| FRI | EL PORTAL | ONE 9:30P-11P opening reception |
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| SCREEN A | ONE 7:30-9:30P WELCOME TO THE WORLD Pepe & Santo vs America |
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| SCREEN B | TWO 7:30-9:30P WELCOME TO THE WORLD Pepe & Santo vs America |
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| SAT | Lobby | 2:30-3:30p
YOUTH RECEPTION |
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| SCREEN A | 10-11:30 A |
12-2p youth showcase |
2-2:30p youth awards |
FIVE 3-4:30P DISTRIBUTION WORKSHOP |
SEVEN 5-7P Johnny Be Good AS LONG AS I REMEMBER: AMERICAN VETERANOS |
NINE 7:30-9:30P TAUGHT TO HATE GHOSTOWN |
ELEVEN 10P–12A PRIMOS |
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| SCREEN B | THREE 10-11:30 A the philosopher kings |
FOUR 12-2p ANIMAS PERDIDAS MEMORIES OF A DREAMER |
SIX 2:30–4:00p THE MISSING PAGES THE SECOND CHOICE a crushing love |
EIGHT 4:30-6:30P Breaking borders salud back to life The portrait of a lady |
TEN 7:00-9:00P TIJUANEROS MACHETERO |
TWELVE 9:30P–12:30A BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT |
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| SUN | SCREEN A | THIRTEEN 12:00-2p ELOY TAKE TWO Visions of aztlán |
FIFTEEN 2:30-4P DIRECTORS ROUNDTABLE |
SEVENTEEN 4:30-6:30P THE DEVIL’S TAIL |
NINETEEN 7:30-9:30P REPEAT WELCOME TO THE WORLD Pepe & Santo vs America |
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| SCREEN B | FOURTEEN 12:30-2p LA CLAVE |
SIXTEEN 2:30-4:00P P-STAR RISING |
EIGHTEEN 4:30-6:30P THE DEVIL’S TAIL |
EIGHTEEN 7:00-8:30P AWARDS |
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| EL PORTAL | |
EIGHTEEN 8:30–10:00P CLOSING RECEPTION |
Opening Night Film w/Reception: $25
Closing Film w/Award Show & Awards Reception: $30
Weekend Pass w/Receptions: $75
Weekend Pass w/o Receptions: $60
Saturday Pass: $40
Sunday Pass w/Awards & Reception: $50
Sunday Pass w/o Awards & Reception: $30
Students, seniors, and military personnel receive 50% discount on all above prices at the box office only with proper identification during Festival weekend.
Free Registration: Limited seating, to secure your seat, send email to rsvp@reelrasquache.org
PROGRAM ONE - $25
Friday, June 4
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Screen A
Pepe & Santo vs. America
(Prod. Pejman Partiyeli, Javier Chapa, Vince Lazzo, Steven Stromberg; Writ. Javier Chapa, Greg Pohl; Dir. Javier Chapa, USA, 97 min., Comedy Drama, 2009)
Los Angeles Premiere
This is America as seen through the eyes of Pepe, a naïve, south-of-the-border immigrant searching for his grandmother’s dying wish, the “Mexican Dream:” two thousand dollars down on a home and a lifetime mortgage. Coming from a much simpler world, Pepe (and his best friend Santo, the
inanimate Patron Saint of Immigrants) cross the border to find an array of characters: from real estate moguls to day laborers, Mexican telenovela stars to dead grandmothers, everyone plays their part in Pepe’s journey, each struggling to find their own version of the "American Dream." Q&A with Director, Javier Chapa.
Preceding Pepe & Santo vs. America:
Welcome to the World
(Writ./Dir. René Peñaloza Galván, USA/Mexico/Spain, 14 min., Drama, 2009)
California Premiere
A personal immigrant story about a father and a son reunited in New York City after ten years of separation. Shot entirely in Brooklyn with non-professional actors, the film follows them in their first day together.
