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Bioneers summer film series
Film
Is God Green?
Tues, July 3, 3pm
Teatro Santa Ana
Biblioteca Pública
Insurgentes 25
50 pesos
The Bioneers Summer Film Series starts on Tuesday, July 3, and runs for six Tuesdays, through August 7.
The series features films and speakers who focus on issues and solutions for a viable future. Several Bill Moyers films will be matched with Bioneers speakers. Included in the Summer Film Series are issues such as: energy independence, corporate power, indigenous perspectives, the power of grassroots activism, religion and politics, women activists, etc. On Tuesday, July 3, the Bill Moyers film, Is God Green? will be shown along with Michael Lerner speaking at Bioneers on the relationship of “Personal and Planetary Healing.” In the film, Moyers interviews various Christian leaders about the growing “Green Movement” in a branch of evangelical churches. Michael Lerner speaks about the relationship between personal and planetary healing. Lerner is President and founder of Commonweal, a health and environmental research institute. Bioneers is an annual gathering of a wide diversity of visionary thinkers and leaders. In the Summer Film Series you will taste a juicy slice of the rich Bioneers pie. Just put 3pm on T
uesdays on your calendar.
Iraq in Fragments
Film
Thursday, July 5, 3pm
Santa Ana Theater
Biblioteca Pública
Insurgentes 25
50 pesos
The Center for Global Justice Film Series presents Iraq in Fragments, a documentary that illuminates post-war Iraq in three acts and builds a picture of a country pulled in different directions by religion and ethnicity.
Filmed in verité style, with no scripted narrations, the film explores the lives of ordinary Iraqis: people whose thoughts, beliefs, aspirations, and concerns are at once personal and illustrative of larger issues in Iraq today.
Part one follows an 11-year-old auto mechanic in the mixed Shiek Omar neighborhood in the heart of old Baghdad and his disenchantment with the US presence. Part two is filmed inside the Shiite political/religious movement of Moqtada Sadr and the third part follows Iraqi Kurds as they assert their bid for independence, rebelling against the past atrocities of Baghdad rule.
Directed by James Longley, Iraq in Fragments was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary and won numerous other awards including Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Gotham Awards.
A new documentary project sprouts in rural areas of San Miguel
By Robin Arutt, M.Ed.
Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary
Mon, July 2, 3:30pm
Wed, July 4, 5pm
Teatro Santa Ana
Biblioteca Pública
50 pesos
After a year of work in a rural community I discovered that despite news decrying the “Immigration Crisis,” many Mexicans and Americans are genuinely concerned, but unaware, of how rural families cope with this emigration. The idea of a documentary film organization was born.
Reel Futures International (RFI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to documenting small-scale solutions to global problems. RFI was created in partnership with Kiko Herrera, a Chilean-born filmmaker now in San Miguel from Cape Town, South Africa. Kiko brings seven years of experience in film to this project. To create such a project here in San Miguel is a magical experience. The Center for Global Justice helps with interviews and filming by bringing us into some of the communities where they do their work.
The Biblioteca, and José Luis Mendoza, are hosting fundraising screenings of the powerful documentary, Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary.There will be question and answer sessions after the screenings.
Reel Futures is actively seeking tax-deductible donations for the completion of this film. For more information on how to donate, volunteer opportunities, or to be placed on our e-newsletter list, contact:
reelfutures@gmail.com.
“Cinemateca Programación para la semana
del 2 al 8 de Julio 2006”
José Luis Pick’n’tip:
The Picks:
Romantico
Nominated for best documentary at Sundance and the Independent Spirit Awards this movie failed to win nationwide distribution. That fact says something about our culture. Mark Becker's extraordinary sensitivity to the details that make us understand his characters, a look between a father and daughter, frantic phone calls from San Francisco to his family in Mexico pleading with his children to go to school—they are just momentary flashes of feeling. But one after another after another, lyrics from a song, cuts forward and back—Mark Becker is a major young talent waiting to be discovered. This excellent movie reminds me most of movies such as The Color of Paradise, an ignored gem, by the director Majid Majidi. Despite Majidi’s extraordinary series of powerful films his last few movies have not made it into the distribution process. What is going on in the movie industry? I just don’t get it, the escalating violent images, not just horror movies but the major releases being considered for Oscars? Anyway, if you
love powerful movies with stirring never to be forgotten characters, you will love Romantico.
The Tip:
Important:
In order 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. I also want to remind you of our new ticket price; 50 pesos and discount cards 12 shows for 450 pesos.
Starting Monday, after noon, buy your tickets in advance for any movie or show of the week. If you have a discount card, collect your pass to assure you get a seat; don’t take the risk of being locked out…. Nos vemos en el Cine….
You want to receive this info by email? Write to José Luis at alephamour@hotmail.com.
Thank you.
The Movies:
Documentary Project Special
Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary (2005)
Monday, July 2 at 3:30pm
Wednesday, July 4 at 5pm
Director: Arturo Perez
Political Documentaries, English, 90 minutes
Director Arturo Perez Torres’s award-winning documentary about undocumented workers chronicles the life-and-death journeys of Central American and Mexican migrants as they try to gain entry to the United States without going through proper government immigration channels. The subjects’ first-person perspective sheds light on individual motivations for the trek and the hazards encountered on their way to the American dream.
The Science of Sleep (2005)
Tuesday, July 3 at noon
Thursday, July 5 at 5:30pm
Fantasy Romantic Dramas, English with Spanish subtitles, 106 minutes
Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou, Emma de Caunes
A timid young man can’t control the fantastical plots and images of his dream world from intruding into his waking hours in Michel Gondry’s science-fiction romance. After a promising new job sours, Stephane (Gael Garcia Bernal) finds new inspiration in his neighbor Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg). To connect with her, shy Stephane releases the bolder personality of his dreams, but his waking insecurities threaten to destroy the relationship.
Romantico (2005)
Wednesday, July 4 at 3pm
Friday, July 6 at noon
Social & Cultural Documentaries, Spanish with English subtitles, 84 minutes
Director: Mark Becker
Director Mark Becker’s moving documentary follows Mexican mariachi singers Carmelo and Arturo, who pour their passion and talent into their music, performing for largely unappreciative audiences on the streets and in the watering holes of San Francisco. But despite the hardships and meager income, the two immigrants persist in pursuing their art, chasing the dream of a better future for themselves—and their families.
Kids Movies: Vintage Cartoons
Saturday July 7 at noon
Free entrance, theatercapacity.
Musical Saturdays:
Will resume in winter
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