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Diego Lopez Cotillo |
In life there is always a before and after.
2011, 6 min, Spain
Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Short
Saturday, September 17
Time: 10:00am-10:06am
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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Diego Lopez Cotillo |
Spain, 1939 After the Spanish Civil War, Jose and his mother live isolated in a house of field, with the illusion of the arrival of Pedro, the postman.
2009, 17 min, Spain
Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Short
Saturday, September 17
Time: 10:15am- 10:32pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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Steven Javitz
javitzvideo@yahoo.com
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The most amazing event this family has ever been through perfectly documented to hit you in the heart.
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2010, 26 min, Mexico/ USA
Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Short Documentary
Saturday, September 17
Time: 10:45am-11:11am
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
Sunday, September 18
Time: 3:00pm-3:26pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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Diego Lerman
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Set against the backdrop of Argentina's military regime of the 1980s, Diego Lerma's engrossing and beautifully acted exploration of the totalitarian urge opens with a portrait of Maria Teresa, a lonely and deeply repressed assistant teacher at an elite Buenos Aires private school. Obedient and willing, she accepts unquestioningly the school's rigid code of conduct and proud identification with the nation state. But her head professor's words about the "cancer of subversion" and for total surveillance soon feed an unhealthy obsession with one of her students, leading to an ensuing spiral of degradation and breakdown in discipline that parallels a popular rebellion beyond the school's ivy-covered walls.
The Invisible Eye is co-presented by the Global Film Initiative and is part of the Global Lens 2011 film series. The GFI logo can be found on www.globalfilm.org
2010, 97 min, Argentina
Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Feature Narrative
Saturday, September 17
Time: 11:26am- 1:03pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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Jorge Ramirez-Martinez
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After the death of his father, Carlos, a Mexican-American man, finds himself facing the age-old question of what to do with a parent who is getting old. Unable to discuss the issue with Lisa, his American wife, Carlos begins to seriously think about the advantages and disadvantages of sending his widowed mother, Angelica, to live on her own at a home. Caught between his loyalty to the two women in his life, he is finally able to find the courage to confront his wife after remembering what he promised his late father.
2010, 5 min, USA
English, Short
Saturday, September 17
Time: 1:18pm-1:23pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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Argenis Mills
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A man is disturbed by the constant hubbub above him.
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2010, 11 min, Cuba
Spanish, Short Narrative
Saturday, September 17
Time: 1:38pm- 1:49pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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Lillian Jimenez |
Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002), visionary Puerto Rican educator, activist and early proponent of bilingual education, inspired multiple generations of young people and fought for many of the rights that people take for granted today. Unbowed by obstacles she encountered as a black, Puerto Rican woman, she founded ASPIRA to empower Puerto Rican youth, and created other enduring leadership and advocacy organizations in New York and California, across the United States, and in Puerto Rico. Recognized for her achievements in 1996, Dr. Pantoja was awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor bestowed upon civilians in the US.
In this important documentary, Pantoja's compelling story is told through never-before-seen home movies, archival footage, and personal passionate testimony from Pantoja herself and some of her countless proteges, as well as her life partner. Highlighting major landmarks in Pantoja's biography and long, productive career, the film shows her profound commitment to transforming society, her pivotal role in the Puerto Rican community's fight to combat racism and discrimination, and her pioneering work in securing a bilingual voice in the US. An eloquent tribute to a remarkable woman, the film sheds new light on the Puerto Rican community's far-reaching triumphs.
2009, 53 min, Puerto Rico
Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Film
Saturday, September 17
Time: 2:00pm- 2:53pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
Sunday, September 18
Time: 4:50pm- 5:43pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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Gonzalo de la Torre
difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
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In memory of Octavio, who passed away in the desert of Avena, Arizona on the week that legislature of the state concerning migration was drafted. A brief compilation of personal stories from the most representative migrant state (Michoacan), as well as accounts on reverse racism from Mexican abroad and costs of crossing among others. One of the most controversial themes of US/Mexico politics. .
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2010, 9 min, Mexico/ USA
Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Short Documentary
Saturday, September 17
Time: 3:10pm- 3:19pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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Marc Silver, Gael Garcia Bernal
gtrainor@somostv.net
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Every year, tens of thousands of women, men and children travel through Mexico without legal permission. More than nine in every ten are Central Americans. The vast majority are headed for the U.S. border in the hope of a new life far from the poverty they have left behind. Their journey is one of the most dangerous in the world. Gael Garcia Bernal, Marc Silver and Amnesty International have collaborated to create "The Invisibles"- four short films documenting the plight of these migrants travelling without legal permission through Mexico.
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2010, 25 min, Mexico,
Spanish w/ English Subtitles, Short Documentary
Saturday, September 17
Time: 3:34pm-4:00pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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Sylvia Morales
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A Crushing Love, Sylvia Morales' sequel to her groundbreaking history of Chicana women, Chicana (1979), honors the achievements of five activist Latinas- labor organizer/farm worker leader Dolores Huerta, author/educator Elizabeth Betita Martinez, writer/playwright/educator Cherrie Moraga, civil rights advocate Alicia Escalante, and historian/writer Martha Cotera- and considers how these single mothers managed to be parents and effect broad-based social change at the same time.
2009, 58 min, USA
English, Documentary
Saturday, September 17
Time: 4:15pm- 5:15pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
Sunday, September 18
Time: 3:40pm- 4:38pm
Venue: Knickerbocker Theater
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