FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM

I. Tucson Latino Showcase - March 4, 7:30 pm
El Silencio de Miguel - Edgar Ybarra (9 min)
Life is a matter of chances. A single decision changes Miguel’s life forever, leaving him to search for acceptance from his loved ones and himself.
Bring Down the Walls - Jason Aragon (8 min):
The film explains how the increase in U.S. border militarization has had a major impact on the environment, human rights, and indigenous rights along the U.S./Mexico border.
El Dia De Un Muerto - Angela Soto (10 min)
Based on the Mexican tradition that the soul lives on forever, this story tells of a deceased little girl who returns on All Souls Day to reunite with her mother
Santo Paseo - Francisco J. Laudin Jr./PCC Project (20 minutes)
Guilt surfaces when friends meet after a five year separation. Can they make amends en route to Santo Paseo? (Language)
Quince Anos - Mary Charlotte Thurtle (12 min)
A comparison of two young girls, one in Tucson and one in a Central American rainforest, who observe quinceanera—the coming-of-age ceremony for Latinos.
"Q & A" session with the filmmakers followed by a public reception.

II. Family Films - March 5, 12 noon
Youth Cinema - Pueblo High School (40 min)
A collection of short student films from Pueblo High School
in collaboration with H.O.P.E. Street Productions
La Cita - Juan Rivera (5 min)
A rainy evening takes Maya to a fantasy where her loved ones are reunited and she marks her grandmother's passing in her own way.
@ Work - Jason Aragon (13 min):
A son learns about his father by following him with a video camera on his daily routine as mail carrier for rural routes in Tucson, Arizona.
Quince Anos - Mary Charlotte Thurtle (12 min) See above description.
Cuba 15 - Elizabeth Schub (13 min)
An award-winning visual documentary on the quinceanera tradition. A Cuban girl prepares her quinceanera, the celebration of her 15th birthday.

III. Social/Political - March 5, 2pm (Language and violence in some films)
Apples and Oranges - Eric Escobar (2 min)
An old farmer retreats to his daily routine of plucking oranges from the tree, but he soon finds something peculiar among his pickings.
Pimpin' Fruit - Pepe Urquijo (20 min)
A clash between a neighborhood fruit vendor and a pimp results in opportunities for former employees.
The Show - Cruz Angeles (9 min)
A photograph of a lynching references the co modification of a tragic past.
Soldados: Chicanos in Viet Nam - Sonya Rhee/Charlie Trujillo (28 min)
Five Chicano soldiers recount their journeys from a close-knit migrant farming community to the horrors and chaos of the Vietnam War.

IV. Feature Presentation - March 5, 4pm (PG-13 for sexual content & language)
Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her - Rodrigo Garcia (109min)
A forerunner to 9 Lives, this film is an intelligent and deeply poignant series of interconnected vignettes that focus on the lives of strong independent single women.