FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival (Oct. 9-13) will feature some entries with a Latino flavor.
The Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival’s mission is to provide a cultural alternative to the mainstream commercial film experience and to celebrate, promote, nurture and teach non-fiction filmmaking, organizers reported in a media release. The festival seeks to provide a window to the world and screen movies that inspire change.
Some of the screenings include:
- Oct. 11 — Screening of “Rockin’ Cuba” (28 minutes), to be held at 7 p.m. at Flagstaff Bike Revolution — A beautiful trip in Cuba through music and rock climbing. The movie follows the exploration of the valley of Viñales in Cuba by six French climbers and gives you a glimpse into the beautiful culture and climbing in this elusive country.
- Oct. 12 — Screening of “El Castigo: The Punishment” (3 minutes), to be held at 10:30 a.m. at Theatrikos — Lisa, a lonely girl, has been punished by her mother and she confined herself to her bedroom, where she feeds with her own tears her only friend, a plant.
- Oct. 12 — Screening of “Free Base en Riglos” (15 minutes), to be held at 7 p.m. at Flagstaff Bike Revolution — In this documentary Carlos Suárez, a climber and an adventurer, reflects about his latest feat: Free BASE, solo climbing with the only protection of a parachute on his back. Accompanied by amazing shots he conveys, in a profound and personal way, his experience at Los Mallos de Riglos in Aragón, Spain.
- Oct. 13 — Screening of “I Learn America” (92 minutes), to be held at 3 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre — In America, nearly one in four children is an immigrant or was born to immigrant parents. Our classrooms are meeting a growing influx of students who speak little to no English, who are unfamiliar with American culture, and, in some cases, who lack formal education. The fate of these young immigrants is at the core of America’s continually emerging identity.
- Oct. 13 — Screening of “Reality 2.0” (11 minutes), to be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Firecreek Coffee Company — Graphic and poignant, this short animated documentary explores the drug-related violence in Mexico.
- Oct. 13 — Screening of Narco Cultura (102 minutes), to be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Firecreek Coffee Company — To a growing number of Mexicans and Latinos in the Americas, narco-traffickers have become iconic outlaws, glorified by musicians who praise their new models of fame and success. They represent a pathway out of the ghetto, nurturing a new American dream fueled by an addiction to money, drugs, and violence. This Film takes an explosive look at the drug cartels’ pop culture influence on both sides of the border as experienced by an LA narcocorrido singer dreaming of stardom and a Juarez crime scene investigator on the front line of Mexico’s Drug War.
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Visit http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org for more information.