“The Tijuana Project” (John Sheedy, USA, 2009, 61 min.), follows the lives of six children of poverty who live, work and play on the Tijuana, Mexico Municipal Garbage Dump, and how with the help of others they improve their lives. Preceded by the short, “Secretos para Cocinar una Relacion Saludable” (Secrets on how to cook a Healthy Relationship), directed by Daniel Martin Rodriguez (Peru, 2011, 14min.) •
“Ch’ulel” (Jorge Creuheras Orozco, Mexico, 2011, 71 min.) is a beautifully filmed journey to Chiapas Mexico, which captures the essence of the soulful and spiritual connection several communities have to this place. Preceded by the short, “Ascend” (Jacqueline Medina Argote, USA, 2011, 1 min.)
“Post Mortem” (Pablo Larrain, Chile, 2010, 98 min.) In this story, personal difficulties of the main character, a mortician named Mario, arises when he can’t decide whether he supports the military coup or not during the violent September 1973 takeover that overthrew socialist president Salvador Allende. Preceded by the short Pax America (Joana Lima Martins, USA, 2011, 9 min.) • Curated By David Gutierrez •
Venue: La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
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