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  • Cine+Mas: They Called Me King Tiger

    Tickets: http://sflff.gala-engine.com/2018/itineraries/screenings-at-ata/
    In 1967, Chicano leader King Tiger (born Reies Lopez Tijerina) along with armed men took over the court of Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico by force. The outcome of such bold action was the largest manhunt in recent US history. Tijerina managed to survive prison, a psychiatric hospital, and a several assassination attempts. The Chicano movement weakened, Tijerina faded away. People speak of him as a saint, an enlightened man, a man that used violence for a just cause. King Tiger is alive and he wants to tell his story. Directed by Ángel Estrada, Documentary Feature / Mexico / 2017 / Chicano, Documentary, Historical / 88 mins / English, Spanish with English subtitles / West Coast Premiere.

  • Cine+Mas: The Sound of Things (El Sonido de las Cosas)

    Tickets: http://sflff.gala-engine.com/2018/itineraries/screenings-at-ata/

     

    Claudia loves being a nurse. Handling adrenaline, controlling emotions, saving lives. At home everything is different: there’s a room to clear out, she needs to find a new roommate. Claudia cannot deal with her cousin Silvia’s recent suicide. Outside there’s work, her Aunt’s grief, an encounter with an old friend. Inside she is still surrounded by the usual sounds, the streets, the rain, neighbors at a distance. Everything sounds like Silvia. Everything reminds her of her inability to cry. Directed by Ariel Escalante narrative Feature / Costa Rica / 2016 / Drama, Women in Film / 78 mins / Spanish / Video / San Francisco Premiere

    Director’s Bio

    Born in San Jose in 1984, he studied Political Science at the University of Costa Rica and Film at EICTV in Cuba. He was selected for a Creative Residence at Concordia University in Canada, and he received the Best Short Film Award at the Costa Rica International Film Festival for two of his films: “Musgo” and “A partir de ahora solo nosotros”.
    His debut film “The Sound of Things”, premiered at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival and won the Kommersant Weekend Prize. It has screened in festivals such as Biarritz, FILMAR and Mar del Plata.
    He is currently developing his second feature film.

  • Cine+Mas: Wish It Were Longer Short Docs

    Tickets: http://sflff.gala-engine.com/2018/itineraries/screenings-at-ata/

    Description

    Light and heavy. American and Latin American. A mix of shorts that pack a lot of substance into a short amout of time.

    In This Program

    1. The Earth Did Not Speak

      JAVIER BRIONES / GUATEMALA / 2016 / 4TH WORLD CINEMA, DEVELOPING NATIONS, DOCUMENTARY, ENVIRONMENTAL, GUATEMALA, HUMAN RIGHTS, INDIGENOUS CINEMA, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA, LATINO, STUDENT, STUDENT FILM / 20 MINS

      Survivors of The Rio Negro Massacres in Guatemala fight to rebuild their lives on the bank of their flooded ancestral homelands.

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      Enedina’s Nativity

      ALEJANDRO MENDOZA-IBARRA / UNITED STATES / 2017 / CULTURE, IMMIGRANT, SPIRITUALITY, URBAN, WOMEN IN FILM / 10 MINS

      A grandmother with an unbreakable faith builds a “big Christmas miracle” that has brought this working-class community together.

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      (Latin) American Dream

      PEDRO PEIRA / MIGRATION STORIES / SPAIN / 2017 / CULTURE, DOCUMENTARY, FAMILY / 10 MINS

      A Guatemalan LA-based family tries to balance the Latin world with the American one.

    4. Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin Miyata)

      AKIRA BOCH / UNITED STATES / 2018 / ARTS, CULTURE, MUSIC, SOCIETY / 19 MINS

      A Tokyo-based record label owner lives his passion for Chicanog music by bringing East Los Angeles bands to Japan for nearly 20 years.

    5. Women Filmmakers From Nicaragua

      TANIA ROMERO / NICARAGUA / 2016 / DOCUMENTARY / 30 MINS

      A documentary celebrating and highlighting women filmmakers from Nicaragua.