There will be three screenings at UNCG: Jarrell Lecture Hall (Jackson Library)
November 5 th : Suite Havana (Fernando Pérez, Cuba, 2003). 84 minutes.
This documentary was filmed with fictional cinema techniques depicting a day in the life of 13 real people, from a 10-year-old child with Down syndrome to a 79-year-old lady who sells peanuts in the streets. The film has no dialogue, using sound and image to evoke emotional effect. Several stories are juxtaposed to convey the plot points, an unusual approach in Cuban cinema, where spoken words are often used extensively.
After the film’s premiere in Cuba, National critics named it one of the best Cuban films in decades. The film gathered several international awards at film festivals.
Spanish with English subtitles.
November 12 th : Chevolution ( Luis López & Trisha Ziff (Germany – Cuba, 2008). 90 min.
In 1960, Cuban photographer Alberto Korda captured a photo of Ernesto "Che" Guevara during a mass funeral for the victims of an explosion in Havana harbor - a watershed moment in the emerging new Cuba. The photograph was only published once in the first year after it was taken. In fact, for the subsequent 7 years, it existed as a simple cropped print, pinned on Korda's studio wall, seen only by those who visited his studio. But history conspired to enable this dynamic portrait to explode on the world scene in 1968 throughout Europe and Latin America, when it became the symbolof protest and dissent. Almost 50 years later, the image remains one of the most dominant icons of the twentieth century. In the last decade, with the establishment of the internet, the image has once again traveled the globe in many forms. From protest to commerce, it is constantly transformed and reinvented. Worn by millions, in various incarnations throughout the globe, the image resonates beyond the memory of the man and has come to signify a more general notion of rebellion for those who think outside the mainstream. From radical chic to radical politics, Korda's Che image is saint, guerrilla and fashion statement. It is considered to be the most reproduced image in the history of photography. Why and how did this photograph become so important?
Chevolution is a film about a photograph. It explores how the Che image traveled from Korda's studio in Havana to the streets of Europe and beyond. We investigate how this portrait with its enigmatic gaze became a symbol for countless visions for change. Today many people learn about Che Guevara from first seeing the image on a t-shirt - the iconic image preceding the man and his vision.
Spanish and English (English and Spanish subtitles)
Q&A to follow the screening.
November 19 th : Tumaco Pacífico (Samuel Córdoba, Colombia, 2008). 90 minutes.
This remarkable film portrays daily life in an underdeveloped and overpopulated city that has been struck by a tsunami of violence. Tumaco is a city inhabited mainly by Afro-Colombians, where thousands live in houses standing on stilts over the ocean, with no proper water or sanitation systems. It is a symbol of marginality. However, Tumaco natives Junior, Carmen Julia, Doña Eduarda, and Don Carlos share their life stories and their most profound reflections, revealing their struggles to survive in an endangered environment. Absurd and beautiful at same time, the city grows over an ocean full of trash… and dreams.
Award winner, 26 th Latin American Film Festival, Bordeaux, France (public award)
Spanish with English subtitles
Presented by Jeanine Costa, UNC-G Dept. of Romance Languages
Introduced by Director Samuel Cordoba
Complete Festival information may be found at WEB PAGE:http://latinfilmfestivalnc.com
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