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Otra vez estoy escribiendoles de Pullman (esta
vez sin
acentos para pacificar a los Maquistas).
Vamos a
compartir unas noticias importantes como
siempre.
I. PRESS RELEASE: ¡MIRA! FESTIVAL
DE CINE Y VIDEO
LATINO/LATINO FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Thursday, November 4 through Sunday, November
7
911 Media Arts Center presents four days of local,
national, and international Latino film, video,
and
multimedia performance. ¡MIRA! celebrates
the
diversity, richness, and the cutting edge of
Latin
American culture showcasing the best in the media
arts
from the Spanish, Span-glish, and English speaking
communities of the world.
Scheduled Events:
October 25* & 26 – Venue: On The Boards Studio
Theater
8pm - Movimientos, an innovative multimedia
presentation presented by Nelson Garcia and Artes
No
Decorativas de Ecuador with Birbililoque Dance,
also
featuring Seattle Renoun Dancers.
*Pre-festival fundraiser: October 25 at 7pm prior
to
performance (menu provided by Villa Victoria
Catering).
Thursday, November 4 – Venue: 911 Media Arts Center
OPENING NIGHT ¡MIRA! 1999 SPECIAL SELECTIONS
Come to 911 Media Arts Center and celebrate the
opening night of the third annual ¡MIRA!
Festival de
Cine y Video Latino showcasing the best of a
rich and
diverse collection of 1999 entries. Appetizers
provided by Galerias Restaurant.
7pm - Radio KDNA, a documentary showcasing the
only
full time Spanish programming in the N.W. is
today
known as the "voice of the farmworkers." Duration
15
min., panel discussion follows with producers
Mario
Zavaleta and Martha Sanchez.
8pm - Paño Arte, the first documentary
to explore the
Chicano folk art of drawing on a handkerchief.
Duration 30 min.
Behind the Mirror, a documentary about renowned
painter of Ecuador, Guayasamin. Directed by his
daughter Yanara Guayasamin. Duration 10
min.
9pm - Zapatistas, with narrative by Edward James
Olmos
and others, this documentary captures the story
of the
Mayan communities struggle for political and
economic
independence. Duration 54 min., panel discussion
follows with members of CCRDM (el comite contra
la
represión y por la democracia en México).
Friday, November 5 – Venue: The Grand Illusion
5pm - Ruins, the Northwest Premiere by Jesse
Lerner
and Rita Gonzalez. This experimental documentary
suggests how diplomacy and Pan-Americanism recast
archeological objects as art. Panel discussion
follows
with producer Jesse Lerner, facilitated by UW
faculty.
7 and 9pm - Bajo, California: El Limite Del Tiempo
(Under California: The Limit of Time), the Northwest
Premier directed by Carlos Bolado, editor of
Like
Water for Chocolate. This feature is named official
selection at the Sundance Film Festival 1999
and
winner of many audience awards internationally.
PRESS RELEASE: ¡MIRA! FESTIVAL DE
CINE Y VIDEO LATINO
continues…
Saturday, November 6 – Venues: Seattle Public
Library
and The Grand Illusion
Free afternoon events at Seattle Public Library’s
Lee
Auditorium:
12pm - A family oriented film will be screened
from
the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (TBA).
2pm - The Tribes Community Media Project on Race
Relations, Garfield high school students in
collaboration with 911 Media Arts Center’s Young
Producers Project, Duration 20 min. Three of
the
student-produced self-portraits were winners
in the
23rd Annual Young Peoples Film and Video Festival!
Panel discussion follows with members of YYP.
3pm - Till Death Do Us Part…Hasta Que La Muerte
Nos
Separe: A Day of the Dead Love Story, a live
bilingual
performance by Seattle’s Cry of the Rooster in
collaboration with Theatre Planeta Azul, a
México-based puppet theatre. Based on
an old Mexican
bolero, this performance includes live music,
actors,
masks, and puppets. Members will answer audience
questions after the performance.
Afternoon schedule for The Grand Illusion, Saturday
November 6:
3pm – Ruins, the Northwest Premiere by Jesse
Lerner
and Rita Gonzalez. This experimental documentary
suggests how diplomacy and Pan-Americanism recast
archeological objects as art. Panel discussion
follows
with producer Jesse Lerner, facilitated by UW
faculty.
