Pedro J. Gonzalez’ story, symbolic of the history of people of Mexican descent in the United States, begins in 1910 during the Mexican Revolution against the dictator Porfirio Diaz. Pedro, … read more
Frances Negrón Muntaner USA 1994 | 55 Min. | 16 mm, OF
An experimental feature film on contemporary Puerto Rican identities. In a mix of fiction, archival footage, interviews and soap opera drama, the film tells the story of Claudia Marin, a … read more
CALAVERAS is a documentary on the altars that are built to remember and honor the deceased on November 1, known as ‚Dia de los Muertos’ (the Day of the Dead). … read more
The music of the Rio Grande-Valley - some call it Conjunto others Tex-Mex or Música Norteña – is a strong energetic music, based primarily on the accordion and the driving … read more
Laura Angélica Simón USA 1997 | 53 Min. | 35 mm, OF
Bill 187 of the American State of California states that children of »illegal aliens« have no right to education and health benefits. Filmmaker Laura Angélica Simón works as an immigrant … read more
A tortilla seasoned with a dash of magic realism, sprinkled with hope, and baked on faith for twenty-three minutes. The result: Lauren Ivy Chiong’s short film Holy Tortilla. A celebration … read more
Frances Negrón Muntaner USA 1996 | 47 Min. | OF, Video
HOMELESS DIARIES is a video journey into Tent City, a camp built by homeless organizers and homeless people from Puerto Rico on an empty Philadelphia lot in 1995. Negrón-Muntaner interweaves … read more
Michael van Wagenen, Monica Delgad USA 1995 | 27 Min. | 16 mm, OF
In Texan communities along the Rio Grande River, there is a vibrant mixture of Spanish Catholicisim and Indian mysticisim. For hundreds of years various saints and religious figures have made … read more
Robert Boonzajer Flaes Netherlands 1986 | 50 Min. | OmeU, Umatic
Polkas are played in many countries all over the world and the diatonic accordeon is its classical instrument. Where does this music come from and how did it change during … read more
The dramatization of the life of an extremely demanding maths teacher at an East LA school in a Chicano neighbourhood: Thanks to his severity the pupils pass the exams and … read more
The life of Gregorio Cortez, in the first years of the 20th century in Texas, which has become legend through innumerous songs and writings is recounted in a mixture of … read more
While most Mexicans are aware of the war, most Americans know little, if nothing, about it. The outcome changed the destiny of both countries. After 16 months of fierce fighting, … read more
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