Author: Fara

The 1^st Annual San Francisco Immigrant Film Festival will be screening works that explore a wide array of issues facing the global immigrant community. These works showcase the lives of immigrants, exiles, and their pursuit of equality and social justice.

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‘Obesity’ (Obesidad) 7’, Vicky Ramirez, USA 2010, Doc. Food is a very important element for Mexicans in the preservation of their culture when they move to US. However, what happens when food and culture interfere with a healthy life style? This documentary explores this important topic.

‘Shopping To Belong‘, 30’, Irene Sosa, HD, USA 2007, Doc, SF Premier. Why do Latinos shop? This documentary answers these questions in an engaging 30-minutes video that touches on issues of identity, citizenship, and the loss of homeland faced by the Latino immigrants.

‘Taught To Hate‘, 27’, James García Sotomayor, HD, USA/Ecuador 2009, Narrative Short, SF Premier. The story of an Hispanic immi

grant trying to find a job in America and an American family who’s uncle’s racial intolerance has a strong effect on his nephew.

‘Undocumented Hope‘, 29‘.37“, Tanvir R. Toy, HD, USA 2010,Doc, SF Premier. This documentary tells the story of four young individuals who migrated to USA with their parents at an early age. They grew up in America and received an education, only to eventually discover that they are living illegally in this country.

The 1^st Annual San Francisco Immigrant Film Festival will be screening works that explore a wide array of issues facing the global immigrant community. These works showcase the lives of immigrants, exiles, and their pursuit of equality and social justice.

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‘Partenze‘ (Departures) , 5’, Antonello Novellino, DV, Italy 2010, Narrative Short, USA Premier. It shows the journey of three immigrants in Italy.

Three Sad Tigers‘, 11’, David Muñoz, HD, Spain 2010, Doc, World Premier. About 3 million Bangladeshis live in the Middle East. Labor abuses, dishonored contracts and forced returns has generated tens of thousands of broken families. See the stories of three sad men.

‘Which Way Home‘, 1‘,23”, Rebecca Cammisa, USA 2009, Doc, Oscar-nominated 2009. Central American children making the journey to the United States must firs cross the Guatemala-Mexico border. Although Mexican companies prohibit riders on freight trains, thousands board them any way, making the rule impossible to enforce.

The 1^st Annual San Francisco Immigrant Film Festival will be screening works that explore a wide array of issues facing the global immigrant community. These works showcase the lives of immigrants, exiles, and their pursuit of equality and social justice.

program:

BORDER GATHERING 3mins, Adolfo Dávila García, HD, Mexico 2006, Doc.

A divided family get together around the fence between USA-Mexico.

SEXUAL EXILES 31mins, Irene Sosa, HD, USA 1999, Doc.

This video explores the impossibility of returning home for lesbians and gays once they have “come out” while living in exile.

389 MILES LIVING THE BORDER, 56mins, Luis Carlos Davis, DV, USA 2009, Doc. It presents the raw, daily life of human beings who come from different backgrounds and ideologies when it comes to immigration. One of the few things they all have in common is the border fence, steel wall or a strands of rusty barbed wire.