Bioneers films highlight personal and planetary healing (July 21, 2006)
Two films that highlight the issues of planetary healing and environmental justice continue the Bioneers Summer Film Series.
In the first film, Michael Lerner, president and cofounder of Commonweal, is one of the great visionary leaders of the emerging ecological medicine movement. He addresses the fact that we cannot be healthy people on an unhealthy planet and that environmental health activism will be one of the great human rights issues of this century. A passionate activist, Rabbi Lerner also cofounded the Tikkun Conference of “spiritual progressives,” a coalition of spiritual/political thinkers and activists who dialogue across the religious boundaries of Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other religions.
The second film features Martha Arguello, an environmental activist from the tough streets of East Los Angeles. Arguello is an environmental health coordinator with Physicians for Social Responsibility. She has demonstrated what can be achieved when disenfranchised citizens, activists and scientists work together to challenge the status quo. She has been one of the shining examples of how to turn the “precautionary principle” into a powerful tool for confronting injustice and uniting a community in a common cause.
The films are shown at 5pm on July 27 at the Teatro Santa Ana and last approximately one hour. The cost is 50 pesos. The screening is followed by an optional conversation period in the Café Santa Ana.
Bioneers Summer Film Series, Thursday, July 27, 5pm
Teatro Santa Ana, Reloj 50,50 pesos
Una Causa Noble screens during film festival
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The short film Una Causa Noble (A Noble Cause), directed by Miles Merritt andwritten by Carlos Pascual, was filmed in and around San Miguel de Allende. |
It will screen as part of the Expresión en Corto Festival on Saturday, July 22, at 3pm at Bellas Artes. In addition, the film will show at Teatro Santa Ana on August 1 and 2 at 7pm (50 pesos admission).
Cinemateca
José Luis’s Pick and Tips:
The pick:
Goya in Bordeaux is another brilliant film by Carlos Saura. Being an aficionado of Goya's work, I found a glimpse into his life and personality fascinating. The film has a dreamlike quality, almost hallucinogenic. The film's score is beautiful and the scenes reconstructed from Goya's paintings are very powerful.
The movie starts slowly, but then picks up and captivates.
The tips:
In order to be able to provide the best viewing experience, the show times for some movies may be adjusted to accommodate their length. Be sure to check the schedule carefully. Also, please remember the new ticket price of 50 pesos. Discount cards are 400 pesos for 10 shows.
On Monday after 4pm buy your tickets for any selection of the week. Don’t take the risk of being locked out! Nos vemos en el Cine….
Murderball (2005)
Wednesday, July 26, 5pm
English, 85 minutes
Rugby-playing quadriplegics compete for the Paralympic gold medal in this documentary about an amazing sport and the strong-willed athletes who play full-contact rugby using specially designed wheelchairs. The film follows the U.S. Quad Rugby Team as they compete in the 2002 World Championships and the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. Winner of the 2005 Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
(Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise, 2002)
Wednesday, July 26, 7pm
Mandarin with English subtitles, 112 minutes
Based on director Sijie Dai's autobiographical novel and set in Maoist China during the Cultural Revolution, this nostalgic coming-of-age drama follows two young men, Luo (Kun Chen) and Ma (Ye Liu), who are sent to a remote village to be "re-educated" and cleansed of non-Communist influences. While there, both fall under the spell of a local beauty (Xun Zhou) whose heart they hope to win through a secret stash of forbidden Western literature.
The Agronomist (2004)
Thursday, July 27 at 3pm
English, 90 minutes.
Directed by Jonathan Demme, this profile of Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist Jean Dominique weaves historical footage of Haiti's troubled past with one-on-one interviews with Dominique and his devoted wife, Michele Montas. The film also incorporates rare footage shot just before Dominique's assassination on April 30, 2000.
Bioneers Summer Film Series
“Personal and Planetary Healing”
Thursday, July 27, 5 pm
Two Bioneers films highlight the issues of “Planetary Healing and Environmental Justice.” The first film features Michael Lerner, president and co-founder of Commonweal, one of the great visionary leaders of the emerging Ecological Medicine Movement.
The second film features Martha Arguello, an environmental activist from East Los Angeles. Arguello demonstrates what can be achieved when disenfranchised citizens, activists, and scientists work together to challenge the status quo.
Goya in Bordeaux (2000)
Thursday, July 27, 7pm
Friday, July 28, 3pm
Spanish with English subtitles, 105 minutes
The life of one of Spain's most acclaimed painters, Francisco de Goya (Francisco Rabal), is the subject of this lush biography from renowned Spanish director Carlos Saura (Flamenco, Tango). The artist, who lived from 1746 to 1828, was the court painter to the Spanish royal family before before voluntarily exiling himself to Bordeaux, France, because of troubles at home. Here, the painter’s life story is told in flashback from his deathbed in France.
Kids' Cartoons
Saturday, July 29, noon
Free
Musical Saturdays
Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty
Saturday, July 29, 2:30pm