http://welcome2theworld.wordpress.com
Friday, June 4
9:30 – 11:00 PMOpening Reception
El Portal Restaurant
695 East Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 795-8553
PROGRAM TWO - $10
Friday, June 4
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Screen B
Pepe & Santo vs. America
(Prod. Pejman Partiyeli, Javier Chapa, Vince Lazzo, Steven Stromberg; Writ. Javier Chapa, Greg Pohl; Dir. Javier Chapa, USA, 97 min., Comedy Drama, 2009)
Los Angeles Premiere
This is America as seen through the eyes of Pepe, a naïve, south-of-the-border immigrant searching for his grandmother’s dying wish, the “Mexican Dream:” two thousand dollars down on a home and a lifetime mortgage. Coming from a much simpler world, Pepe (and his best friend Santo, the
inanimate Patron Saint of Immigrants) cross the border to find an array of characters: from real estate moguls to day laborers, Mexican telenovela stars to dead grandmothers, everyone plays their part in Pepe’s journey, each struggling to find their own version of the “American Dream.”
Preceding Pepe & Santo vs. America:
Welcome to the World
(Writ./Dir. René Peñaloza Galván, USA/Mexico/Spain, 14 min., Drama, 2009)
California Premiere
A personal immigrant story about a father and a son reunited in New York City after ten years of separation. Shot entirely in Brooklyn with non-professional actors, the film follows them in their first day together.
http://welcome2theworld.wordpress.com
Saturday, June 5 - Free
10:00-11:30 AM
Screen A
Youth Filmmaking Workshop
PROGRAM THREE – Free Registration – rsvp@reelrasquache.org
Saturday, June 5
10:00-11:30 AM
Screen B
The Philosopher Kings
(Dir. Patrick Shen, USA, 70 min., Documentary, 2010)
In search of wisdom found in unlikely places, The Philosopher Kings takes us on a journey through the halls of the most elite and prestigious colleges and universities in America by interweaving the untold stories of triumph and tragedy from the staff members who see it all and have been through it all: the custodians. Q&A with Director, Patrick Shen.
Saturday, June 5 - Free
12:00 – 2:30 PM
Screen A
Youth Filmmakers’ Showcase
PROGRAM FOUR - $10
Saturday, June 5
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Screen B
Animas Perdidas/Lost Souls
(Dir. Monika Navarro, USA, 57 min., Documentary, 2010)
Augie and Gino were living the American dream. Raised and educated in the United States since childhood, they were also proud veterans of the U.S. military. But in 1999, these two brothers were forced to leave the only country they’d ever known — and one they’d sworn to protect. Deported to Mexico by the U.S. government, they had to start over and forge new lives in an unfamiliar “homeland.” Within two weeks, one of the brothers overdosed on heroin in a Tijuana hotel room. His body was left unclaimed for two months in a mass grave. Filmmaker Monika Navarro travels to Mexico and pieces together the tragic events of her uncles’ deportation, opening a Pandora’s box of family secrets.
Memories of a Dreamer
(Dir. Alisson Larrea, Canada, 51 min., Documentary, 2007)
Los Angeles Premiere
A first-hand account of the hardship suffered by a political prisoner of Chile’s cruel 1973 military coup d’état and subsequent inhumane dictatorship. More than thirty years after, Félix Mora relives the shocking details of the human right abuses he suffered, his escape from the dictatorship, and the challenges he faced as an exile in Italy and Canada.
PROGRAM FIVE – Free Registration – rsvp@reelrasquache.org
Saturday, June 5
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Screen A
Distribution Workshop
PROGRAM SIX - $10
Saturday, June 5
2:30 – 4:00 PM
Screen B
The Missing Pages
(Dir. Salvador Paniagua Jr., USA, 14 min., Drama, 2009)
Los Angeles Premiere
Rudy comes home for lunch after not seeing his father for three years ad discovers a painful secret.
La Segunda Opción / The Second Choice
(Dir. Alberto Belli, Mexico/USA, 8 min., Drama, 2009)
A single immigrant mother will try to raise her son on righteousness, without realizing that life won’t help her teachings. Q&A with Director, Alberto Belli.
A Crushing Love
(Dir. Sylvia Morales, USA, 58 min., Documentary, 2009)
Celebrate the integral role of women activists who led the Chicano movement while asking “How the hell did they do it and raise their kids?” The film features Martha Cortero, Cherrie Moraga, Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, Alicia Escalante, and Delores Huerta – all mujeres fuertes and community leaders. Q&A with Director, Sylvia Morales.
