The Boston Latino International Film Festival continues till December 13th, 2009.
(BLIFF) will be presenting the latest films produced by Latinos and the latest films pertaining to social issues of Latino communities in the US and Latin America.
LAST WEEKEND FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:
All films will be premiering in Boston!!
THE BEST LATINO US SHORTS SHOT IN 2008- 2009 IN THE US
Saturday, December 12th at 4.30 p.m.
Location:Cambridge College, 1000 Mass Ave, Cambridge
“El Landrocito” by Yamin Segal/ 15min/ USA
“LALO” by Daniel Maldonado/ 12min/ USA
“Osvaldo’s” by Randy Wilkins/ 20min/ USA
“Mariachi” by Elena Greenlee/ 13min/ USA
“La Nochebuena de Paco y Manolo” by Alejandro Furth/ 12min/ USA
“Tiempo al Tiempo” by Tati Barrantes/ 12min/ USA
Q&A with attending directors
BLAK MAMA, wtih attending music score director ALEX ALBEAR”
Saturday, December 12th at 7.30 p.m.
Location: Cambridge College, 1000 Mass Ave, Cambridge
“PASAJE” by Ana Clavell/ 12min/ Puerto Rico/ Animation Short
“BLAK MAMA” by Miguel Alvear and Patricio Andrade/ 90min/ Ecuador/ Narrative Feature
Three recyclers undertake a quest towards the mystical "Door of Forgiveness" in artist Miguel Alvear's debut feature, a phantasmagoric exploration of South American folklore. Centered around Ecuador's annual "Mama Negra" festival—an eclectic mixture of Catholic, African, and indigenous traditions—the film blends dance, costumes, and performance art to explore the transformations that take place when cultures collide. Stunning, surreal, and sly, Blak Mama is an audacious head-trip through the carnavalesque.
Sunday, December 13th at 3.00 p.m.
Location: Cambridge College, 1000 Mass Ave, Cambridge
“UNA VIDA MEJOR” by Luis Fernández Reneo / 13 min/ Mexico, USA/ Short
“THE ACCORDION KINGS” with Colombian musician Carlos Vives
CLOSING FILM FROM CUBA
Sunday, December 13th at 5.30 p.m.
Location: Cambridge College, 1000 Mass Ave, Cambridge
“TIJUANEROS” by Paul Bobadilla/ 19min/ Mexico, USA/ Short
An aspiring photographer must decide between his camera or a gun.
“LOS DIOSES ROTOS” (Broken Gods) by Ernesto Daranas/ 90min/ Cuba/Narrative Feature
Ernesto Daranas offers a modern version of the values represented by Alberto Yarini, a famous Cuban pimp and political figure at the turn of the 20th century who was shot to death by his French rivals in control of the prostitution business in Havana.
CLOSING RECEPCION
Sunday, December 13th at 7.30 p.m.
Location: Cambridge College, 1000 Mass Ave, Cambridge
BLIFF 2009 is sponsored in part by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, the Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge College, the Cambridge Public Library, Boston University, Vista Higher Learning, Telemundo, Heineken, Jose's Mexican Restaurant, B-side, El Planeta News Paper and Tuboston.com.
Festival Prices:
Passes:
General Public: $80 /Students: $50
Screenings:
Cambridge College: $8
Cambridge Public Library: Free
Boston University: Free
Venues:
