SFC EVENTS / 2008 LATINBEAT: FROM THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER TO SPAIN
THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER, New York
ShortMetraje: New short stories from Spain | December 14-18, 2008
ShortMetraje: New short stories from Spain | December 14-18, 2008
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER, Chicago
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | December 5-29, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | December 5-29, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 17-23, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 17-23, 2008
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER, Portland
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 21-December 11, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 21-December 11, 2008
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM, Seattle
FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA FROM SPAIN | November 14-20, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA FROM SPAIN | November 14-20, 2008
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, US
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 5-9, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 5-9, 2008
FILMOTECA REGIONAL DE CASTILLA Y LEON, Spain
LATINBEAT: From de Film Society of the Lincoln Center to Spain | November 18-December 23, 2008
LATINBEAT: From de Film Society of the Lincoln Center to Spain | November 18-December 23, 2008
FILMOTECA CANARIA, Spain
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | October 3-17, 2008
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | October 3-17, 2008
FILMOTECA DE CANTABRIA, Spain
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | July 9- August 17, 2008
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | July 9- August 17, 2008
CIRCULO DE BELLAS ARTES, Spain
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | July 15-20, 2008
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | July 15-20, 2008
FILMOTECA REGIONAL FRANCISCO RABAL, Spain
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | May 20-25, 2008
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | May 20-25, 2008
VARIOUS VENUES, US
DOCUSPAIN: Spanish Documentary Tour | February 15- November 29, 2008
DOCUSPAIN: Spanish Documentary Tour | February 15- November 29, 2008
MEDINA DEL CAMPO FILM FESTIVAL, Spain
American Spectrum: Short films from the Americas | April 11-19, 2008
American Spectrum: Short films from the Americas | April 11-19, 2008
ESCOLA TECNICA SUPERIOR D’ARQUITECTURA DEL VALLES, Spain
Dissensus. Architecture, Politics and Cinema | March 26, 2008
Dissensus. Architecture, Politics and Cinema | March 26, 2008
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, New York
Latinoamerican Women Celebration | March 5, 2008
Latinoamerican Women Celebration | March 5, 2008
BFI SOUTHBANK, London
Spain (Un)censored | January 15 through 17 February, 2008
Spain (Un)censored | January 15 through 17 February, 2008
BFI SOUTHBANK & INSTITUTO CERVANTES, London
Other events celebrating Spain (Un)Censored | January 15 through 17 February, 2008
Other events celebrating Spain (Un)Censored | January 15 through 17 February, 2008
THE KING JUAN CARLOS I OF SPAIN CENTER, New York
Documenta Spain | February 5- March 25, 2008
Documenta Spain | February 5- March 25, 2008
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Latin American cinema has come a long way since 1997 marked the debut of LATINBEAT, a yearly film series presented by the FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER every September in New York City. Though many of the first-time directors from that series have moved on to produce more complex works and the cinemas in their countries have flourished, the excitement and sense of urgency characterized by those early films remains. LATINBEAT 2007 featured 23 films from 12 Latin American countries, including a strong presence from often underrepresented filmmaking countries like Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay and Ecuador. |
FILMOTECA REGIONAL FRANCISCO RABAL Murcia, Spain |
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NEVER ON A SUNDAY Morirse en domingo | Daniel Gruener | Mexico | 120 min. | 2006 |  |
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After a long illness, Justo Salas has the bad judgment to die at home on a Sunday, when all the mortuaries are closed. His family is forced to hire––and pay through the nose for––a “buzzard,” an office clerk who can be bribed to allow for funeral and cremation services. Plenty of complications ensue. 35mm print source Altavista Films To watch trailer CLICK |
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FOUR BAREFOOT WOMEN Cuatro mujeres descalzas | Santiago Loza | Argentina | 90 min. | 2006 | |
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Outside, the heat of a suffocating Buenos Aires summer. Inside, four very different women find respite from the weather and their own personal adversities in shared nights of insomnia. As they unveil their common experiences with death, family disintegration, childbirth and love, they find empathy and trust in each other, and succeed in making some sense of their otherwise fragmented and chaotic realities. Loza’s tender and compassionate portrayal of a universe of feminine communion bears imprints of the narrative rigor and subtle observations that characterized his celebrated first film, Extraño (Latinbeat 2003). 35mm print source Bavaria Film International |
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MUTUM | Sandra Kogut | Brazil | 95 min. | 2007 | |
