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Central America and the Reel Politik: A Film Festival
Wednesday-Friday, October 19-21
Noon-8 p.m. daily
Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room
Central America's recent films emerge out of the ashes of political turmoil, war, immigration, and uneven development. To bring attention to the region and its issues as well as its vibrant culture and artistic creativity, this festival presents films by both emerging and established artists. It kicks off with a short talk by documentary filmmakers Anayansi Prado and Carolina Rivera.
Admission is free, and no reservations are required; seating is on a first-come basis. The festival is co-sponsored with the UCLA César Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies and the Latin American Institute.
Schedule of Screenings
| Wednesday, October 19 |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Paraiso for Sale (Panama/USA, 2011, seventy-five minutes)
Documentary directed by Anayansi Prado
English and Spanish with English subtitles |
2:35 p.m. |
Banana flambé (Costa Rica, 2010, thirty minutes)
Short feature directed by Sara Fischel
Spanish with English subtitles |
3:10 p.m. |
La Yuma (Nicaragua, 2009, ninety minutes)
Feature directed by Florence Jaugey
Spanish with English subtitles |
4:50 p.m. |
The Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez (Guatemala/USA, 2006, ninety minutes)
Documentary directed by Heidi Specogna
English and Spanish with English subtitles |
6:25 p.m. |
Goddess Earth and Fire (Belize, 2011, fifteen minutes)
Documentary directed by Daniel Velasquez
Spanish with English subtitles |
| 7:05 p.m. |
Manlio Argueta, poetas, y volcanes (El Salvador, 2010, forty-five minutes)
Documentary directed by Carolina Rivera
Spanish with English subtitles |
| Thursday, October 20 |
| Noon |
Amor y Frijoles (Honduras, 2009, eighty-three minutes)
Feature directed by Mathew Kodath and Hernan Pereira
Spanish; no subtitles |
1:30 p.m. |
Anancy's Gift (Costa Rica, 2010, fifty minutes)
Documentary directed by Marvin Piedra
Spanish; no subtitles |
2:25 p.m. |
Entre los muertos (El Salvador, 2009, sixty minutes)
Documentary directed by Jorge Dalton
Spanish with English subtitles |
| 3:30 p.m. |
El rapto de sibö (Costa Rica, 2009, twenty-six minutes)
Documentary directed by Pablo Ortega
Spanish with English subtitles |
4 p.m. |
Gerardi (Guatemala, 2010, ninety minutes)
Feature directed by Jimmy and Sammy Morales
Spanish with English subtitles |
| 6 p.m. |
Semillas de cenizas (Guatemala/Belgium, 2010, fifty-two minutes)
Documentary directed by Cesar Augusto Diaz
Spanish; no subtitles |
| 7 p.m. |
Palabras sin fronteras (El Salvador/U.S.A, 2010, thirty minutes)
Documentary directed by Sara Aguilar
English |
| 7:35 p.m. |
Escritores y Poetas Documental de la literatura contemporánea panameña (Panama, 2010, thirty minutes)
Documentary directed by Jhoram Moya
Spanish; no subtitles |
8:05 p.m. |
La Isla: Archivos de una tragedia (Germany/Guatemala, 2009, eighty-five minutes)
Documentary directed by Uli Stelzner
Spanish with English subtitles |
| Friday, October 21 |
| Noon |
La marina errante (Costa Rica, 2008, thirty-one minutes)
Documentary directed by Pablo Ortega
Spanish with English subtitles |
12:35 p.m. |
Silak Watla (La Cárcel) (Nicaragua, 2009, thirty minutes)
Documentary directed by Dania Torres
English with Spanish subtitles |
1:10 p.m. |
Chino's Story (Belize, 2010, ninety minutes)
Documentary directed by Michael Flores
Creole with English subtitles |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Ausentes (El Salvador, 2009, thirty-six minutes)
Documentary directed by Tomás Guevara
Spanish; no subtitles |
3:20 p.m. |
Semana Santa en Guatemala (Guatemala, 2010, seventy-seven minutes)
Documentary directed by Alejandro Aldana Aragón
Spanish with English subtitles |
| 4:40 p.m. |
Pan y Revolver (El Salvador, 2010, fifty minutes)
Documentary directed by Marvin Aguilar
Spanish; no subtitles |
| 5:35 p.m. |
El derecho a cantar (El Salvador, 2010, forty minutes)
Documentary directed by Carolina Fuentes
Spanish with English subtitles |
| 6:20 p.m. |
Las marimbas del infierno (Guatemala, 2010, seventy-three minutes)
Feature directed by Julio Hernandez
Spanish with English subtitles |
| 7:35 p.m. |
La palabra en el bosque (El Salvador/USA, 2011, fifty-six minutes)
Documentary directed by Carlos Henriquez Consalvi and Jeffrey Gould
Spanish with English subtitles |
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