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Hispanic Film Series Fall 2008 “ Immigration at the Movies”. Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Last revised: July 17, 2008. General Information. Movies are FREE All films will be shown in their original language (with English subtitles).
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Hispanic Film SeriesFall 2008“Immigration at the Movies” Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Last revised: July 17, 2008
General Information • Movies are FREE • All films will be shown in their original language (with English subtitles). • Films are not rated and may include adult content. • Discussion after each screening, for those interested. All screenings are in Bate 1032, unless otherwise noted. For more information please e-mail series organizers: Prof. Jennifer M. Valko (valkoj@ecu.edu) and Prof. Juan J. Daneri (danerij@ecu.edu).
14 Kilómetros(14 kilometers) Spain, 2007, 1h 35min. Directed by Gerardo Olivares • Oct. 2nd, 5:30 pm • Bate 1032 Alluding to the 14 kilometers that separate Africa from Spain, director Gerardo Olivares explores the topic of African migration in this film. Olivares combines reality and fiction to portray the hardships that African migrants endure hoping to escape violence and hunger. The story follows the long, grueling journey of Violeta, Buba and Mukela as they travel across Mali, Niger, Algeria, and Morocco with the aim of reaching Europe, “where nobody dies of hunger”. Trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=YdIyhTVl_go&feature=related
Romántico(Romantic) USA, 2005, 1h 20min. Directed by Marc Becker • Nov. 13th • 5:30 pm • Bate 1032 In this documentary, Marc Becker provides a touching portrait of Carmelo Muñiz Sánchez, a Mexican Mariachi musician, striving to make a living in San Francisco by working the city’s taquerías playing love songs for tips. Through Carmelo’s eyes, viewers experience a moving reverse migration story that reveals why a 60-year-old chose to leave his family behind to seek his fortune as an illegal immigrant in the United States. Website & Trailer:http://www.meteorfilms.org/