Sin Fronteras 2017The Sin Fronteras Film Festival is a student organized event devoted to films about Latin America and by Latin American filmmakers. Each year the festival is organized by a group of students from various departments who are members of UNM's Student Organization for Latin American Studies (SOLAS). The intent of the event is to contribute to a larger dialogue among UNM and community members regarding unique and important social and academic issues in Latin America.
This year's festival will be held February 24-26, 2017. As in past years, the festival is generously supported by a variety of UNM groups and academic departments. Thanks to the time and money donated by various students, staff, faculty, and community members 2017's festival is a COMPLETELY FREE event open to the UNM and greater Albuquerque community. All screenings will be held at the Guild Cinema, and space is limited so plan to arrive early to get a seat. If you have any questions please contact us at SOLAS@unm.edu. We hope you can join us! The films will be proceeded by shorts that deal with issues facing the LGBTQ community in Latin America, excluding Sunú which will be followed by a question and answer session with the director.Friday February 24 |
Dauna. Lo que lleva el río (Gone with the river)
Mario Crespo / 104 min. / 2015
Venezuela
7 PM
"Dauna dared to be different. She faced the ancestral practices of her culture and she paid the price. She made decisions which made herself suffer and others as well. Without giving up before defeats and loses, these led her to reconcile and become part of a legend herself." - Mario Crespo
Mario Crespo / 104 min. / 2015
Venezuela
7 PM
"Dauna dared to be different. She faced the ancestral practices of her culture and she paid the price. She made decisions which made herself suffer and others as well. Without giving up before defeats and loses, these led her to reconcile and become part of a legend herself." - Mario Crespo
Saturday, February 26
Con mi corazón en yambo (With my Heart in Yambo)
María Fernanda Restrepo / 136 min. / 2011
Ecuador
4:30 PM
"Con mi corazón en yambo" is documentary is about two young Restrepo brothers in Ecuador and the mystery of their disappearance by the Ecuadorian National Police.
María Fernanda Restrepo / 136 min. / 2011
Ecuador
4:30 PM
"Con mi corazón en yambo" is documentary is about two young Restrepo brothers in Ecuador and the mystery of their disappearance by the Ecuadorian National Police.
No Manches Frida
Nacho G. Velilla / 100 min. / 2016
USA
7 PM
NO MANCHES FRIDA is the story of Zequi, a recently released bank robber who goes to recover stolen money buried by his ditzy accomplice before going to jail. They return to the site only to find that Frida Kahlo High has built a gymnasium over the loot. To get the money, he poses as a substitute teacher for a school that can't seem to keep any teachers around. Zequi comes in ready to lay down the law- but he quickly finds out that life on the inside may have been easier to deal with than a school full of wild and rebellious teenagers. - Pantelion Films
Nacho G. Velilla / 100 min. / 2016
USA
7 PM
NO MANCHES FRIDA is the story of Zequi, a recently released bank robber who goes to recover stolen money buried by his ditzy accomplice before going to jail. They return to the site only to find that Frida Kahlo High has built a gymnasium over the loot. To get the money, he poses as a substitute teacher for a school that can't seem to keep any teachers around. Zequi comes in ready to lay down the law- but he quickly finds out that life on the inside may have been easier to deal with than a school full of wild and rebellious teenagers. - Pantelion Films
Sunday, February 26
Sunú (Maize)
Teresa Camou / 80 min. / 2015
México
4:30 PM Followed by Discussion with Teresa Camou
SUNÚ reveals how maize and everything it gives life to could be lost forever, and shares a generous tapestry of simple, heartfelt messages for the farmers of the world and the city dwellers who could lose the capability to make important choices unless they act soon.
Please Join us after the film for a discussion with director Teresa Camou.
Teresa is a critically acclaimed filmmaker. She directed and produced two short documentaries about issues related to Tarahumara communities and two short animated films “El Entierro” (2008) and “Tewe Chiva Nesero” (2007) which received honorable mention at the Chihuahua International Film Festival. SUNÚ (2015) is her first feature film.
Teresa is passionate about teaching art at the Center for Education for the Blind (CEIAC). She recently collaborated with blind artists and installed two art exhibitions, one of which strives to communicate to people what it’s like to be blind in Chihuahua.
Teresa Camou / 80 min. / 2015
México
4:30 PM Followed by Discussion with Teresa Camou
SUNÚ reveals how maize and everything it gives life to could be lost forever, and shares a generous tapestry of simple, heartfelt messages for the farmers of the world and the city dwellers who could lose the capability to make important choices unless they act soon.
Please Join us after the film for a discussion with director Teresa Camou.
Teresa is a critically acclaimed filmmaker. She directed and produced two short documentaries about issues related to Tarahumara communities and two short animated films “El Entierro” (2008) and “Tewe Chiva Nesero” (2007) which received honorable mention at the Chihuahua International Film Festival. SUNÚ (2015) is her first feature film.
Teresa is passionate about teaching art at the Center for Education for the Blind (CEIAC). She recently collaborated with blind artists and installed two art exhibitions, one of which strives to communicate to people what it’s like to be blind in Chihuahua.
Neon Bull
Gabriel Mascaro / 101 min. / 2015
Brazil
7 PM
Iremar works at the "Vaquejadas", a rodeo in the North East of Brazil where two men on horseback try bring down a bull by grabbing its tail. It's dusty and back-breaking work, but Iremar is a natural vaqueiro feeding, prepping and taking care of the bulls. Home is the truck used to transport the animals from show to show which he shares with his coworkers; Galega, an exotic dancer, truck driver and mother to her spirited and cheeky daughter Cacá, and Zé, his rotund compadre in the bull pen. Together they form a makeshift but close-knit family. But Brazil and the Northeast are changing and the region's booming clothing industry has stirred new ambitions in Iremar. Swinging in his hammock in the back of the truck, his head is filled with dreams of pattern cutting, sequins and exquisite fabrics as he mentally assembles his latest sexy fashion designs.
- Written by LouKiev
Gabriel Mascaro / 101 min. / 2015
Brazil
7 PM
Iremar works at the "Vaquejadas", a rodeo in the North East of Brazil where two men on horseback try bring down a bull by grabbing its tail. It's dusty and back-breaking work, but Iremar is a natural vaqueiro feeding, prepping and taking care of the bulls. Home is the truck used to transport the animals from show to show which he shares with his coworkers; Galega, an exotic dancer, truck driver and mother to her spirited and cheeky daughter Cacá, and Zé, his rotund compadre in the bull pen. Together they form a makeshift but close-knit family. But Brazil and the Northeast are changing and the region's booming clothing industry has stirred new ambitions in Iremar. Swinging in his hammock in the back of the truck, his head is filled with dreams of pattern cutting, sequins and exquisite fabrics as he mentally assembles his latest sexy fashion designs.
- Written by LouKiev
