My film THE LAST WORD plays on saturday afternoon (see below). Unless I can hustle a plane ticket I'm not sure I will be able to make it because I have a commitment in the bay that night...pero vamos a ver.
Much love, Maya
BHLIFE
* * * If you are interested in volunteering this year, please contact Selene at selene@casa0101.org * * *
Friday, December 7th
Boyle Heights Technology Youth Center
1600 East 4th St, Los Angeles CA.
BY INVITATION ONLY
Opening Night, 7:00p.m.
Doors Open
Screening, 8:00 p.m.
Conversations II
A Man of Two Havanas
With a childhood filled with bombings and assassination attempts on her father, the filmmaker explores her relationship with him and the Cuba he left behind. Through the prism of a daughter we explore the past, the present, and the nature of social responsibility and personal sacrifice.
Reception, 10:30p.m.
With special performance by Strangely Attractive
Saturday, December 8th
CASA 0101; 2009 East 1st St. 90033
Filmmakers Luncheon 12:00-2:00pm
Doc Program 1, 3:00-5:00pm
Little Giant
THE LAST WORD is about LAS MANAS, a fierce women of color writing circle and spoken word crew using sisterhood to create space for voices to be heard
Milagros: Made in Mexico follows the enterprising women of Guanajuato as they revive their economically fractured birthplace
Mi Corazon Program, 6:00-8:00 pm
Broken Hearts What's worse than finding out their lives are about to end in one tragic moment, all because of a promise made to a friend?
Late Bloomer
Afuera an Argentine girl who immigrates to the United States in search of a more promising life.
Blackout 3 Latina roommates and their all American neighbor remain enclosed during a Sunday night blackout.
Tomoko's Kitchen eight neighbors who have never met, suddenly are forced to come together after an apartment security system malfunctions.
Experimental Goddess, 9:00-10:00p.m.
Perrors Sin Amor
Mitosis The usual method of cell division in clay animation.
Entrega a Tiempo
Untitled Inspired by femme fatales, film noir, feminism, and the struggle against patriarchy.
Through the Water A video poem dedicated to the Aztec goddess of water
DreaMachine Lullaby A short about the Iraq war from the viewpoint of an American child
Caracol A garden snail faces the forces of nature
Chiquita Gordita La Chicana Laundry Pictures own Toy Television
Sardoodledom Sentence
Death Penalty Movie Join Ms. Pickles and the gang as they take you on a funtastical journey through the history of the death penalty!
El Segundo (Spanish) Travel through the unconsciousness and dreams of a man that ends with his own death
Reception to Follow at
First Street Studios
2026 E First St Studios Los Angeles CA
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Saturday, December 8th, at Tech Center
Boyle Heights Technology Youth Center
1600 East 4th St, Los Angeles CA.
Youth Made Program, 2:00-3:00pm
Loss of Innocence in Loisaida What happens when a young man finds out his girlfriend is the pharmacist's daughter?
My Shadows
Beauty Before Violence
Youth Workshop, 3:00-4:30pm
With Stephanie Saint Sanchez of, La Chicana Laundry Pictures
No Budget, No Problem
Cinematic Adventures Anytime Anywhere an At Any Price
To include special screening of:
Un Plato Mas Fiver Food is love but it can also be a cosmic force that
unites all Abuelitas
Death Penalty Movie
Chiquita Gordita
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Sunday, December 9th
CASA 0101; 2009 East 1st St. 90033
Early Program, 1:00-2:00p.m.
Buscate un Carrito A man is attacked by an army of shopping carts in the parking lot of a mall.
Perros Sin Amor A visual exploration of an artist's inner struggle.
Red Bird an inspiring story of friendship between a young painter WWII veteran.
Tomoko's Kitchen
Doc Program 2, 3:00-5:00p.m.
Last Cry in Havana
Closing night Program, 6:00-8:00p.m.
The Passion of the Christian L'Amour
El Segundo Travel through the unconsciousness and dreams of a man that ends with his own death.
A Few Hundred Blows Life can be lonely for a misfit who never had the chance to pop a pretty girl's bubble.
La Pared defies the Mexican concept of "Macho" as it explores the nature of human instinct and the concept of cause and effect.
Brooklyn Ciccio, weighted responsibility to take care of his dying grandfather isolates his struggles with a poverty stricken environment.
Conversations II Explores the evolution of the female role in the middle class of the Latin American society.
Isabel A man is disturbed by the strange appearances of a six-year old girl.
Awards Ceremony
Reception to follow at
Eastside Luv Wine Bar y Queso
...RESERVATIONS...
Tickets for this year's festival are:
$10 General Admission
$5 Students & Boyle Heights Residents
Saturday screenings and workshop at the Boyle Heights Technology Center: FREE
To make your reservation please visit the Casa 0101 website at www.casa0101.org and click on the "reservations" link.
Fill in your information and write the specific program you wish to RSVP for in the input box for "Event/Class Name."
