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OC FILM FIESTA 2011 – FILM LINEUP
*** Note: Screening Times Have Been Changed for Films at the Yost on Sept. 10, 11 and 17. Please see below or download schedules for new screening times.
Download Schedule and Movie Descriptions: ENGLISH | ESPANOL
Sat., 9/3
Opening Reception with Car Show @ Sycamore Street
7:00pm Car Show
Movie Begins at Dusk
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Starring Douglas Fairbanks
(Dir. Fred Niblo, 96 min., USA, 1920)
Orange County’s own international ambassador of swashbuckling, Zorro, makes his first silver screen appearance in this masterful and wildly acrobatic tale of Old California starring Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De la Motte and Noah Beery. When Don Diego returns from Spain and finds that his beloved Capistrano has taken a turn for the worse, only the mysterious masked hero Zorro can help put things right OC-style.
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Sun., 9/4
Mexican Golden Age Outdoor Screening @ 4th & French
Movie Begins at Dusk
Bugambilia
Starring Dolores del Rio and Pedro Armendariz
(Dir. Emilio Fernandez, 100 min., Mexico, 1944)
Mexican movie siren Dolores del Rio and Pedro Armendariz light up the screen in this scorching love story from the Mexican Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. When beautiful but spoiled aristocrat del Rio falls for the dashing Armendariz, sparks fly. The only thing that stands in the way of their happiness is her wealthy and possessive father. Featuring stunning cinematography from Gabriel Figueroa.
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Fri., 9/9
Documentary Screening at Calacas on 4th
5pm
Paraiso for Sale
Directed by Anayansi Prado
(Dir. Anayansi Prado, 73 min., USA, 2011)
This insightful documentary from Panamanian-American filmmaker Anayansi Prado explores issues of modern day colonialism, residential tourism, global gentrification and reverse migration by revealing that immigration between Latin America and the US is not just a one-way street. The pristine archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama attracts retirees and developers from the U.S. with its crystal-clear waters and its island culture. What price would you pay for paradise? And who would you be willing to take it from?
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Sat., 9/10
Vietnamese Community screening @ the Yost Co-Presented with VAALA
6pm
Touch
Directed by Minh Duc Nguyen
(Dir. Minh Duc Nguyen, 109 min., USA, 2011)
The complexities of life and love in contemporary Southern California are explored in this story of Vietnamese manicurist Tam (Porter Lynn) and her customer Brendan (John Ruby), a mechanic whose oil-stained fingernails are causing problems on the home front. Through this simple interaction, Tam and Brendan learn to face their own family situations, culture clashes and the growing attraction they feel for each other. Preceded by 3 short films from the Vietnamese International Film Festival:
Crush the Skill, dir. by Viet Nguyen, USA/2010/10min
Dandiggity: Corner Shop Poet, dir. by Viet Nam Nguyen, USA/2010/10 min
Fading Light, dir. by Thien Do, Vietnam, USA/2008/23 min
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Sun. 9/11
A Celebration of Latino veterans @ The Yost
2pm
The Longoria Affair
Directed by John J. Valadez
(Dir. John J. Valadez, 60 min., USA, 2010)
When WWII GI Felix Longoria’s widow is denied the use of the chapel in Three Rivers, Texas for her husband’s funeral because “The whites won’t like it,” a Latino civil rights movement is born that will ultimately help propel John F. Kennedy to the White House and lead to the passage of the most important civil rights legislation of the 20th Century. This is the story of how The Longoria Affair affected the lives of two WWII veterans and a Texas Senator and ultimately changed civil rights in America. Winner of the 2011 Award for Outstanding Contribution to American Civil Rights History from the California State Legislature.
http://www.thelongoriaaffair.com
4pm
Harlistas: An American Journey
Directed by Alfredo de Villa
(Dir. Alfredo de Villa, 109 min., USA, 2010)
Harlistas - An American Journey is a first-of-its-kind documentary that celebrates the bond between Latino Harley Davidson riders and their shared devotion to family, the open road and the iconic American motorcycle brand. From the plains of South Dakota to the Pacific Coast, to the Grand Canyon and bustling Queens, New York, Harlistas: An American Journey is an emotional tribute to Latino culture, the Harlista way of life, and all those who seek adventure, camaraderie and the American Dream. A inspirational film about family, friendship and four riders on four different roads.
http://www.harlistasfilm.com
Thurs., 9/15
Special Cycles and Cinema Screening at Original Mike's!
