¡Tu Cine! Free Student Outreach Screenings
Made possible by Clare Rose Foundation, California Endowment, California Humanities, NBC Universal Project Innovation, SDG&E & California Arts Council.
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Dates: March 17-20, 2020, 10am-12pm
Location: AMC Fashion Valley 18
Curated for middle school and high school students, each film is entertaining, enlightening, and educational, encouraging dialogue among students and educators. Media Arts Center San Diego can partially underwrite your transportation expense. Limited spots available.
HIGH SCHOOL FILMS
Tuesday 3/17 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
BAILANDO CON NUESTRA CULTURA
(3 min., Rancho Minerva Middle School)
GARDENING WITH SOUL
(5 min., Teen Producers Project and Second Chance Emerging Makers)
CHOLITAS
(Spain, 80 min., 2019, Spanish & Aymara w/ English subtitles, Documentary)
This is the chronicle of a unique expedition: its objective is to climb the highest mountain in the Americas, Mount Aconcagua. The surprising thing is that the expedition is made up of six Bolivian indigenous women. CHOLITAS Discussion Guide
Wednesday 3/18 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
AFTER JUSTICE
(8 min., Teen Producers Project and Second Chance Emerging Makers)
THE INFILTRATORS
(United States, 95 min., English & Spanish w/ English subtitles, Narrative/Documentary)
A rag-tag group of undocumented youth – Dreamers – deliberately get detained by Border Patrol in order to infiltrate a shadowy, for-profit detention center in Florida. THE INFILTRATORS Discussion Guide
Thursday 3/19 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION IN CITY HEIGHTS
(6 min, Teen Producers Project)
GARDENING WITH SOUL
(5 min, Teen Producers Project)
OUR QUINCEAÑERA
( United States, 74 min., 2019, English and Spanish w/ English subtitles, Documentary)
A high school principal in a small town in Texas hosts a yearly Quinceañera for students that can’t afford it. The event started with 4 girls and it is now a celebration for 80 girls. The entire border town of San Benito, TX gets together to teach these girls that with the power of community any dream can come true. OUR QUINCEAÑERA Discussion Guide
Friday 3/20 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
EL BORREGO: BARRIGA LLENA, CORAZON CONTENTO
(5 min, Teen Producers Project)
CORAZÓN DE MEZQUITE
(Mexico, 74 min., 2019, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Narrative)
This is the story of Lucia, a Yoreme girl that fights for her dream against her tradition and how she will manage to get close to her father and find her place in her community. CORAZON DE MEZQUITE Discussion Guide
MIDDLE SCHOOL FILMS
Tuesday 3/17 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
EL BORREGO: BARRIGA LLENA, CORAZON CONTENTO
(5 min, Teen Producers Project)
LOS FUTBOLÍSIMOS
(Spain, 103 min., 2018, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Narrative)
Based on the popular Spanish children’s-book series, this fun and lively film follows a school soccer team that must win one of the next three games to keep the school from replacing them with a choir. LOS FUTBOLISIMOS Discussion Guide
Wednesday 3/18 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS
(United States, 95 min., 2019, English, Documentary)
A group of tween girls chant into megaphones, marching in the San Francisco TransMarch. Holding clenched fists high, they wear brown berets and vests showcasing colorful badges like “Black Lives Matter” and “Radical Beauty.” Meet the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color at the front lines of social justice. WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS Discussion Guide
Thursday 3/19 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION IN CITY HEIGHTS
(6 min, Teen Producers Project)
CORAZÓN DE MEZQUITE
(Mexico, 74 min., 2019, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Narrative)
This is the story of Lucia, a Yoreme girl that fights for her dream against her tradition and how she will manage to get close to her father and find her place in her community. CORAZON DE MEZQUITE Discussion Guide
Friday 3/20 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
HOTEL PARAISO
(Peru, 93 min., 2019, Spanish w/ English subtitles, Narrative)
In the Peruvian desert lies an extravagant hotel filled with endless entertainment where one of the guests, introverted Guillermo, battles to overcome his lack of confidence and his school bully to win the heart of his dream girl. HOTEL PARAISO Discussion Guide
There is an MTS Trolley stop located adjacent to the AMC Fashion Valley 18.
For more information, contact Larry Da Silveira at larry@mediaartscenter.org, or call Media Arts Center San Diego at (619) 230-1938 x103. We look forward to seeing you and your students at the festival!
Individual tickets go on sale March 1st!
For now, special deals are available on our 5-Movie Ticket Pack, Film Pass, & Festival Pass.
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Every year, the San Diego Latino Film Festival screens more than 160 films from Latin America, Spain, the United States, Mexico and other parts of the world in celebration of Latino film, art, and culture. The event also features after parties, filmmaker workshops and guest Latino celebrities from the hottest TV shows and feature films. For additional information and to purchase tickets visit www.sdlatinofilm.com.
Media Arts Center San Diego, 2921 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104
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