Cine Las Americas Daily Schedule: Sunday

Tatuado | Tatooed (Argentina) Regal Metropolitan Theater #11, 2 PM Tatuado is a thoughtful family drama about Paco, a teenager with a chip on his shoulder. His life with his father Alvaro, now happily married to his second wife Viviana, is rife with alienation and resentment. His biological mother disappeared from his life when he was still a child, leaving Paco with a mongoose tattoo on his forearm and lots of questions. Alvaro agrees willingly to help Paco find his mother and resolve the question of her disappearance. This visit into the past turns out to be fraught with many painful truths.

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Das Kuize Leban des Jose Antonio Gutierrez | The Short Life of José Antonio Guiterrez (Germany, Switzerland)
Regal Metropolitan Theater #12, 2 PM
José Antonio Gutierrez was one of the 300,000 soldiers the U.S. military sent to war in Iraq in March 2003. A few hours after the war began, his picture was broadcast all over the world: he was the first American soldier to be killed in this war. He was a so-called green-card soldier—one of approximately 32,000 non-U.S. citizens fighting in the ranks of the U.S. military. The film tells the moving and nearly unbelievable story of a one-time street kid from Guatemala, who headed north along the Pan-American Highway full of hopes and desires for a better future, ultimately to die an American hero far from home.

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Qué Pasa Después De La Coca? | Coca Lives (Bolivia)
Hideout Theater, 2:30 PM
Today, there are 70,000 families in Bolivia whose livelihoods depend exclusively on the cultivation of the coca leaf. Twelve years ago the Bolivian government declared this practice illegal. The Bolivian government, with the political and military support of the United States, has militarized the region of Chapare and begun a plan of forceful eradication. Peaceful solutions to this problem have repeatedly failed, prompting demonstrations on the part of the exacerbated Aymara- and Quechua-speaking populations and fueling fears of a “Colombian-ization’’ of Bolivia. Violent confrontations between the public and the military have claimed hundreds of lives. Are the undeniable social and economic evils of cocaine smuggling the real reason for this conflict? What are the hidden agendas of all the players concerned? Can one dominant culture attempt to eradicate the foundations of a subservient one many miles away, geographically and morally?

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The Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America (USA, Israel)
Regal Metropolitan Theater #12, 4 PM
The Longing is a moving documentary portrait of South Americans who, after discovering that their Jewish ancestors converted to Catholicism during the Spanish Inquisition, undertake profound, personal journeys of faith. Dismissed by local Jewish authorities, these determined men and women choose to study via the Internet with an American Reform rabbi who ultimately travels to Ecuador to complete the conversion.

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Weaving Worlds (USA)
Hideout Theater, 4 PM
Weaving Worlds offers a fresh perspective on past the dilemmas facing Indigenous artists by emphasizing the personal stories of Navajo weavers. The film channels the voices of the weavers who reveal a hidden history of artistic appropriation, economic subjugationand the struggle to maintain cultural continuity. Resisting the pressures of globalized production, they continue to craft textiles in a process the Navajo refer to as “Nahadzáán Hadilhneeh,’’ or “reweaving the world.’’

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Tocar y Luchar | To Play and to Fight (Venezuela)
George W. Carver Museum, 4 PM
To Play and To Fight presents the captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System—an incredible network of hundreds of orchestras formed from Venezuela’s towns and villages. Once a modest program designed to expose rural children to the wonders of music, the system has become one of the most important and beautiful social phenomena in modern history. The documentary portrays the inspirational stories of worldclass musicians trained by the Venezuelan system, including the Berlin Philharmonic’s youngest player, Edicson Ruiz, and world renowned conductor, Gustavo Dudamel. With interviews with many of the world’s most celebrated musicians, including the great tenor Placido Domingo, Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle, Guiseppe Sinopoli, and Eduardo Mata, To Play and To Fight is an inspirational story of courage, determination, ambition, and love showing us that only those who dream can achieve the impossible.

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Mexican Short Film Showcase
Regal Metropolitan Theater #11, 4 PM


¡Ya Basta! | Enough! (USA)
Hideout Theater, 5:30 PM
In June of 2004, Mexico City witnessed one of the largest marches in its history as citizens protested the climate of insecurity that has become so pervasive in their country. Notwithstanding the public outcry, the following year the United Nations declared Mexico to have the highest incidence of reported kidnappings in the world, leading Russia and Columbia. !Ya Basta! is a feature-length documentary film that describes the current climate of insecurity in Mexico, explores its origins, and offers a gripping look at the daily life of Mexican citizens under a constant threat of abduction.

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Ladrones y mentirosos | Thieves and Liars (Puerto Rico)
Regal Metropolitan Theater #11, 6 PM
Puerto Rico, a small island in the Caribbean with a population of four million, is the only US territory where Spanish is the main language. With its strategic location between South and North America, Puerto Rico has become the main port of entry of illegal drugs into the United States east coast. Thieves and Liars follows the story of three different families, each in its own way affected by the giant wave of corruption and crime that has infiltrated every level of Puerto Rican society.

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Olhar estrangeiro | A Foreign Eye (Brazil)
Regal Metropolitan Theater #12, 6 PM
Based on the book O Brasil dos Gringos by Tunico Amancio, this documentary explores the impressions and images of Brazil that have been disseminated by world cinema. Interviews with directors and screenwriters whose films featured Brazilian locations, themes, or even references reveal the stories, motivations, and/or pressures behind the representations. The film includes interviews with Philippe de Broca, Michael Caine, Greydon Clark, Hope Davis, Zalman King and Jon Voight among others.

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Pancho Goes to College (USA)
Regal Metropolitan Theater #11, 8 PM
Pancho is looking forward to his new life in college, away from the barrio, his culture, and his way of life. But then he meets his zany new roommates, and together they experience girls, parties, study time, and multiculturalism on a large Arizona college campus. Can Pancho adapt? Will he survive away from home? Shot entirely in Southern Arizona, Pancho Goes To College is a comedy feast for the eyes and ears. Scenic desert landscapes, crazy college parties, class lectures, rowdy Chicano bars, and an eclectic rock-norteno-hip hop soundtrack are among the elements that drive this fast-paced coming-of-age comedy.

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La Otra Copa | The Other Cup (Argentina)
Regal Metropolitan Theater #12, 8 PM
In 2004 Argentina sent a team to the Homeless Football World Cup for the first time. This documentary chronicles the preparations and expectations of the players and their intimate trip to compete in the event, which was held that year in Gothenburg, Sweden. From the cold stairs of underground train stations to the heart of the first world, the players live a dream in seven days that will change their lives forever.

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