19th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival presents:
Tu Cine! 2012
FREE Student Screenings (March 13, 14, 15, & 16)
To register your class or organization for the FREE morning screenings, please click here.
UltraStar Cinemas Hazard Center
7510 Hazard Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92108
TU CINE Student Screenings, in conjunction with the 19th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival, cordially invite you to view films created by up and coming Latino film-makers! This is a fabulous opportunity for students and educators alike to experience a morning or evening of cinema.
Screenings will be held in the morning and evening. Films are geared toward middle school, high school, and college audiences. The goal is to engage students and encourage dialogue through entertaining and educational films.
The morning screenings are geared toward middle school and high school audiences from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and are FREE. Students and staff are asked to arrive at 9:30 a.m. for check-in.
Tuesday, March 13 – Sign up here
Film: PEQUEÑAS VOCES (LITTLE VOICES)
PEQUEÑAS VOCES (LITTLE VOICES) West Coast Premiere
Dir. Jairo Eduardo Carrillo & Oscar Andrade
(2011, 75 min., Colombia, Spanish w/ English Subtitles)
Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the Cartagena Film Festival, Eduardo Carrillo’s animated, 3D documentary Pequeñas Voces tells the true stories of four Colombian children who have seen their lives disrupted by the violence of the long conflicts in Colombia. He uses the voices, and paintings made by the displaced children themselves as the basis for the film before animating them. Powerful and compelling, Carrillo manages to enter deeply into the unfortunate world of these kids, without contaminating their version of events. Not suitable for children under 13.
Wednesday, March 14 – Sign up here
Film: Habanastation
HABANASTATION
dir. Ian Padrón
(2011, 95 min., Cuba, Spanish w/ English subtitles)
Mayito (Ernesto Escalona) is a young boy whose wealthy father showers him with the latest PlayStation games. Accustomed to being driven to school with a TV in the car, he is the epitome of the successful student who usually gets his way. When Mayito gets lost during the May Day Celebration in Revolution Square, he finds himself in a poorer neighborhood outside Havana, where a fellow schoolmate, Carlos, lives. At first uncomfortable in the strange settings, he soon discovers the simple joys that Carlos and his friends experience without the latest electronic games and TV shows. Habanastation is a joyous film about coming-of-age perfect for children and parents alike.
Thursday, March 15 – Sign up here
Film: YOUTH VISIONS – Short videos by teens throughout the U.S. Recommended for high school students. The following films produced by youth will be screened: Who Do You Think You Are, Keep Pushing, After the Shock, Deaf Not Dumb, Que se fije en mi, El Fantasma, The Hope of Life, This Land Was Made For You and Me, Something Tangible, Untitled, Roots, Nahmoo/Arbre, Modernity, and Oso/Osito.
Friday, March 16 – Sign up here
Film: El Sueño de Ivan
EL SUEÑO DE IVÁN
dir. Roberto Santiago
(2011, 100 min., Spain, Spanish w/ English subtitles)
Ivan dreams of one day playing professional soccer against the world’s best players. That dream comes true when he’s selected to join an international boy’s team set to compete in a charity match against a squad of all-stars. Hilarity and madness ensue as Ivan and his team of misfits must overcome adversity and stake their claim to greatness with the whole world watching. Academy Award-nominee Demián Bichir (A Better Life) stars in this charming and rambunctious children’s film perfect for the whole family.
The evening screenings are geared toward college audiences and are at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and/or at 10:00 p.m. Individual tickets are $8.00 per student and group discount prices are being offered (call 619-230-1938 101 for details).
To register your class or organization for the FREE morning screenings, please click here.
For evening screenings geared toward college students and for questions or additional information about TU CINE student screenings, please email ethan@mediaartscenter.org or call 619-230-1938 x 101.
