The 2017 edition of Border Film Week brings together an inspiring collection of films that challenge us to rethink violence in Mexico, find reasons to be hopeful, and to imagine a world beyond our horizons. For more than a decade, the Trans-Border Institute has organized an annual festival showcasing the best short and feature-length films about the border, Mexico, and the relationship between the U.S. and its southern neighbors. Believing in the transformative power of visual media to break through stagnated debates and open new dialogues, TBI created Border Film Week to engage students, educators, and the community through powerful films about important regional issues. These films, and the panel discussions with artists and scholars that follow them, promote visual literacy and reflection at a time when the accessibility of cellphone cameras and social media has meant that the tools for storytelling are more widely available than the skills to interpret and understand.
Film Schedule:
Tuesday, February 7
5:00 PM Juan Perros (2016)
Forsaking the society that cast him and his animals aside, Juan finds life in the solitude and peace that rests among the ruins of our culture.
La Esquina del Mundo (2016)
At Punta Cometa, it is said the sea is a teacher who shows man how to live, fish and at a set time, leave the world forever.
7:00 PM The Weekend Sailor (2016),In 1973, an inexperienced Mexican captain named Ramon Carl?n battled boating veterans, public mockery, and the deadly sea when he competed in the first nine-month around-the-world regatta.
8:15 to 9:00 PM to Panel Discussion
Wednesday, February 8
5:00 PM Mar?a Candelaria (1943) Dolores del Rio stars as a flower seller in the floating gardens of Xochimilco, outside of Mexico City. Her relationship with Lorenzo (Pedro Armendariz) is doomed by misfortune and the greed of a local shopkeeper.
6:30 PM Noche Mexicana Cocktail Reception sponsored by Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego
7:30 PM Los Reyes del pueblo que no existe (2015) Three families live in a village partially flooded by a new dam in Sinaloa: Pani and Paula do not want to close their tortilleria and spend their spare time rescuing the town from ruins; Miro and his parents dream of leaving but can?t; Yoya and Jaimito live in fear but have everything they need.
Thursday, February 9
5:00 PM Soy el N?mero 16 (2016) A journalist narrates an animated stop-motion retelling of his traumatic kidnapping.
Unsilenced (2016) An activist is murdered on-air while hosting a radio show for fellow displaced residents of a rural town in Mexico.
Las hijas de violencia (campa?a contra el acoso callejero). A group of female artists combat sexual harassment with punk rock and confetti guns.
Undocumented (2016) A look at the impacts of a potential mass deportation program on millions of families.
7:00 PM Through the Wall (2016) Abril is living undocumented in the United States with her 2 year-old boy Juli?n. Juli?n?s father was stopped by police for a minor traffic incident and was deported back to Mexico. In order to see each other, Uriel, Abril and Juli?n must cross difficult terrain to reach the border fence where they spend time together through the wall.
Mexican Dream/ Sue?o Mexicano (2015) This documentary is about indigenous Mixtec immigrants from a remote pueblo in the Oaxaca who travel to Austin, Minnesota, to work for iconic meatpacking companies. The people from this one community make up most of the immigrant community in the cold mid-western town where they coexist uncomfortably with the mostly white residents.
8:00-9:00 PM Panel Discussion and Public Forum on Immigration Politics:
Friday, February 10
5:30 PM Nestora-Eva (2016) A reimagining of the story of Nestora Salgado.
Aqu? nuestro presente parece suspendido (2014)The memory of dirty war violence in Guerrero
Transmisi?n/Desencuadre (2014) Narratives of violence and the importance of a picture.
6:00 PM Tempestad (2016) Tempestad is the parallel journey of two women. Mirror-like, it reflects the impact of the violence and impunity that afflict Mexico. Through their voices, we are drawn into the heart of their feelings, steeped in loss and pain, but also love, dignity and resistance.
7:15 PM Panel Discussion
8:00 PM Noche Tijuana Cocktail Reception and Closing Ceremony
Films on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be shown at the Peace and Justice Theater at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice building (KIPJ) at the University of San Diego. Enter on Marian Way at USD?s West Entrance. Metered parking is available at the West Lot and the KIPJ is a short walk uphill or an easy shuttle ride from the parking structure. Handicapped parking is available in the garage under the KIPJ or in the lot behind the Institute. More parking information can be obtained at the kiosk at the West Entrance.
Friday night will be hosted at the Cine Tonal? in Tijuana on Avenida Revoluci?n. Parking is not available, through the theater, though there are paid parking lots in the area.
