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16th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Announces its 62 Film Program
By: Latino International Film Festival | October 7, 2013
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) has released the program for its 16th festival which will take place from Thursday, October 10th through Monday, October 14th. The 5-day event will highlight the best films and showcase both the auters and amatuers from 14 different Latin filmmaking countries. See www.latinofilm.org for the detailed program.
"We are very excited and honored to have this record breaking number of Premieres presented at LALIFF," said Marlene Dermer, Co-founder/Executive Director/Programmer of LALIFF. "16 years and it keeps getting better because of the films." added co-founder Edward James Olmos.
The Closing Night Presentation (Monday, October 14th) of Gary Alazraki's NOSOTROS LOS NOBLES will serve as the capstone for an impressive lineup that will feature 62 films, including 28 features, 11 documentaries and 23 shorts. In addition to the film screenings, the festival will host filmmaker panels on Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th. The Closing Night Gala will include an after-party presented by Cine Latino.
A diverse selection of award-winning films make up this year's program. The featured titles include LA PISCINA by Carlos Machado; TANTA AGUA by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge; LA PAZ by Santiago Loza and CARNE DE PERRO by Fernando Guzzoni. Directorial debuts like WATER & POWER by Richard Montoya, based off his acclaimed play by the same name; American films dealing with community issues such as DREAMER by Jesse Salmeron; GREENCARD WARRIOR by Miriam Kruishoop and OUR BOYS by Ricagni are also a part of the lineup. Emerging cinema from Latin America including POLVO by Julio Hernandez, PRINCESAS ROJAS by Laura Astorga and MEU PAIS by Andre Ristum, featuring Rodrigo Sartoro will be showcased as well. Powerful documentaries such as NARCO CULTURA by Shaul Schwarz and EL ALCALDE by Emiliano Altuna are also on the list. Lastly, notable Cuban actor/director Jorge Perugurria's tribute to Cuban cinema, AMOR CRONICO, will make its west coast premiere, and Xavi Puebla will debut his film, A PUERTA FRIA, starring renowned actor Nick Nolte.
This year's LALIFF films are as follows (in alphabetical order):
AMOR CRONICO, Jorge Perugorria, 83 min
Country: Cuba
Premiere: WEST COAST
A PUERTA FRIA, Xavi Puebla, 80 min
Country: Spain
Premiere: USA
A TRUTH IN SILENCE, Jonathan Salemi, 4:23 min
Country: USA
Premiere: WORLD
BORDANDO LA FRONTERA (EMBROIDERING THE BORDER), Rene Rhi, 27 min
Country: Mexico/ USA
CAPTIVE RADIO, Lauren Rosenfeld, 23 min
Country: USA/ Colombia
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
CARNE DE PERRO (DOG'S FLESH), Fernando Guzzoni, 81min
Country: Chile
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
CATCH, David Henrie, 10 min
Country: USA
Premiere: WORLD
CEMENT SUITCASE, Rick Castañeda, 94 min
Country: USA
CLOSE YOUR EYES, Sonia Malfa, 14:32 min
Country: USA
CON LA PATA QUEBRADA (BAREFOOT IN THE KITCHEN), Diego Galán, 83 min
Country: Spain
Premiere: U.S.
DEFECTUOSOS (DEFECTIVE), Gabriela Martínez Garza & Jon Fernández López, 8 min
Country: Mexico
DENTRO DE UNO (INSIDE ONESELF), Salvador Aguirre, 8 min
Country: Mexico
DESERT ROAD KILL, Michael Carreño, 16:57 min
Country: USA
DETAINED IN THE DESERT, Iliana Sosa, 80 min
Country: USA
Premiere: WORLD
DRAGON DAY, Jeffrey Travis, 95 min
Country: USA/MEXICO
Premiere: WORLD
DREAMER, Jesse Salmeron, 93 min
Country: USA
EL ALCALDE (THE MAYOR), Emiliano Altuna, 80 min
Country: Mexico
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
EL COCODRILLO, Steve Acevedo, 15 min
Country: USA
EL DOCTOR, Heather de Michele, 11:24 min
Country: USA
EL JAZZ (JAZZ), Andrés Peralta, 10:30 min
Country: Mexico
ESTHER EN ALGUNA PARTE (ESTHER SOMEWHERE), Gerardo Chijona, 95 min
Country: Cuba
Premiere: WORLD
GIMME THE POWER, Olallo Rubio, 101min
Country: Mexico
GREENCARD WARRIORS, Miriam Kruishoop, 91min
Country: USA
Premiere: WORLD
HOMEBOUND, Fanny Veliz, 105 min
Country: USA
¡HUELGA! (STRIKE), Skeets McGrew, 57:32 min
Country: USA
INTERSTATE, Camille Stochitch, 19:56 min
Country: USA
Premiere: WORLD
JARDĺN DE AMAPOLAS (FIELD OF AMAPOLAS), Juan Carlos Melo Guevara, 86min
Country: Colombia
Premiere: WORLD
JUSTICE FOR MY SISTER, Kimberly Bautista, 69 min
Country: USA
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
