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*presented by Artists’ Television Access’ Global Undergrounds series, Workers International League, and Carlos Club*
Thursday, July 24 – 7 pm barbecue and drinks, 8:30 pm showtime, free

*The Last Zapatistas, Forgotten Heroes* is the chilling testimony of the soldiers who fought beside their General Emiliano Zapata in the 1910 Mexican Revolution.

Almost one hundred years later, these survivors of the legendary Liberation Army of the South reveal a truth not to be found in any book. They speak of the failure of the Revolution and of today’s neoliberal governments, of the agrarian and ecological disaster threatening their country and of imminent civil war if the Zapatista ideals they represent continue to be ignored.

These men and women are chapters of unjust history, abandoned wisdom, banners for Mexico’s underprivileged …. they are the Forgotten Heroes. Directed by Francesco Taboada Tabone, 2002, 70 minutes

(This documentary includes the historic encounter between members of the Zapatista National Liberation Army and the Zapatista veterans).

*OFFICIAL SELECTION*

   – Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
   – Festival de Cine Latino de San Francisco
   – Festival Dias de Cine Latinoamericano, Hamburgo, Alemania
   – Newport Beach International Film Festival
   – Pennsylvania Internacional Film Festival
   – Festival de Cine Documental de Belo Horizonte, Brazil
   – XXVIII Jornada Internacional de Cinema da Bahia, Brazil
   – Muestra Internacional de Cine Documental de Bogotá, Colombia
   – Festival de Cine Latino Sí-Sí-Cine, Toronto, Canada
   – Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de la Habana, Cuba
   – Nominated for the Ariel , the highest award (equivalent to the Oscar in
   the United States) given by the Mexican Academy of Film Science and Art, in
   the long documentary category.
   – El estreno en Cines fue el 17 de abril de 2001 en la Cineteca Nacional
   en Ciudad de México.

*Los Últimos Zapatistas, Héroes Olvidados*

*Los Últimos Zapatistas, Héroes Olvidados* muestra los escalofriantes testimonios de aquellos soldados que hicieron la Revolución Mexicana, iniciada en 1910, al lado del General Emiliano Zapata.

Casi cien años después, los sobrevivientes del legendario Ejercito Libertador del Sur revelan una verdad que no aparece en los libros. Hombres que lo mismo combatieron a Porfirio Díaz que a Salinas de Gortari hoy levantan por ultima vez su voz. Hablan del fracaso de la Revolución y de los actuales gobiernos neoliberales, del desastre agrario y ecológico que amenaza al país y de la inminencia de una guerra civil si los ideales que ellos representan quedan en el olvido.

Estos hombres son capítulos de injusta historia, sabiduría abandonada, estandartes del México Profundo, ellos son, los héroes Olvidados.Dirigida* por Francesco Taboada Tabone, 2002, 70 minutos

(Este documental incluye el histórico encuentro entre miembros del EZLN y veteranos zapatistas)

SELECCION OFICIAL

   – Festival Internacional de Cine Latino de Los Angeles
   – Festival Internacional de Cine de Pennsylvannia, EU
   – Festival de Cine Latino de San Francisco, EU
   – Festival Internacional de Cine de Newport Beach, EU
   – Festival Internacional de Cine Latino de Nueva York
   – Festival de Cine Latino de Cambridge, EU
   – Festival de Cine de las Americas en Austin, EU
   – Festival de Cine Latino de Toronto, Canada
   – Festival Días de Cine Latinoamericano de Hamburgo, Alemania
   – Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de la Habana, Cuba
   – Festival de Cine documental de Belo Horizonte, Brasil
   – Muestra Internacional de Cine Documental de Bogotá, Colombia
   – XXVIII Jornada Internacional de Cine de Bahía, Brasil.

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Oakland-based artist/composer Norman Long traverses the Bay to exhibit a new site-specific installation in ATA’s front window. The composition consists of equipment and assorted material found in the depths of ATA’s storage room which has been reconfigured into a formal structure. The window will be specially animated on the night of the reception with the introduction of mysterious sounds. Also on October 17th, Norman will present a short sound performance in the gallery using his special blend of equipment, tools and pre-recorded and found sounds.

Drawing from themes such as memory, space and invisibility, African Altars, Zen Gardens, Improvised Music From Japan, Great Black Music and Punk Rock, Norman redefines space using ordinary material and the sounds which surround us.

Norman has presented work in many local exhibition venues including Artists’ Television Access, Intersection for the Arts, the Exploritorium, BUILD, the Luggage Store, 21 Grand, Southern Exposure and the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. He was a featured artist in the 2003 Emerge showcase (presented by GenArt).

Senorita Extraviada dir. by Lourdes Portillo (film.video)
at Artists’ Television Access (992 Valencia St. at 21st, 415-824-3890)
2pm-4:30pm

$5-

$10 sliding scale
Senorita Extraviada (Missing Young Woman) tells the story of the over 370
kidnapped, raped and murdered young women of Juarez, Mexico. The murders
first came to light in 1993 and young women continue to “disappear” to this
day without any hope of bringing the perpetrators to justice. Who are these
women from all walks of life and why are they getting murdered so brutally?

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Place Your Politics (The Documentary Show) (film/video)
at Artists’ Television Access (992 Valencia St. at 21st, 415-824-3890)
4:30pm-6:00pm

$5-

$10 sliding scale
Place Your Politics is a series of documentaries that are by nature
political and skillfully personal. They are portraits of real people in
real places; Hawaii, Brazil, Hunters Point, and inside the Capital
punishment system. Watch out, the indigenous, queers, sisterz, and
incarcerated are acting up again and we support them. Featuring work by
Justina and Wendy Cross, Alexa Inkeles, Laurie Koh, and Lisa Mastramico.

About LadyFest Bay Area & What to Expect At L.F.B.A. 2004:

Inspired by the phenomenal success of Ladyfest Bay Area 2002, LFBA 2004 volunteers decided it was time for another San Francisco-based event. The original Ladyfest was started in Olympia, WA in 2000, and since then Ladyfests have blossomed into a worldwide phenomena, spanning four continents.