SFC EVENTS / 2008 AMERICAN SPECTRUM
THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER, New York
ShortMetraje: New short stories from Spain | December 14-18, 2008
ShortMetraje: New short stories from Spain | December 14-18, 2008
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER, Chicago
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | December 5-29, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | December 5-29, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 17-23, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 17-23, 2008
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER, Portland
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 21-December 11, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 21-December 11, 2008
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM, Seattle
FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA FROM SPAIN | November 14-20, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA FROM SPAIN | November 14-20, 2008
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, US
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 5-9, 2008
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA | November 5-9, 2008
FILMOTECA REGIONAL DE CASTILLA Y LEON, Spain
LATINBEAT: From de Film Society of the Lincoln Center to Spain | November 18-December 23, 2008
LATINBEAT: From de Film Society of the Lincoln Center to Spain | November 18-December 23, 2008
FILMOTECA CANARIA, Spain
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | October 3-17, 2008
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | October 3-17, 2008
FILMOTECA DE CANTABRIA, Spain
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | July 9- August 17, 2008
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | July 9- August 17, 2008
CIRCULO DE BELLAS ARTES, Spain
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | July 15-20, 2008
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | July 15-20, 2008
FILMOTECA REGIONAL FRANCISCO RABAL, Spain
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | May 20-25, 2008
LATINBEAT: From the Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spain | May 20-25, 2008
VARIOUS VENUES, US
DOCUSPAIN: Spanish Documentary Tour | February 15- November 29, 2008
DOCUSPAIN: Spanish Documentary Tour | February 15- November 29, 2008
MEDINA DEL CAMPO FILM FESTIVAL, Spain
American Spectrum: Short films from the Americas | April 11-19, 2008
American Spectrum: Short films from the Americas | April 11-19, 2008
ESCOLA TECNICA SUPERIOR D’ARQUITECTURA DEL VALLES, Spain
Dissensus. Architecture, Politics and Cinema | March 26, 2008
Dissensus. Architecture, Politics and Cinema | March 26, 2008
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, New York
Latinoamerican Women Celebration | March 5, 2008
Latinoamerican Women Celebration | March 5, 2008
BFI SOUTHBANK, London
Spain (Un)censored | January 15 through 17 February, 2008
Spain (Un)censored | January 15 through 17 February, 2008
BFI SOUTHBANK & INSTITUTO CERVANTES, London
Other events celebrating Spain (Un)Censored | January 15 through 17 February, 2008
Other events celebrating Spain (Un)Censored | January 15 through 17 February, 2008
THE KING JUAN CARLOS I OF SPAIN CENTER, New York
Documenta Spain | February 5- March 25, 2008
Documenta Spain | February 5- March 25, 2008
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Thoughtful dramas, experimentation, inspired animation, and provocative documentaries. This is an intense and striking short film program coming out from Mexico, Argentina, U.S., Canada, Peru and Brazil. Let these unforgettable images challenge your sense of filmic taste! |
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WATCHING IT RAIN Ver Llover | Elisa Miller | Mexico | 13 min. | 2006 |  |
| This is the story of Jonás and Sofía, a couple of teenagers living in a sleepy Mexican town. Sofía wants to leave. Jonás has to decide whether he wants to leave with her...or if he’d really rather stay. The film was awarded the Palme d’Or for Short Film at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. | ||
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I MET THE WALRUS | Josh Raskin | Canada | 5 min. | 2007 | |
| In 1969, fourteen-year-old Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room with his tape recorder and persuaded him to do an interview. Thanks to this dazzling short, Raskin was recently nominated for an Oscar award in the Best Animated Short category. | ||
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MY OLYMPIC SUMMER | Daniel Robin | U.S. | 12 min. | 2007 | |
| Against the backdrop of the hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympic games, filmmaker Daniel Robin looks at home video footage of his parents when they were young in hopes of understanding how they kept the magic in their relationship. 2008 Sundance Film Festival’s Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking. | ||
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YOU, ME AND HIM Café com Leite | Daniel Ribeiro | Brazil | 18 min. | 2007 | |
| Whenever Lucas can’t sleep, he hops into Danilo’s bed. The boy has been living with his brother since the death of his parents. But in fact, Danilo already shares his bed with somebody else. You, Me and Him was awarded the Crystal Bear for best short film at this year’s Berlinale. | ||
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LAPSUS | Juan Pablo Zaramella | Argentina | 4 min. | 2007 | |
| A curious nun ventures into the darker side of her animated World. | ||
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ANGEL’S FIRE Fuego de Angel | Marcelo Bukin | Peru/Spain | 13 min. | 2006 | |
| Eight-year old Angel works all day long in a brick factory in his village near Lake Titicaca, Peru. Winner of the prestigious IDA Award, Angel’s Fire poignantly depicts forced child labor in a community where poverty and despair drive parents to abuse. | ||
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NO ONE Nadie | Belen Blanco | Argentina | 16 min. | 2007 | |
| Stella lives in a sleepy little town in the Argentinean pampas. She dreams of the big, wide world and of Edmund, her imaginary lover. And then (quité una coma aquí) one day, he materializes: Rocco from the big city. Fascinating – and real. He is the promise and the reason to leave everything behind. The time has come for Stella to make a decision. | ||
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CATCHING RATS Limpiando Sapos | Vero Shamo-Garcia | Ecuador | 13 min. | 2008 | |
| The midst of a civil war, 13-year-old Anita, joins the Colombian guerrilla to protect her younger brother, Pablo, and quickly adopts the guerrilla’s revolutionary ideology. The children’s allegiance is tested as Pablo, unable to cope in the guerrilla camp, pressures Anita to leave. When Anita rejects Pablo’s plea to escape, he makes a desperate choice that will force her to make an impossible decision. | ||