PROGRAM SEVEN - $10
Saturday, June 5
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Screen A
Johnny Be Good
(Writ./Dir. Raymond E. Spiess Jr., USA, 20 min., Drama, 2009)
World Premiere
A young man’s journey to gain his father’s love. Q&A with Director, Raymond Spiess Jr.
As Long As I Remember: American Veteranos
(Dir. Laura Varela, USA, 54 min., Documentary, 2009)
Catch this inspiring film on the big screen before its national PBS television broadcast this fall. San Antonio filmmaker, Laura Varela examines the personal toll and legacy of the Vietnam War on three South Texas artists: visual artist Juan Farias, author Michael Rodriguez and poet/performance artist Eduardo Garza. The film takes us on a personal journey of these veterans’ compelling lives – growing up in the Mexican-American community, their military service in Vietnam, their lives after the war – an examines the role art plays in the sorting of sometimes painful memories. Q&A with Director, Laura Varela.
PROGRAM EIGHT - $10
Saturday, June 5
4:30 – 6:30 PM
Screen B
Breaking Borders: Cross Dressers & Drag Queens of El Paso
(Dir. Diana Cordova, USA, 13 min., Documentary, 2009)
Los Angeles Premiere
Every Thursday night at a local Taco Cabaña in El Paso, Texas, Manuel Nunez and friends put o a cross dressing drag show titled, “Samantha’s Travesti Show.” Through the use of comedy and entertainment, Samantha, Viviana and Zayda break the borders of transsexual identity and acceptance.
Salud
(Writ./Dir. Cheyann Montiel Reagan, USA, 10 min., 2010)
World Premiere
Three friends escape into the nightlife but realize you can only escape from reality for so long before it catches up to you. Q&A with Director, Cheyann Montiel Reagan.
Back to Life
(Writ./Dir. Desi del Valle & Hollie Lemarr, USA, 12 min., 2009)
Following the death of Trista’s girlfriend, the comforting shoulder of straight gal-pal Monica turns into more in this gentle story of love between friends.
The Portrait of a Lady
(Dir. Julio Gomez, USA, 59 min., 2009)
Los Angeles Premiere
Join Barbara Herr on her emotional life journey. This film follows her from her beginnings as a boy in the Bronx, NY, as a young man in Puerto Rico, to the lady she became in USA. Witness her aspirations for the future; a journey of love, life, sadness and humanity.
PROGRAM NINE - $10
Saturday, June 5
7:30 – 9:30 PM
Screen A
Ghostown
(Writ./Dir. Kenneth Castillo, USA, 90 min., Drama, 2009)
West Coast Premiere
Having lived in Ghostown for his entire life, Christian is forced to deal with the truth about his mother’s death. Q&A with Director, Kenneth Castillo.
Preceding Ghostown:
Taught to Hate
(Dir. James Garcia Sotomayor, Writ. James Garcia Sotomayor & Rich Caban, USA, 27 min., Drama, 2009)
Inspired by hate crimes against two Ecuadoreans in New York, this is the story of a Latino immigrant trying to find a job in America who crosses paths with an American family whose uncle’s racism has devastating impact.
PROGRAM TEN - $10
Saturday, June 5
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Screen B
Machetero
(Writ./Dir. vagabond, USA, 90 min., Drama, 2009)
Los Angeles Premiere
Machetero is about terrorism and terrorists, how they are defined and by whom. It is a film that asks us to challenge the way in which we view the events that play out in the world. It is a film about the cyclical nature of violence that is perpetuated by those who choose to oppress and those who choose to no longer be oppressed. Vagabond’s first feature film, which he wrote, produced and directed stars Isaach de Bankolé (The Limits Of Control, Manderlay, Ghost Dog), Not4Prophet (of the punk band RICANSTRUCTION and hip-hop duo X-VANDALS) and Dylcia Pagan (a former Puerto Rican political prisoner and prisoner of war who served 20 years in US prisons). Machetero has screened all around the world. The film is about the violent struggle for Puerto Rico's independence from US colonialism and has garnered awards in South Africa, Wales, England, Thailand, Ireland and New York. Q&A with Director, vagabond.
