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Cine+Más SF presents the San Francisco Latino Film Festival – September 16-25, 2011 – BEING: Cafe Tacuva – Opening Night Film at Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7pm
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Tagged: film festivalSAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 1, 2011 – Cine+Más SF presents the San Francisco Latino Film Festival (September 15th-25th, 2011) in theatres, and cultural centers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area spanning four cities over 10 days and screening 30 films from 11 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, USA); including local filmmakers and several feature films made by women. Venues include: Embarcadero & Opera Plaza Landmark Cinemas (SF), Mission Cultural Center (SF), MACLA (SJ), La Peña Cultural Center (BKLY), Pacific Film Archive (BKLY), College of Marin.
Friday, September 16th – the Opening Night film of the SFLFF will present BEING: Cafe Tacuva, a documentary following the iconic Mexican rock band as they tour and give us a peak to the dynamics behind the scenes of their lives on tour and the relationship they have that has kept them going for 20 years. Also screening that evening is ALL SHE CAN, directed by Amy Wendel, the film premiered at Sundance earlier this year and is part of the Maya Indie Film Series.
The SFLFF program includes award winning and critically acclaimed documentary and feature films from Mexico, Guatemala, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Cuba, Panama, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela and the USA. Local and visiting filmmakers from around the country and Latin America are attending.
The festival will present notable Mexican films including Hell (Mexico) by established filmmaker Luis Estrada- a blockbuster wickedly dark political satire starring Damian Alcazar and A Stone’s Throw by Sebastian Hiriart, making his directorial debut in this indie film about a shepherd that sees a sign in finding a keychain and goes on to travel hundreds of miles pursuing the meaning. Other films include: F*** My Life (Chile) by Nicolas Lopez- a fun romantic-comedy in the age of texting and Facebook. Precious Knowledge by Ari Palos- a timely documentary following that examines the substance, controversy, and eventual banning of Raza Studies program in Arizona. Blattangelus (Mexico) by Araceli Santana, Photos of Angie (USA) by Alan Dominguez, Three Drops of Water (USA/local) by Jose Alfaro and Marco Castro-Bojorquez, and Soulbound (Brazil) by Caioh Soh are part of an LGBT program. The Bad Intentions (Peru/Argentina) by Rosario Garcia-Montero, Following the Stars (Ecuador/Panama) by Iris Disse, Habana Eva (Cuba/Venezuela) by Fina Torres, and Capsules (Guatemala) by Veronica Reidel underscore the strong surge of highly acclaimed films made by Latin American women.
Santiago (USA) by Felix Martiz El Andalon (USA/local) by Consuelo Alba; Conscientious Objector (USA) by JW Cortez; Mago (USA/local) by Maria Victoria Ponce; The Old Bicycle (USA/local) by Claudia A. Escobar are a few of the US Latino films included in this year’s selection.
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Calendar Editors Please Note:
What: San Francisco Latino Film Festival
Where: SAN FRANCISCO
When: Sept 16-18 Landmark’s Embarcadero Center & Opera Plaza Cinemas
Sept 16 Opening Night at Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema, BEING: Cafe Tacuva
Sept 17-18 Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinema in San Francisco
Sept 21& 25 IcTus Gallery in San Francisco
Sept. 22-24 Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco
Sept 25 Brava Theater in San Francisco
MARIN
College of Marin
Sept. 20-21
SAN JOSE
MACLA
Sept. 19-20
BERKELEY
Sept. 19-20 La Peña Cultural Center
Sept. 20 Pacific Film Archives
What: San Francisco Latino Film Festival
WHERE/WHEN:
Sept. 16, 7:00PM Opening Night: Being: Cafe Tacuva, Landmark’s Embarcadero Theater, San Francisco
Sept. 17-18 1PM-11PM Opera Plaza Theater, Screenings, San Francisco
Sept. 19-20 7:30PM La Pena Cultural Center, Screening, Berkeley
Sept. 19-20 7PM MACLA, Screenings, San Jose
Sept 20 7PM Pacific Film Archives, Screening, Berkeley
Sept. 21 7PM IcTus Gallery Screening, San Francisco
Sept.22-24 Mission Cultural Center, Screenings, San Francisco
Sept. 20 21 12PM College of Marin, Screenings, Marin
Sept. 25 1PM Brava Theater, San Francisco
As this year’s Film Festival coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month, we invite the community to an open reception and Festival kick-off with CBS/5 and The CW/44 Cable 12 on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. To RSVP please visit: cbs5cw44hhm2011.eventbrite.com
About Cine+Más SF
Cine+Más SF contributes to the Bay Area’s active and diverse arts scene through the San Francisco Latino Film Festival, year round programming and special events centered on the celebration of Latino arts including the visual, performance, and literary arts. Sponsors, collaborators, and supporters include Continental, KQED, JCDecaux, Levi’s, Macy’s, CBS 5/ The CW 44 Cable 12, Webos TV, Clear Channel Radio, Telemundo, KPFA, the DeYoung Museum, Mission Cultural Center of Latin American Arts, College of Marin, and UC Berkeley’s Latin American Studies Program.
Our mission for the SFLFF, a volunteer run and produced program is to showcase and promote, the work of emerging and established filmmakers from the US, Latin America, and Iberian Peninsula. The SFLFF runs September 16-25, 2011 in San Francisco, San Jose, Berkeley and Marin. Venues include Landmark’s Embarcadero Center & Opera Plaza Cinemas, The Mission Cultural Center, IcTus Gallery, La Peña Cultural Center (Berkeley), MACLA (San Jose), and College of Marin (Marin). For additional program information please visit www.sflatinofilmfestival.org or call 415-826-7057. For tickets visit www.brownpapertickets.com or call 1-800-838-3006.
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Media Contacts
Juliana Mojica, Mojica Arts/ Cine+Más SF/ San Francisco Latino Film Festival
juliana@mojicaarts.com
David Franco, Cine+Mas SF/ San Francisco Latino Film Festival
415.826.7057 programming@sflatinofilmfestival.com
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