Issues of race, class and gender are common threads as well cultural norms. If anything the viewers can draw connections between life in the U.S. and our southern neighbors. All films received 3+ star ratings.
Monday: Mexican re: immigration issues
Who Is Dayani Cristal?2013NR82 mins
In the oppressive desert heat, Arizona authorities find a man's decomposing body with only one clue to his identity: a tattoo reading "Dayani Cristal." Gael García Bernal portrays the unknown man in dramatic segments of this intriguing documentary.
- Cast:
- Gael García Bernal
Tuesday: Venezuelan re: a little boy's sexuality
Bad Hair2014NR
Set in the slums of Caracas, Venezuela, this pensive drama focuses on a 9-year-old boy whose determination to straighten his curly hair creates discord with his mother -- who fears the fixation may be a sign of homosexuality.
- Genre:
- Drama
Wednesday:Ecuadorian re:water rights
The Facilitator
A political thriller about human rights, promoting water access rights for the indigenous community and an elite family with many secrets and problems.
Thursday: Argentinian re: freedom fighters
Clandestine Childhood2011NR112 mins
This tense drama portrays the complex life of 12-year-old Juan, whose parents return to Argentina to covertly battle the ruling Junta. Juan strives to be a "normal" kid despite his parents' undercover activities that put all their lives at risk.
Southern District
Witness how one family in the neighborhood Zona Sur in La Paz, Bolivia’s most exclusive enclave, home to the country’s affluent elite for generations, adapts to change.
If anything this series of films helps one see the pronouns
should change in the discussion as it's not 'them' and 'us' but
rather "WE" as the world's problems are universal and we are
all connected by this commonality.
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