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Saturday, March 29, 2008
4:00 PM		The Water Front In 1917 Henry Ford built a landmark water plant for the city of Highland Park, Michigan to support his expanding auto empire. Ninety years later, residents of this post-industrial city, located by the largest body of fresh water in the world, are without access to affordable water. The Water Front is the story of one community’s determination to fight the seemingly inevitable path to privatization.		dir. Liz Miller 2007, Canada, 53 min English website trailer
5:00 PM		Qué Tan Lejos Esperanza, a tourist from Spain, and Tristeza, a student from Ecuador, both have to get to Cuenca. When the bus they are on gets delayed due to an indigenous workers’ strike, the two take their journey into their own hands, deciding to hitchhike to Cuenca. Along the way they meet interesting characters, each leading them to re-evaluate the purpose of their journey.		dir. Tania Hermida 2006, Ecuador, 92 min Spanish with English subtitles website trailer
6:50 PM		Hasta el Ultimo Trago... Corazón Chavela Vargas, Lila Downs, Eugenia León, Astrid Hadad, La Negra Graciana and Iraida Noriega: all are disgusted by the corruption in Mexican politics and the time it's taking to see visible change. Whether it's democracy or machismo, their music serves as a platform to protest. This documentary features interviews with some of the most powerful musical voices of Mexico, intermingling their thoughts on politics, love, relationships and equality with powerful concert footage.		dir. Beto Gómez 2005, México, 93 min Spanish with English subtitles
8:30 PM		Antonia Determined to escape their poverty-stricken lives, four talented young women living on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, form an all-female rap group but find their road to success is riddled with sexism, racism, and violence. One by one, they succumb to their grim realities...until they discover that out of struggle come strength, and out of strength, the courage to continue on.		dir. Tata Amaral 2006, Brazil, 90 min Portuguese with English subtitles website trailer
10:00 PM		Performance: LAS KRUDAS Las Krudas is a trio of feminist, womanist Cubanas who rap about misogyny, racism, their personal politics, and the realities of their situation as activist women in exile.