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This adaptation of João Guimarães Rosa’s Campo Geral is a calm, reflective and tender ode to a child’s loss of innocence. Ten-year-old Thiago lives with his family on an isolated farm in Minas Gerais, Brazil (Mutum is the name of the remote area in the Sertão, but it also refers to someone who does not talk). Unaware that he is nearsighted, Thiago is only interested in what is within reach. But his sensitivity allows him to see the emotional displays around him with painful clarity. Separations and betrayals force him to slowly develop a new awareness of the complexity of human relationships, while his bedtime conversations with his brother reveal a fresh curiosity about life’s serious questions. Kogut captures their innocence with playful solemnity, and her plotting of the story allows us to see the landscape surrounding Thiago just as it reveals itself to him in unexpected ways. 35mm print source TF1 International To watch trailer CLICK |
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF MY VERY BEST YEARS Lo más bonito y mis mejores años | Martín Boulocq | co-production: Bolivia/US | 93 min. | 2006 | |
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Berto lives in the small Bolivian city of Cochabamba. He wants to leave the country, but without money for a ticket, he decides to sell his prized possession––a 1965 Volkswagen he inherited from his grandfather––with the help of his know-it-all best friend Victor and Camila, Victor’s girlfriend. Delightfully understated but with great attention to detail, Boulocq’s film is an urban Bolivian fable with a love square at its center––two men, a woman and their car. Its skillfully fractured structure is a counterpoint to the parsimonious rhythm of the friends’ lives and of the city that comes to define them. 35mm print source Elo Audiovisual To watch trailer CLICK |
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A TON OF LUCK Soñar no cuesta nada | Rodrigo Triana | Colombia | 96 min. | 2006 | |
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Based on a true story, A Ton of Luck is an insightful validation of an age-old piece of advice: if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. A battalion of anti-guerilla forces on a rescue mission in the jungles of Caqueta stumbles on a massive stash of drug money. Believing the find will change their lives forever, the soldiers divide the cash––without any way of getting it back to civilization. Rodrigo Triana’s film runs over with humor, absurd plot twists and tragic spins, which led the film to box office success in Colombia. A powerful and unforgettable look at human nature, greed and the dangers of the all-too-easy opportunity. 35mm print source Eurocine Films To watch trailer CLICK |
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HOW MUCH FURTHER Qué tan lejos | Tania Hermida | Ecuador | 92 min. | 2006 | |
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Seeking to explore Ecuador’s “picturesque” landscapes and experience the “third world” adventures promised by her travel guide, Esperanza arrives in the Andean country from her native Spain and runs into Tristeza, a cynical, mistrustful Ecuadorian university student. They soon embark together on a journey to the old colonial town of Cuenca. Along the way, their exchanges with strangers and the companionship they find in each other result in surprising revelations. Thanks to breathtaking cinematography by Armando Salazar, the coastline, countryside and mountains of Ecuador become powerful characters as the women open up to new experiences and the beauty ahead. 35mm print source Karma Films S.L. To watch trailer CLICK |
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WATCHING IT RAIN Ver Llover | Elisa Miller | Mexico | 13 min. | 2006 | |
| This is the story of Jonás and Sofía, a couple of teenagers living in a sleepy Mexican town. Sofía wants to leave. Jonás has to decide whether he wants to leave with her...or if he’d really rather stay. The film was awarded the Palme d’Or for Short Film at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. | ||
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YOU, ME AND HIM Café com Leite | Daniel Ribeiro | Brazil | 18 min. | 2007 | |
| Whenever Lucas can’t sleep, he hops into Danilo’s bed. The boy has been living with his brother since the death of his parents. But in fact, Danilo already shares his bed with somebody else. You, Me and Him was awarded the Crystal Bear for best short film at this year’s Berlinale. | ||
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LAPSUS | Juan Pablo Zaramella | Argentina | 4 min. | 2007 | |
| A curious nun ventures into the darker side of her animated World. | ||
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ANGEL’S FIRE Fuego de Angel | Marcelo Bukin | Peru/Spain | 13 min. | 2006 | |
| Eight-year old Angel works all day long in a brick factory in his village near Lake Titicaca, Peru. Winner of the prestigious IDA Award, Angel’s Fire poignantly depicts forced child labor in a community where poverty and despair drive parents to abuse. | ||
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NO ONE Nadie | Belen Blanco | Argentina | 16 min. | 2007 | |
| Stella lives in a sleepy little town in the Argentinean pampas. She dreams of the big, wide world and of Edmund, her imaginary lover. And then (quité una coma aquí) one day, he materializes: Rocco from the big city. Fascinating – and real. He is the promise and the reason to leave everything behind. The time has come for Stella to make a decision. | ||
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CATCHING RATS Limpiando Sapos | Vero Shamo-Garcia | Ecuador | 13 min. | 2008 | |
| The midst of a civil war, 13-year-old Anita, joins the Colombian guerrilla to protect her younger brother, Pablo, and quickly adopts the guerrilla’s revolutionary ideology. The children’s allegiance is tested as Pablo, unable to cope in the guerrilla camp, pressures Anita to leave. When Anita rejects Pablo’s plea to escape, he makes a desperate choice that will force her to make an impossible decision. | ||
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