5, 7 and 9pm - ¡Paulina! Another Northwest
film
premiere from Mexico/U.S. Discussion following
the 5
and 7pm show with special guests, film subject
Paulina
Cruz Suarez of Mexico City, and US Producer Vicky
Funari. Facilitated by Michell Habell-Pallan,
UW
Professor of Chicano Studies.
Sunday, November 7 – Venues: 911 Media Arts Center
and
Dance on Capitol Hill
An afternoon of slide and video presentation
at
911Media Arts Center.
"Refiguring Cuerpos de Mujeres/Women’s Bodies
in
video/visual art of the Americas"
1pm - Chicana Digital Archive Project, a slide
presentation by Yvonne Yarbro Bejarano.
2pm - The Sacred Confessions and Holy Smoke Trilogy:
Spitfire, Vivir, and Nepantla. Video art by Frances
Salome España.
3pm - Chicana feminist scholar, Michelle Habell-Pallan
will facilitate discussion with guests Frances
Salome
España, Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano, Prof.
of Spanish,
Stanford University, and Diane Gamboa of Terminal
Annex in L.A., whose site-specific window
installation, Endangered Species, at 911 Media
Arts
Center will elaborate on the theme of the afternoon.
4 –6pm - Reception at 911 Media Arts Center. Menu
provided by UW Latina sorority Gamma Alpha Omega.
Evening schedule for Sunday, November 7 – Venue:
Dance
on Capitol Hill
The closing night performance at Dance on Capitol
Hill:
7pm - Tierra Sin Mal. A one-woman multimedia theater
piece written and performed by Rose Cano with
video by
Fernando Ugaz. This non-linear, "imagistic" Peruvian
journey traces the lives of a grandmother and
granddaughter over a span of twenty-five years.
II. BASQUE EVENT: Address enclosed!
Those of you who have not registered, the cutoff
is
November 6, and we have some space still available
to
hear our five Basques present on food, language,
customs, holidays, music, etc. Check last
week's
BOLECTRONICO, or just e-mail me for a form.
Let us
not forget the Basque lunch. Anyhow, here
is the
address and some comments from Marian Thom:
17123 13th N. W., Shoreline, 98177. If it
would help,
I have a fairly decent map that is easy to follow,
for
those who like the graphic assistance, or I can
"walk
people here" from I-5 to our home. The
problem with
this community is that the various streets don't
necessarily go straight through, as they are
interrupted by green belts, etc. From Shorewood
High
School, it's about 5 minutes as the crow flies,
but as
visitors fumble through the various turns, it
can be
confusing.
Marian will have a form reply, so e-mail her at
mariant@cmc.net for directions. She will
help you
out.
III. FROM EDUARDO TOBAR: CHILEAN EXCHANGE?
Dear teacher,
Do you know of an American family interested in
a
student exchange with a Chilean family?
Two
fourteen-year old Chilean boys who would like
to spend
their summer vacation (January and February 2000)
in
Seattle living with an American family and attending
regular classes at a High School, their main
goal is
to improve their English. They offer the same
deal to
two American boys. One of them lives in
Concepción
and the other one lives in Santiago.
This is not part of any formal program. A Chilean
friend of mine contacted me asking whether I
could
help him find an American family for his nephews.
It
would be up to the families to agree on the details
of
the exchange.
If you are interested or would like to know more
about
this possibility please contact Billy Ernst at
biernst@fish.washington.edu / (206)632-8213
IV. SPRING REGIONAL: WAFLT.
I promised two socios details of the Spring Regional
in this week's BOLECTRONICO. I apologize
for not
being able to give concrete details this week.
When
things become clearer, fairly soon, we can discuss
the
spring regional.
V. TERTULIA DECEMBER 4, HOME OF JAY ADAMS-FEUER,
SEATTLE. Paloma Borreguero and I will be
there, and
possibly some other Board members for an informal
Idea
Share and a pleasant late morning meal.
This does not
carry all the to-do of most of our events.
It's a
chance to speak some Spanish (since English will
be
informally banned) and partake of some camaraderie
in
a professional context. A Peruvian acquaintance
suggested that he might like to share some slides
of
Lima if people were interested.
Y esto es todo para el momento.
Jay