the people are happy and friendly. She is a young adolescent girl awakening to her sexuality. Victoria is from Lima which is grey, dark and rainy. This wealthy woman has everything she could wish for: a lovely house, a husband and money; however, she is not happy. She carries a tragic secret which makes her life dull and cold like the city she lives in. Zoraida is the oldest. She lives high up in the Andes, where there's little more to see than snow-covered peaks. This reticent and restrained woman watched her children leave the inhospitable region and move to the city. Completely alone she struggles with her fears and waits to welcome her son after a very long absence. Yes, climate does affect us...
EXTRAORDINARY TALES
Luxembourg | Belgium | Spain | USA
English
Poe's spirit, embodied in his infamous Crow, meets Death while visiting his beloved wife Virginia Clemm's grave. Death says the time has come to collect the poet's soul but Poe needs to linger a little longer in the land of the living. He engages with Death in a creepy, macabre storytelling game. Directed by famed Spanish animator Raul Garica and featuring the voices of: Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Julian Sands, Guillermo Del Toro, Cornelia Funke, Stephen Hugues, Roger Corman.
LA JAULA DE ORO
Mexico/Guatemala
Spanish | Tzotzil with English Subtitles
Juan, Sara and Samuel, all 15 years old, flee from Guatemala towards the USA. On their journey through Mexico they meet Chauk, a Tzotzil Indian who does not speak Spanish and has no official documents. They all believe they will find a better world beyond the USA-Mexico border but they run into a harsh reality.
MANOS SUCIAS
Colombia
Portugese with English Subtitles
From the port of Buenaventura--the most dangerous city in Colombia--three men embark on a journey over the dark murky waters of the Pacific. A set of mysterious coordinates is their guide, a fishing net is their cover, and a narco-torpedo filled with 100kg of cocaine is their cargo. Following estranged brothers as they they risk everything for a chance a better life; Manos Sucias takes a close look at life at the bottom of the food chain in the international drug trade.
MARSHLAND
Spain
Spanish with English Subtitles
The Spanish deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters - both detectives in the homicide division - to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ideology, detectives Juan and Pedro must put aside their differences if they are to successfully hunt down a killer who for years has terrorized a community in the shadow of a general disregard for women rooted in a misogynistic past.
NATURAL SCIENCES
Argentina / France
Spanish with English Subtitles
In the mountains of Argentina, in the freezing cold of winter, Lila tries to escape from a boarding school on horseback. At 12 years old, she has just hit puberty, and she's determined to track down the father she's never known. Her teacher stops her, concerned for her well-being, but Lila's force of will eventually wins her over. Against the wishes of the school principal, the teacher drives Lila to the place where her father used to work, setting in motion a twisting, turning journey through buried memories and interconnected lives. In his debut feature, director Matías Lucchesi brings sensitivity and insight to his exploration of the psychological ramifications of family connections, framing the brittle emotions of his characters against sweeping vistas of the harsh Sierras de Córdoba mountain range.
A WOLF AT THE DOOR
Brazil
Portugese with English Subtitles
Based on real events, and set in Rio de Janeiro, A Wolf at the Door is the nerve-rattling tale of a kidnapped child and the terror of the parents left behind. When Sylvia (Fabíula Nascimento) discovers her 6 year old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police summon her husband Bernardo (Milhem Cortaz) to the station for questioning. There Bernardo confesses his extra-marital affair with Rosa (Leandra Leal), whom detectives believe to be involved in the kidnapping. Inspired by real events, Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Coimbra's debut feature captures the heightened anxiety of every parent's worst nightmare, casting a light upon the cruelties of which humans are capable.
DOCUMENTARIES
ALL OF ME
Mexico
Spanish with English Subtitles
In 1995, two sisters stood by the railroad tracks with their shopping bags, waiting for the train to pass by. "Madre, we are hungry," they heard from the roof of La Bestia (the Beast), the train on which many illegal migrants from neighboring countries try to reach the border between Mexico and the United States. In reply, the two young women threw milk and bread up to the travelers. This was the beginning of Las Patronas, a group of women from the village of La Patrona in central Mexico, who ever since that day in 1995 have thrown packages of food and bottles of water up to many thousands of migrants on the railway line. Every day they cook a simple lunch in big, blackened pots on charcoal fires, the ingredients for which are donated by sympathizers and local small businesses. They haven't missed a single day in all these years. While the camera records the preparation and distribution of the food, the women talk about what motivates them. How they understand, from their own personal experience of human suffering, great and small, that people are willing to undertake the hazardous train journey out of a desire for a better life. Fairly regularly people fall from the train, or discord among the migrants erupts. Las Patronas help out in these cases as well.
FINDING GASTON
Peru
Spanish with English Subtitles
Can a cook change his country through his food? Finding Gaston follows acclaimed chef Gaston Acurio, largely credited with creating and popularizing Peruvian cuisine, to find out the stories, the inspirations and the dreams behind man who has taken his cuisine outside the kitchen on a mission to change his country with his food. Join the culinary journey into the world of Peruvian cuisine to discover the power of food in Peru - and around the world.
LANDFILL HARMONIC
USA | Paraguay | Norway | Brazil
Spanish with English Subtitles
Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into the global spotlight. Under the guidance of idealistic music director Favio Chavez, the orchestra must navigate a strange new world of arenas and sold-out concerts. However, when a natural disaster strikes their country, Favio must find a way to keep the orchestra intact and provide a source of hope for their town. The film is a testament to the transformative power of music and the resilience of the human spirit.
RETROSPECTIVES
The Book of Life
USA
English
Art Director Paul Sullivan in-person
Join us and Denver Botanic Gardens as we explore the symbolism behind Día de Los Muertos, with a special screening of The Book of Life. This vibrant fantasy-adventure, tells the legend of Manolo, a conflicted hero and dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to rescue his one true love and defend his village. After the screening, representatives from Denver Botanic Gardens and Mexican Cultural Center, as well the Art Director of the film Paul Sullivan, will lead a discussion on the imagery behind the film. Post discussion, head over to Henderson's lounge to decorate your own sugar skull to take home.
Sponsors
Relish Catering, Visit Denver, Biennial of the Americas, SCFD, Goose Island Beer Co. & Denver Botanic Gardens
Media Partners
KUVO, KBNO, & Telemundo Denver
Community Partners
Servicios de la Raza, Project Enye, Consulado de Mexico en Denver & Mexican Cultural Center
About the Denver Film Society
Denver Film Society founded in 1978, the Denver Film Society (DFS) is a membership-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural institution that produces film events throughout the year, including the award-winning Starz Denver Film Festival and the popular, summertime series Film on the Rocks. With a vision to cultivate community and transform lives through film, the Film Society provides opportunities for diverse audiences to discover film through creative, thought-provoking experiences.
The permanent home of the Denver Film Society, the Sie FilmCenter, is Denver's only year-round cinematheque, presenting a weekly-changing calendar of first-run exclusives and arthouse revivals both domestic and foreign, narrative and documentary - over 600 per year, all shown in their original language and format. DFS's one-of-a-kind programs annually reach more than 200,000 film lovers and film lovers-in-training.