- All ¡Cine Club! screenings will be at the
San Diego Public Library's central branch at 820 E. St.
- Admission: FREE ($3 donation requested)
July 28, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
"The Continuing Influence of Cantinflas"
Guest Speaker: Fred Dobb, Ph.D.
Description: During his lifetime Mario Moreno inspired artists Diego Rivera, Miguel Covarrubias, and Rufino Tamayo, enjoyed enormous popular appeal, broke box office records and provoked discussion of issues of class and identity in Mexico. This program celebrates the artistic and cultural legacy of one of Mexico's greatest film personalities - Mario Moreno. The program will include biographical information tracing the development of Mario Moreno/Cantinflas from the carpas of Mexico City to his triumph as a national icon and international film star. Through a discussion of five film clips the audience will examine the linguistic acrobatics, social commentary, and cultural contributions of Mario Moreno.
August 18th, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
"New Videos From Mexico"
Guest Speaker: Rita Gonzalez
Description: This program examines recent fixations of video artists, living and working in Mexico. Culling from forms as diverse as the telenovela, music video, animation, and experimental film, these video artists are creating a new model for the medium. "New Videos" will feature six new video works plus a discussion with guest curator Rita Gonzalez
September 15th, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
"A Day Without A Mexican"
Guest Speaker: Yareli Arizmendi
Description: This video "mockumentary" presents a world suddenly devoid of all Mexicans and explores the effects on society (California in particular) through a variety of news flashes, interviews and colorful commentary. Serious issue-raising filmmaking can be fun. A Day Without A Mexican makes very clear in its 28 minutes of mock investigative reporting, what it would be like if there were no Mexicans in California.
October 20th, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
"The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1848"
Guest Speakers: Paul Espinosa, Ph.D. and Ricardo Griswold, Ph.D.
Description: Screening and discussion of Part I of The U.S.-Mexican War:1846-1848. A decade before the U.S.-Mexican War, Mexico is still suffering the aftermath of a devastating war of independence from Spain. To the north, the United States is expanding its territory at a pace that alarms the Mexican government. Led by a band of rebels composed primarily of U.S. immigrants, Texas breaks free from Mexico and declares its independence. Tensions mount when Texas is later annexed by the United States. Faced with Mexico's refusals to sell any of its land, U.S. President James K. Polk is willing to use force to fulfill his ambitious plans for expansion.
November 17th, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
"Ruins: A History of Appropriated Objects"
Guest Speaker: Jesse Lerner
Description: Surveying representative moments from the history of Mesoamerican antiquarianism, this experimental documentary suggests how diplomacy and Pan-Americanism framed the recontexualization of archeological objects as art. Part faked newsreel, part diffusionist rant, Ruins uses appropriated sounds and images to contemplate a history of appropriated objects. The film visits with Brigido Lara, master forger, and suggests parallels between the documentary film and the fake.
December 15th, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
"Aztlan and Viet Nam"
Guest Speakers: George Mariscal, Ph.D. & Claudio Fenner-Lopez, Ph.D.
Description: An area of study that has been virtually untapped in the histories of the period, Professor Mariscal will lead the audience in a discussion regarding the Viet Nam War and its relationship with the Chicano community. In addition to the discussion, the program will include the rare screening of Director Victor Millan's, Chicano Moratorium: March In The Rain (the running time is 30 minutes). This important historical documentary captures the Chicano anti-Viet Nam War demonstration held in Los Angeles on February 28, 1970 and explores the effects of the Vietnam War on Mexican-American communities.
For more information, call (619) 230-1938 or visit our website at www.sdlatinofilm.com
Produced by: San Diego Latino Film Festival
Sponsored by: California Council For Humanities
