HIA PRESENTS...
 FRIDAYS at 7pm, 1322 STORER
FREE ADMISSION, ENGLISH SUBTITLES |
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| AGAINST THE GRAIN Fri., April. 11 (2007) color, 64 mins., documentary in Spanish, English, Japanese and Quechua. For every artist, the need to create and be heard is as basic as food and shelter. But what happens when you live in a country where the state clamps down on free thinkers, forcing artists to censure themselves? Meet the director Ann Kaneko for a Q&A session after the viewing. annkaneko.com Brought to you with the additional support of Technocultural Studies, Art History, Art Studio and Asian American Studies. |
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| IN THE PIT (EN EL HOYO) Fri., April 25, 7pm Juan Carlos Rulfo (dir.) According to Mexican legend, the devil demands one soul be offered up for every bridge built, as a guarantee for the structure’s durability. In Juan Carlos Rulfo’s internationally-praised documentary, this age-old adage takes on mammoth proportions. |
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| COCALERO Fri., May 2, 7pm A documentary film focused on coca farmers in Bolivia. Filmmaker Alejandro Landes writes, directs and produces this award-winning documentary. This controversial documentary is centered on the union formed by Bolivian farmers in response to their government's effort (which was urged by the U.S.) to eradicate coca crops, and the man who would come to represent them, Evo Morales, current president of Bolivia. |
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| CHILDREN OF THE AMAZON (Work in progress) Postponed until next fall due to unforeseen events. Our apologies. In Children of the Amazon Brazilian Filmmaker Meet the director for a Q&A session after the viewing.** **PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO UNFORESEEN EVENTS DENISE ZMEKHOL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL FROM BRAZIL IN TIME FOR THE SHOWING. |
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| BEAUTIFUL ME(S) Fri, May 23, 7pm Everyday people in Harlem and a New England college town show how differently we see Cuba. This is a true story of a diverse group of underdog students who travel from the ivy league to the rebel state of Cuba. The group discovers the close affinity Cuban people feel with Africans and African Americans and their commitment to ending racial injustice. The Cubans they encounter are driven more by their principles of unity and equality than by any individual leader. Meet the director for a Q&A session after the viewing. |