Preceding Machetero:
Tijuaneros
(Writ./Dir. P.A. Bobadilla, USA/Mexico, 20 min., Drama, 2009)
An aspiring photographer must choose between his camera or a gun when he captures the death of his best friend on his camera. Q&A with Director, P.A. Bobadilla.
PROGRAM ELEVEN - $10
Saturday, June 5
10:00 PM – Midnight
Screen A
Primos
(Dir. Belinda Salazar, Writ. Oskar Toruno, USA, 92 min., Comedy, 2009)
Up In Smoke for the 21st Century!! All Beto Hernandez wanted to do in life was to Rap- But how can he with all the Crazy Family, Friends & Foes in his Cartoony Life!? Struggling rapper Beto races to recover the cash needed to participate in the rap contest that could prove his ticket to fame in this rollicking urban comedy. Q&A with Director, Belinda Salazar.
PROGRAM TWELVE - $10
Saturday, June 5
9:30 PM – 12:30 AM
Screen 2
Bound by Honor (aka Blood In Blood Out)
(Dir. Taylor Hackford, Writ. Ross Thomas, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Jeremy Iacone, Floyd Mutrux, Cast: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Enrique Castillo, Billy Bob Thornton, Lupe Ontiveros, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames, Raymond Cruz, David Labiosa, Lindsey Ginter, USA, 180 min., Drama, 1993)
This classic epic Chicano film opens in 1972, as half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo are members of an East L.A. gang known as “Vatos Locos.” The story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of drugs alter these young men’s lives. Miklo gets imprisoned at San Quentin, where he makes a “home” for himself, and Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but heroin addiction overcomes him, while Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his “carnal,” Miklo.
PROGRAM THIRTEEN - $10
Sunday, June 6
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Screen A
Eloy Take Two
(Dir. Roberto Oregel, USA, 30 min., Documentary, 2010)
World Premiere
A journey into the creative mind and work of Los Angeles muralist/artist and singer/song writer, Eloy Torrez. Q&A with Director, Roberto S. Oregel.
Visions of Aztlán
(Dir. Jesús Salvador Treviño, USA, 60 min., Documentary, 2010)
Paintings by and about Chicanos today can be found on prominent display in some of the nation's top museums and can command top dollar at some of this country's most exclusive art galleries. It wasn't always so. Mexican-American artists were inspired by the struggles for justice and political equality that marked the early Chicano Movement. In the film, California artist and art historian Amalia Mesa-Baines explains, "The Chicano Movement gave me a sense of identity, it gave me a source of energy and it inspired me." That sentiment is echoed by many of the painters and sculptors highlighted. Q& A with Director, Jesús Treviño.
PROGRAM FOURTEEN - $10
Sunday, June 6
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Screen B
La Clave
(Dir. Mariella Sosa, USA, 80 min., Documentary, 2009)
West Coast Premiere
Enjoy the beats of the hottest stars of reggaeton and the old school greats of salsa, as this fascinating documentary explores how two different styles of music have so much in common and how their music is all composed under “La Clave” – the five-note two-bar rhythm patterns that are the backbone of Salsa and all Afro-Cuban based music. Q&A with Director, Mariella Sosa.
PROGRAM FIFTEEN – Free Registration – rsvp@reelrasquache.org
Sunday, June 6
2:30 – 4:00 PM
Screen A
Directors’ Roundtable
PROGRAM SIXTEEN - $10
Sunday, June 6
2:30 – 4:00 PM
Screen B
P-Star Rising
(Dir. Gabriel Noble, USA, 83 min., Documentary, 2009)
Los Angeles Premiere
A talented young hip-hop performer becomes the vehicle for her father's unfulfilled ambitions in the feature documentary P-STAR RISING. At the dawn of hip-hop's breakthrough into the mainstream in the early 1980s, Jesse Diaz was poised for fame, success, and wealth - but a prison sentence soon quashed his dreams. Though Jesse manages to reclaim his life and regain custody of his two
young daughters, lost to the foster care system while he was incarcerated and after their mother succumbed to drug addiction, he struggles to support his family as a single dad. Broke, unemployed, and living in temporary housing, he pins his hopes for the family's fortunes on his youngest daughter, Priscilla AKA P-Star. Recognizing Priscilla's natural musical talent and precocious personality, Jesse sets out to realize his deferred dreams of hip-hop stardom by making the nine year-old the next rap phenomenon - "the youngest girl on the scene."