The 2017 edition of Border Film Week brings together an inspiring collection of films that challenge us to rethink violence in Mexico, find reasons to be hopeful, and to imagine a world beyond our horizons.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Peace and Justice Theatre
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
5998 Alcal? Park
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Dates and times: (Note: start time for 1st film, most nights have multiple films)
Tuesday, February 7 - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, February 8 - 5:00 PM
Thursday, February 9 - 5:00 PM
Friday, February 10 - 5:30 PM
For more information, please visit: www.sandiego.edu
Film Schedule:
Tuesday, February 7
5:00 PM Juan Perros (2016)
Forsaking the society that cast him and his animals aside, Juan finds life in the solitude and peace that rests among the ruins of our culture.
La Esquina del Mundo (2016)
At Punta Cometa, it is said the sea is a teacher who shows man how to live, fish and at a set time, leave the world forever.
7:00 PM The Weekend Sailor (2016),In 1973, an inexperienced Mexican captain named Ramon Carl?n battled boating veterans, public mockery, and the deadly sea when he competed in the first nine-month around-the-world regatta.
8:15 to 9:00 PM to Panel Discussion
Wednesday, February 8
5:00 PM Mar?a Candelaria (1943) Dolores del Rio stars as a flower seller in the floating gardens of Xochimilco, outside of Mexico City. Her relationship with Lorenzo (Pedro Armendariz) is doomed by misfortune and the greed of a local shopkeeper.
6:30 PM Noche Mexicana Cocktail Reception sponsored by Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego
7:30 PM Los Reyes del pueblo que no existe (2015) Three families live in a village partially flooded by a new dam in Sinaloa: Pani and Paula do not want to close their tortilleria and spend their spare time rescuing the town from ruins; Miro and his parents dream of leaving but can?t; Yoya and Jaimito live in fear but have everything they need.
Thursday, February 9
5:00 PM Soy el N?mero 16 (2016) A journalist narrates an animated stop-motion retelling of his traumatic kidnapping.
Unsilenced (2016) An activist is murdered on-air while hosting a radio show for fellow displaced residents of a rural town in Mexico.
Las hijas de violencia (campa?a contra el acoso callejero). A group of female artists combat sexual harassment with punk rock and confetti guns.
Undocumented (2016) A look at the impacts of a potential mass deportation program on millions of families.
7:00 PM Through the Wall (2016) Abril is living undocumented in the United States with her 2 year-old boy Juli?n. Juli?n?s father was stopped by police for a minor traffic incident and was deported back to Mexico. In order to see each other, Uriel, Abril and Juli?n must cross difficult terrain to reach the border fence where they spend time together through the wall.
Mexican Dream/ Sue?o Mexicano (2015) This documentary is about indigenous Mixtec immigrants from a remote pueblo in the Oaxaca who travel to Austin, Minnesota, to work for iconic meatpacking companies. The people from this one community make up most of the immigrant community in the cold mid-western town where they coexist uncomfortably with the mostly white residents.
8:00-9:00 PM Panel Discussion and Public Forum on Immigration Politics:
Friday, February 10
5:30 PM Nestora-Eva (2016) A reimagining of the story of Nestora Salgado.
Aqu? nuestro presente parece suspendido (2014)The memory of dirty war violence in Guerrero
Transmisi?n/Desencuadre (2014) Narratives of violence and the importance of a picture.
6:00 PM Tempestad (2016) Tempestad is the parallel journey of two women. Mirror-like, it reflects the impact of the violence and impunity that afflict Mexico. Through their voices, we are drawn into the heart of their feelings, steeped in loss and pain, but also love, dignity and resistance.
7:15 PM Panel Discussion
8:00 PM Noche Tijuana Cocktail Reception and Closing Ceremony
Films on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be shown at the Peace and Justice Theater at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice building (KIPJ) at the University of San Diego. Enter on Marian Way at USD?s West Entrance. Metered parking is available at the West Lot and the KIPJ is a short walk uphill or an easy shuttle ride from the parking structure. Handicapped parking is available in the garage under the KIPJ or in the lot behind the Institute. More parking information can be obtained at the kiosk at the West Entrance.
Friday night will be hosted at the Cine Tonal? in Tijuana on Avenida Revoluci?n. Parking is not available, through the theater, though there are paid parking lots in the area.
The 2017 edition of Border Film Week brings together an inspiring collection of films that challenge us to rethink violence in Mexico, find reasons to be hopeful, and to imagine a world beyond our horizons.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Peace and Justice Theatre
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
5998 Alcal? Park
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Dates and times: (Note: start time for 1st film, most nights have multiple films)
Tuesday, February 7 - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, February 8 - 5:00 PM
Thursday, February 9 - 5:00 PM
Friday, February 10 - 5:30 PM
For more information, please visit: www.sandiego.edu