KILL THE DICTATOR (EL TENIENTE AMADO), Félix Limardo, 90 min
Country: Dominican Republic
Premiere: WEST COAST
LA CALLE ESTEREO (THE STEREO STREET), Santiago León Cuellar, 30min
Country: Colombia
LA PAZ, Santiago Loza, 73 min
Country: Argentina
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
LA PISCINA (THE SWIMMING POOL), Carlos Machado Quintela, 66 min
Country: Cuba
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
LAS TARDES DE TINTICO (TINTICO'S AFTERNOONS), Alejandro García Caballero, 8:30 min
Country: Mexico
LLEGAR A TI (TO REACH YOU), Alejandro Torres Rezzio, 8 min
Country: USA
LO AZUL DEL CIELO, Juan Alfredo Uribe, 112min LA
Country: Colombia
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
MAESTRA, Catherine Murphy, 33 min
Country: USA/ Cuba
MEU PAIS (MY COUNTRY), André Ristum, 84min
Country: Brazil
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
MIRADAS MÚLTIPLES (LA MÁQUINA LOCA) / (MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES (THE CRAZY MACHINE), Emilio Maillé, 90 min
Country: France/ Mexico
MUERTE DE UNA AMA DE CASA (DEATH OF A HOUSEWIFE), Marisé Samitier, 27 min
Country: Spain
NARCO CULTURA, Shaul Schwarz, 102 min
Country: USA
Premiere: WEST COAST
NI UN HOMBRE MÁS (IGUANA STEW), Martin Salinas, 83 min
Country: Argentina
Premiere: WEST COAST
NOSOTROS LOS NOBLES (THE NOBLE FAMILY), Gaz Alazraki, 95 min
Country: Mexico
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
O AFINADOR (THE TUNER), Fernando Camargo & Matheus Parizi, 15 min
Country: Brazil
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
OUR BOYS, Leonardo Ricagni, 88 min
Country: USA
Premiere: WORLD
PABLO, Richard Goldgewicht, 93 min
Country: USA / Brazil
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
PHOENIX, Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra, 13 min
Country: Brazil
Premiere: WEST COAST
POLVO (DUST), Julio Hernández Cordón, 80 min
Country: Guatemala/Spain/Chile/Germany
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
PONCHAO, Josh Crook, 85 min
Country: Dominican Republic
Premiere: WORLD
POTOSÍ, Alfredo Castruita, 120min
Country: Mexico
Premiere: USA
PRINCESAS ROJAS (RED PRINCESSES), Laura Astorga Carrera, 100 min
Country: Costa Ria/ Venezuela/ Nicaragua
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
REBEL, Maria Agui Carter, 75 min
Country: USA
Premiere: LOS ANGELES
SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES, Nicole Gómez Fisher, 101 min
Country: USA
STAND & DELIVER, Ramón Menéndez, 102 min SPECIAL SCREENING - 25TH ANNIVERSARY
TANTA AGUA, Ana Guevara & Leticia Jorge, 102 min
Country: Urugua/ Mexico/ Netherlands/ Germany
Premiere: WEST COAST
TIERRA DE SANGRE, James Katz, 106 min
Country: Chile
Premiere: NORTH AMERICAN
THE GRADUATES (LOS GRADUADOS), Bernardo Ruiz, 60 minYOUTH PROGRAM
Country: USA
THE PRICE WE PAY, Jesse Garcia, 7:24 min
Country: USA
Premiere: WORLD PREMIERE
THE SHOOTING STAR SALESMAN, Kico Velarde, 20 min
Country: USA
WATER & POWER, Richard Montoya, 87 minOpera Prima
Country: USA
WE WOMEN WARRIORS (TEJIENDO SABIDURIA), Nicole Karsin, 82 min
Country:USA/Colombia
YOUR FATHER'S DAUGHTER, Carlos Bernard, 15:20 min
Country: USA
Premiere: WORLD
ZERO HOUR, Dan Carillo Levy, 7:20 min
Country: USA/Mexico
Visit www.latinofilm.org/festival for more information and festival passes.
VIP PASS $450 (grants admission to all films, panels, nightly receptions, filmmakers café, galas and a copy of the festival catalog)
ALL MOVIE PASS $350 (with admission to all regular screenings except galas and allows access to all panels, workshops and a copy of the festival catalog)
INDUSTRY PASS $250 (Executive pass working in the entertainment industry; industry affiliation verification required. The pass grants admission to all regular films excluding galas, panels and the filmmakers café)
STUDENT PASS $75 (with access to all regular screenings, excluding galas. Current student status verification required)
A limited number of tickets for LALIFF's Closing Night Gala on October 14th, 2013 will be available for sale at the price of $75 at www.latinofilm.org/festival
The admission ticket includes: the Awards Ceremony, Special Film Screening and the Gala Celebration.
Admission tickets to regular screenings are also available online at $13 with a $2 discount to LALIFF members. Metro riders may purchase general admission tickets with a $1 discount at the festival's box office.
For more information, to purchase tickets and to see the list of films and countries represented, please visit www.latinofilm.org/festival