PROGRAM SEVENTEEN - $10
Sunday, June 6
4:30 – 6:30 PM
Screen A
The Devil’s Tail
(Dir. Christopher Comrie, Writ. Samantha Swan, Canada, 109 min., Drama, 2008)
Los Angeles Premiere
Filmmakers Christopher Comrie and Samantha Swan have won rave reviews for The Devil's Tail, the story of a man who searches for his missing friend in the Yucatan of Mexico and finds his predictable life turned upside down. The movie, shot on a budget that was less than the catering budget of many films, has been racking up awards all over the continent including the Mexico International Film Festival, Boston Latino International Film Festival, Orlando Hispanic Film Festival and the Beloit International Film Festival. The film explores the effect that one charismatic, egomaniacal sociopath can have on the lives of all those around him, while simultaneously endearing himself to all of them, such that they will do or believe almost anything for or about him. It is at once surreal and unbelievable but also strangely familiar as we see that the need to believe in someone we think is better than ourselves is, in fact, a universal truth. Q&A with Director, Christopher Comrie and Writer, Samantha Swan. Q&A with Director Christopher Comrie, Writer Samantha Swan and Actor
Oliver Cantú
PROGRAM EIGHTEEN - $30
Sunday, June 6
4:30 – 6:30 PM
Screen 2
The Devil’s Tail
(Dir. Christopher Comrie, Writ. Samantha Swan, Canada, 109 min., Drama, 2008)
Los Angeles Premiere
Filmmakers Christopher Comrie and Samantha Swan have won rave reviews for The Devil's Tail, the story of a man who searches for his missing friend in the Yucatan of Mexico and finds his predictable life turned upside down. The movie, shot on a budget that was less than the catering budget of many films, has been racking up awards all over the continent including the Mexico International Film Festival, Boston Latino International Film Festival, Orlando Hispanic Film Festival and the Beloit International Film Festival. The film explores the effect that one charismatic, egomaniacal sociopath can have on the lives of all those around him, while simultaneously endearing himself to all of them, such that they will do or believe almost anything for or about him. It is at once surreal and unbelievable but also strangely familiar as we see that the need to believe in someone we think is better than ourselves is, in fact, a universal truth. Q&A with Director Christopher Comrie, Writer Samantha Swan and Actor
Oliver Cantú
PROGRAM EIGHTEEN
Sunday, June 6
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Screen B
2010 Rasquache Awards
PROGRAM EIGHTEEN
Sunday, June 6
8:30 – 10:00 PM
Gala Awards Reception
El Portal Restaurant
695 East Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 795-8553
www.elportalrestaurant.com
PROGRAM NINETEEN - $10
Sunday, June 6
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Screen A
REPEAT SCREENING
Pepe & Santo vs. America
(Prod. Pejman Partiyeli, Javier Chapa, Vince Lazzo, Steven Stromberg; Writ. Javier Chapa, Greg Pohl; Dir. Javier Chapa, USA, 97 min., Comedy Drama, 2009)
Los Angeles Premiere
This is America as seen through the eyes of Pepe, a naïve, south-of-the-border immigrant searching for his grandmother’s dying wish, the “Mexican Dream:” two thousand dollars down on a home and a lifetime mortgage. Coming from a much simpler world, Pepe (and his best friend Santo, the
inanimate Patron Saint of Immigrants) cross the border to find an array of characters: from real estate moguls to day laborers, Mexican telenovela stars to dead grandmothers, everyone plays their part in Pepe’s journey, each struggling to find their own version of the "American Dream." Q&A with Director, Javier Chapa.
Preceding Pepe & Santo vs. America:
Welcome to the World
(Writ./Dir. René Peñaloza Galván, USA/Mexico/Spain, 14 min., Drama, 2009)
California Premiere
A personal immigrant story about a father and a son reunited in New York City after ten years of separation. Shot entirely in Brooklyn with non-professional actors, the film follows them in their first day together.
http://welcome2theworld.wordpress.com