7pm
Harlistas: An American Journey
Directed by Alfredo de Villa
(Dir. Alfredo de Villa, 109 min., USA, 2010)
Harlistas - An American Journey is a first-of-its-kind documentary that celebrates the bond between Latino Harley Davidson riders and their shared devotion to family, the open road and the iconic American motorcycle brand. From the plains of South Dakota to the Pacific Coast, to the Grand Canyon and bustling Queens, New York, Harlistas: An American Journey is an emotional tribute to Latino culture, the Harlista way of life, and all those who seek adventure, camaraderie and the American Dream. A inspirational film about family, friendship and four riders on four different roads.
Fri., 9/16
Epic documentary about the Mexican Revolution @ The Santa Ana Senior Center
3pm
The Storm That Swept Mexico
Directed by Ray Telles
(Dir. Raymond Telles, 120 min., USA, 2010)
Journey back in time and experience the first revolution ever shot on film in award-winning filmmaker Raymond Telles’ (Fight in the Fields) epic documentary about the Mexican Revolution. Over ten years in the making and featuring interviews with a variety of scholars, veterans of the Revolution and a trove of film footage virtually unseen in close to a century, The Storm That Swept Mexico is a fascinating exploration of the beliefs and conditions that led to the revolution, influenced the course of the conflict, and determined its consequences over the century that followed.
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Sat., 9/17
Cine Familiar @ The Central Library
12 pm
The Three Caballeros
Feature-Length Disney Favorite
(Dir. Norman Ferguson, 72 min., USA, 1944)
Back by popular demand, this Disney classic starring Donald Duck and his two Latino amigos, the Mexican Panchito and Brazilian Jose Carioca will be presented for a special family screening at the Santa Ana Central Library. This beautiful film, which mixes animation with live action, sends audiences on a vibrant visual and musical journey across Mexican pop and South American pampas.
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Sat., 9/17
Cine Estrella @ The Yost
2pm
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Basil Rathbone
(Dir. Rouben Mamoulian, 94 min., USA, 1940)
Superstars Tyrone Power, Basil Rathbone and Linda Darnell star in this acclaimed 1940 remake of the Zorro story. Nominated for a 1941 Academy Award and named in 2009 to the National Film Library by the Library of Congress, this version features equal doses of romance and swordplay, which many consider to be among the finest ever filmed. A wonderful supporting cast and lavish costumes round out this classic tale of heroism and justicia in Old Orange County.
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4pm
The Fugitive
Directed by John Ford
Starring Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendariz and Henry Fonda
(Dir. John Ford, 100 min., US, 1947)
Directed by John Ford, starring Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendariz, Henry Fonda and featuring brilliant cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa, The Fugitive was ranked as one of Ford's favorite films. Based of the Graham Greene novel about a revolutionary priest in Central America. A priest who is The Fugitive is trying to get away from the authorities who have denounced Christianity and want anyone linked to it dead. The Fugitive finds shelter with an Indian Woman (The Woman), a faithful parishioner, who gives the priest directions to Puerto Grande, where he could then board a ship and sail to freedom in America. Also starring native Californio Leo Carrillo as the Police Chief.
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6pm
Cine Patria at the Yost
The Storm That Swept Mexico
Directed by Ray Telles
(Dir. Raymond Telles, 120 min., USA, 2010)
Journey back in time and experience the first revolution ever shot on film in award-winning filmmaker Raymond Telles’ (Fight in the Fields) epic documentary about the Mexican Revolution. Over ten years in the making and featuring interviews with a variety of scholars, veterans of the Revolution and a trove of film footage virtually unseen in close to a century, The Storm That Swept Mexico is a fascinating exploration of the beliefs and conditions that led to the revolution, influenced the course of the conflict, and determined its consequences over the century that followed.
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Sun., 9/18 @ 8pm
Special Guest Stars Hector Jimenez, Olga Segura and Jesse Baget In Person!
White Knight
Starring Tom Sizemore, Hector Jimenez, Olga Segura and Stacey Keach
(Dir. Jesse Baget, 100 min., USA, 2011)
Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan) plays Leroy Lowe, a Ku Klux Klan leader who confronts everything he’s been taught to hate when he’s sentenced to three years of hard labor on a prison work farm, where Warden Merville (Stacy Keach), dead set on rehabilitating Leroy, chooses new inmate Emilio (Nacho Libre’s Hector Jimenez), a Hispanic field worker imprisoned for fighting for labor rights, to be his cellmate in this quirky comedy. His weekly rehabilitation meetings with the warden take on a different meaning when Lowe begins to fall for Madalena (Olga Segura), a beautiful Mexican maid is hired to clean the warden's office.
Presented by AztecGoldTV.com.
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All films are free and open to the public. Schedule subject to change.
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