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PCC's Latinismo! Enters Third Year
Photos and story by James Hill
CASCADE CAMPUS – It’s time for Latinismo! Portland Community College is hosting the Third Annual Latin American Film Festival (Latinismo!) starting Thursday, May 16 and ending Thursday, May 23 in Room 122 at Terrell Hall on the Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth St. Latinismo! strives to create a forum for the voice of the Latino community and is free to the public. The theme for this year’s film festival is "Urban Life: Myths and Realities."The Latin American Film Festival involves Latino students in the planning and implementation of putting on a successful film festival. Students have canvassed neighborhoods with posters and invited interesting speakers that promise to engage the audience. But best of all is this year’s collection of five films."The films featured this year are representative of the quality of cinema produced in Ecuador, M’xico, Colombia, USA and Per’,"said Jorge Espinosa, PCC speech instructor and advisor to the student organizers. "The list of directors is equally impressive for it includes Paul Tschinkel, Sebast’an Cordero, Sabina Berman and Isabella Tardan, Victor Gavira, Miguel Arteta and Francisco Lombardi. All in all, it promises to be an exciting film festival."On the opening night, there will be a reception and preview of the featured films from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. In addition, the documentary, "An Interview with Jean Michelle Basquait,"will be shown, profiling the late graffiti artist and painter. A panel discussion with members of the Latino community will follow the documentary.The closing night will feature special guest speaker Virgil Suarez and musical group Fernando at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. Suarez, a Florida native, is a world-renowned Cuban-American poet and professor and will share stories from his life. The schedule of the films being showcased:"Star Maps"- directed by Miguel Arteta.Eighteen-year-old Carlos believes that his work selling maps to Los Angeles movie stars’ homes is his ticket to a career in show biz. Too late he discovers that his job is a front for a much darker and more dangerous business.10 a.m., Friday, May 17; 1 p.m., Monday, May 20; 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 22"Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman"- directed by Sabina Berman and Isabella Tardan.This bright, intelligent romantic comedy follows a couple with amusingly different ideas about gender roles and the nature of a healthy relationship.1 p.m., Friday, May 17; 7 p.m., Monday, May 20; 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 22"Rata, Ratones, Rateros"- directed by Sebastian Cordero. A young petty thief gets caught up in a nightmare of violent crime in poverty-stricken Ecuador.7 p.m., Friday, May 17; 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 21; 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 22"Rodrigo D: No Future"- directed by Victor Gavira.A powerful film about growing up on the streets of the drug capital Medill’n, Colombia, shot in quasi-documentary style.2 p.m., Saturday, May 18 and 1 p.m.; Sunday, May 19"The City of the Dogs"- directed by Francisco Lombardi.This film adaptation of a novel by Mario Vargas Llosa tells the powerful story of a young man’s upbringing in a military academy and his eventual disillusionment with military structures, the power they represent, and the system they enforce.10 a.m., Monday, May 20 and 7 p.m.; Tuesday, May 21
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »