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A Moment Like This/Esse Momento
This film chronicles an afternoon in the life of two regular girls. Manuela walks to an old bookstore, while Bebel leaves school. A chance encounter sparks an immediate conversation. Punctuated by glimpses of a possible relationship between the two of them, the film explores the unique connection that composes ordinary conversations.
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dir. Vitor Leite
2006, Brazil, 13 min
Spanish with English subtitles
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Hotel Gondolin
The Gondolin Hotel is the home of 30 transvestites and one transsexual who work as prostitutes as the unique alternative to survive in a society that excludes them. This film focuses on the importance of freedom of gender identity, the everyday life of the transvestites in the Hotel, street prostitution, and the rising difficulties with the neighbors and the local authorities.
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dir. Fernando Lopez Escriva
2005, Argentina, 52 min
Spanish with English subtitles
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Que Suene La Calle/May the Street be Heard
Que suene la calle goes deep into the lives of female teenagers living in the streets of Tijuana. During three years they take the cameras and show us their reality through little video stories, showing us the complexity of growing up and becoming and adult in those circumstances.
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dir. Itzel Martinez
2006, Mexico, 60 min
Spanish with English subtitles
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Hope's War*
After returning home from Iraq, a U.S. soldier struggles to adapt back to every day life, but brutal visions of war threaten to destroy him.
S.A. Filmmaker Ya'ke Smith will hold a plática following his films.
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dir. Ya'ke Smith
2005, USA, 13 min
English |
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The Second Coming*
An estranged father returns home to make amends with his son and make a decision that changes both of their lives forever.
S.A. Filmmaker Ya'ke Smith will hold a plática following his films.
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dir. Ya'ke Smith
2007, USA, 9 min
English
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