Film of the Month
May 2009
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Title: VENTANA A MI COMUNIDAD (WINDOW TO MY COMMUNITY) Description: This documentary, narrated by three small children, examines different aspects of indigenous communities within México. The indigenous groups portrayed are the Lancadones, Maxahuas and Otomies. In each community the children narrate their surroundings, traditional ways of making a living and other aspects specific to their communities, including how to make tortillas, how to make paper … etc. Subject: Type: Documentary Year: 2003 Director(s): Joaquin Berruecos and Quetzalli Sotelo Country: Mexico Language: Spanish Subtitles: English Length: 80 minutes Format: DVD
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June 2009
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Title: MISSING Description: John Shea, Sissy Spacek, Jack Lemmon. A young American journalist mysteriously disappears during the violent 1973 military coup in Chile. When his wife and father attempt to find him, they are confronted with a deeply disturbing political reality relating to their own country and the country they are investigating. A 1982 Cannes Film Festival winner. Subject:Social Movements/Resistance, History, Biography, Drama, Politics/Human Rights Type: Feature Film Year: 1982 Director(s): Costa Gavras Country: USA/Latin America Language: English Subtitles: None Length: 122 minutes Format: DVD, VHS
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Previous Films of the Month
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