WORCESTER'S 14TH ANNUAL
LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
MARCH 31-APRIL 5, 2009
Our Theme: Rumbos (Destinies)
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 NUESTROS DESAPARECIDOS ("Our Disappeared" - Documentary; USA/Argentina 2008; NR) Tuesday March 31 @ 7:30PM in JEFFERSON ACADEMIC CENTER 320. Director: Juan Mandelbaum. Through a casual Google search, director Juan Mandelbaum finds out that Patricia, a long lost girlfriend from Argentina, is among the thousands who were kidnapped, tortured, and then "disappeared" by the military during the 1976-1983 dictatorship. Juan embarks on a journey to find out what happened to her and others he knew who disappeared, and re-examines his own choices. Using rare archival footage the director evokes the dreams for a revolution that would transform Argentina. As he shares dramatic stores told by parents, siblings, friends and children of the disappeared, Juan grieves the tragic losses and shows that when brutal regimes attack the fabric of a country with great impunity, the suffering lasts for generations. 99 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. NOTE: Director Juan Mandelbaum will be present at the screening and will speak after the film. PLAY THE TRAILER TOCAR EL CIELO
("To Touch the Sky" - Comedy/drama; Argentina/Spain 2007; NR) Thursday April 2 @ 7:30PM, Sunday April 5 @ 4PM, both in JEFFERSON ACADEMIC CENTER 320. Director: Marcos Carnevale. Stars: Chete Lera, Facunda Arana. A dramatic comedy about friendship in its broadest sense and the constant search for happiness. The various stories that comprise this tapestry are about the search for unconditional love by parents, their children, ex-lovers, and friends.109 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. PLAY THE TRAILER  LADRONES A DOMICILIO ("Robbers On Demand" - Comedy; Dominican Republic 2008; NR) Saturday April 4 @ 2PM in RAZZO HALL, TRAINA ACADEMIC CENTER. Director: Angel Muniz. Stars: Manolo Ozuna, Miguel Angel Martinez, Johanny Sosa. Manolo Ozuna takes the lead role as Bruno, a struggling university teacher who has been told that his daughter will not be given financial aid. Refusing to send her to state university, he takes a job arranged for him by his "compadre" as a late night security van driver to help make ends meet. The whole deal turns out to be a setup with the owner of the security company intent on robbing the money that was in the van. The story follows as the robbery goes wrong, the son of the owner of the security company is kidnapped, and a whole load of fun happens in between, including a planned trip to Puerto Rico via "yola."Spanish with English subtitles. Director Showcase - Guest: Angel Muniz will be present to talk with the audience after the screening. PLAY THE TRAILER  MORIRSE ESTA EN HEBREO ("My Mexican Shivah" - Comedy/Drama; Mexico 2006; NR) Saturday April 4 @ 7:30PM, Sunday April 5 @ 1PM both in JEFFERSON ACADEMIC CENTER 320. Director: Alejandro Springall. Stars: Raquel Pankowsky, David Ostrosky. Set in Polanco, a Jewish quarter of Mexico City, and spoken in Spanish, Yiddish and Hebrew, this is a dramatic comedy about how the death of a man results in the celebration of his life.98 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. PLAY THE TRAILER TICKETS:
$5.00 adults, $3.00 seniors & Worcester Consortium students (with ID) Centro Las Americas Return to Cinema 320's movie Cinema 320's full schedule _______________________________
DIRECTIONS TO JEFFERSON ACADEMIC CENTER 320 Take Route 290 to the Route 9/Framingham-Ware exit in downtown Worcester. Turn left off exit ramp if coming from the south, turn right off ramp if coming from the north. Follow the signs for Route 9 West (Highland Street) through Lincoln Square. Follow Highland about a mile. Turn left onto Park Avenue at Elm Park. Proceed up Park Avenue through the Pleasant, Chandler and May Street intersections. Turn left at Downing Street (Peppercorn's). Go through one stop sign. JAC 320 parking permitted in Clark's Downing Street parking lot on left. JAC 320 is in the building directly across Downing Street. Use main campus entrance in middle of building. Follow the signs. JAC 320 is located on the third floor of the Jefferson Academic Center, at the corner of Main and Downing streets (one block down from Maywood). The auditorium is elevator-accessible for patrons of limited mobility. Call Clark Campus Police at (508) 793-7575 ahead of time to arrange for unlocking the ramp-accessible Geography Library entrance into the JAC. Elevator at far end of Geography Library. DIRECTIONS TO RAZZO HALL RAZZO HALL is located in the Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing Street. Take Route 290 to the Route 9/Framingham-Ware exit in downtown Worcester. Turn left off exit ramp if coming from the south, turn right off ramp if coming from the north. Follow the signs for Route 9 West (Highland Street) through Lincoln Square. Follow Highland about a mile. Turn left onto Park Avenue at Elm Park. Proceed up Park Avenue through the Pleasant, Chandler and May Street intersections. Turn left at Downing Street (Peppercorn's). Razzo Hall is in the Traina Center for the Arts, next to Peppercorn's parking lot on the left. [MAP OF CLARK CAMPUS] Questions? Comments? Want to join our e-mail list?
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