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The International Latino Film Festival-San Francisco Bay Area is proud to present the programming schedule for the month of June as part of our Year Round Screenings series. This month we are presenting films from many countries including Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, and Costa Rica. We are also co-presenting a double screening of a progressive Argentinean screwball comedy with Frameline. We will be celebrating our 10th anniversary this year from November 3rd – 19th. To be notified automatically about upcoming films in our Year Round Screenings series, please subscribe to our email list or visit us on the web at http://www.ilff.org. http://www.LatinoFilmFestival.org

THURSDAY JUNE 1st

MUSICA BRASIL PROGRAM with Director Jesse Acevedo present for Q&A 6:45 pm

Todo Azul/Everything Blue Dir. Jesse Acevedo (2004, Brazil, USA, Mexico) Portuguese with English Subtitles

WORLD PREMIERE!

Musical Performances by Caetano Veloso, Virginia Rodriguez, and the Samba School of Portela are included in this documentary, which illuminates the history of struggle and political dissent that embodies the soul of samba.

Preceded By: Chavez 101 Directed and Produced by The International Latino Film Festival – San Francisco Bay Area Youth-in-Video Program (2003, USA) An Award-winning documentary which presents the Marin Youth Symphony Orchestra learning and performing Sinfonia India by modern Mexican composer Carlos Chavez.

$8 general admission ? $6 ILFF & SFIArts Festival members, students, seniors, disabled.

QUEER LATINO CINEMA: ¡Viva Mexico! 9:00 pm

Muxes: Authentic, Fearless Seekers of Danger Dir. Alejandra Islas (2005. Mexico)

This documentary portrays the lives of a group of indigenous homosexuals in Oaxaca, Mexico who defend their right to be different through cross-dressing, a unique ethnic identity and an intense celebration of life. This is a portrait of a fun and life-loving community that proudly wears traditional women’s costumes and admits its own contradictions.

$8 general admission ? $6 ILFF & SFIArts Festival members, students, seniors, disabled.

Roxie Cinema 3117 16th Street, San Francisco (415) 863-1087

WEDNESDAY JUNE 14th. 7:00 PM

Caribe Dir. Esteban Ramírez (2004, Costa Rica, 90 min) Spanish with English Subtitles

Politics, passion and environmentalism collide in this steamy drama set in Costa Rica. After moving to a peaceful Costa Rican fishing community to work for a banana company, Vincente Vallejo and his wife Abigail become involved in a struggle between angry locals and a multinational oil company that wants to drill off the coast.

General Admission: $6 ILFF Members, Students, Seniors, Disabled $5

Galería de la Raza ?2857 24th St., San Francisco ?(415) 826-8009

WEDNESDAY JUNE 21st 7:00 pm

Tijuana Jews Dir. Isaac Artenstein ?(2005, USA, 52 min) Spanish with English subtitles

This documentary explores the community established by European Jews fleeing persecution in the early part of the 20th century. The subsequent blending of Jewish and Mexican cultures and customs in a near-mythic border city is the subject for Tijuana Jews, a living testimony set against both conceptions and misconceptions about culture, time, and place.

Mar Adentro/Deep Sea Dir. Mariana Chenillo (2003, Mexico, 19 min)

Two Jewish children arriving in Mexico by boat get the chance to rekindle a romance some 35 years later.

Jai/Life dir. Ariel Zylbersztein ?(2004, Mexico, 9 min) Jewish grandparents must answer inquisitive grandchildren's probing questions about concentration camp tattoos.

General Admission $6 Members $5

La Pena Cultural Center ?3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley ?(510) 849-2568

JUNE 19th & 21st

ILFF Co-Presents at Frameline June 19th,8:45 pm, at Castro Theater June 21st, 6:30 pm, at Parkway Theater

El Favor/The Favor Dir. Pablo Sofovich (2003, Argentina, 79 min) Spanish with English Subtitles

Mora and Roberta are a young, happy and hot lesbian couple. They have it all, including great careers and an amazing house. The one thing they still want? A baby!

Mora’s brother Felipe, a turkey inseminator with a simple life in Patagonia, is unaware of his sister’s sexual orientation when he comes to the city for dinner with his sister. The closeted couple target Felipe like one of the turkeys on his farm.

In the tradition of great screwball comedies, The Favor twists and turns as the antics in the apartment become more and more convoluted. Will the couple succeed in their quest for Roberta to seduce Felipe? Or should they switch to a no-strings-attached back-up plan involving Felipe’s partner, an old man who may or may not have just dropped dead?

General Admission $10 Members $9

Castro Theater 429 Castro Street, San Francisco 415-621-6120

Parkway Theater 1834 Park Boulevard, Oakland

WEDNESDAY JUNE 28th 7:00 PM

Habana, Havana Dir. Alberto Arvelo (2004, Venezuela, Cuba, 80 min) Spanish With English Subtitles

Venezuelan director Alberto Arvelo subtly captures the lives of two Cubans in a fictional film with a strong documentary style. Rau?Ll Eguren gives a commanding performance as the mature gentleman from the Cuban countryside who journeys to Havana on a quest to buy elegant shoes for his young daughter while the other main character, a woman, goes through her daily routine, walking in the city. All around them is Havana, perhaps the strongest and most important character in the film.

FREE ADMISSION

Richmond Public Library 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond (510) 620-6555

WEDNESDAY JUNE 28th 7:00 PM

Cazuza - o tempo nao para / Cazuza - Time Doesn't Stop dir. Sandra Werneck and Walter Carvalho ?(2004, Brazil, 97 min.) ? Potuguese with English subtitles

General Admission: $6 ILFF Members, Students, Seniors, Disabled: $5

This film portrays the stunning musical biography of world famous Brazilian superstar Cazuza, a gay singer, poet, and seductive enfant terrible. He made his claim to fame as vocalist and leader of the popular 1980s rock group "O Vermelho." His lyrics voice the hopes of a whole generation, symbolizing the middle-class youth rebellion and their strong desire to experience life. Cazuza was the first Brazilian artist to publicly acknowledge his struggle with AIDS. In his memory, his mother created the Sociedade Viva Cazuza, supporting HIV & children. This film about the path of an artist for whom time does not stop is a unique experience.

MACLA: Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana 510 South First Street, San Jose (408) 998-2783