The 6 p.m. screenings are:
- March 4 – Violeta se fue a los cielos | Violeta Went to Heaven (Andrés Woods, 2011). This is the story of Violeta Parra’s (Francisca Gavilán’s) revival of traditional Chilean music, which inspired a socially and politically committed pan-Latin American folk music movement called “La Nueva Canción.” This biographical film portrays her life, musical work, memories, loves and hopes. Film moderator will be HSU Professor of Spanish and Literature Francisco de la Cabada.
- March 5 – No (No, Pablo Larraín, 2012). This film is a tale of historical fiction set in 1988, based on the Pinochet regime and the domestic and international attempts to free Chile from despotic rule through national elections. Film moderator will be HSU and CR Professor of Spanish Julie Raich.
- March 6 – Play (Alicia Scherson, 2005) portrays a well-to-do architect, recently abandoned by his wife, who is accosted and robbed. The next morning she discovers the contents of a briefcase that reveal more than the story of its owner. Film moderator will be Humboldt State Professor Spanish Russell Gaskell.
The festival’s guest speaker will be Gladys Ilarregui, Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Delaware and an expert in Post-Colonial Literature and Latin American Cultural Studies. An internationally recognized author and poet, Ilarregui will introduce each of the three films and discuss them in English with the HSU and CR faculty panelists and the audience.
The International Latino Film Festival is a collaboration of HSU’s Department of World Languages and Cultures and College of the Redwood’s Department of Humanities. All three films will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles and they are open to the public. The showings are free to students enrolled in SPAN/ HIST/ ES 396 and SPAN 99A. Tickets are $6 for each film for students and seniors and $10 for adults. All proceeds help to fund the festival. Details are available from HSU’s Department of World Languages and Cultures at (707) 826-3226.