Film Symposium

Power of Our Stories: Salt of the Earth (1954), Chuy Martinez & Jesus Quinones

2nd Annual Film Symposium 2:00 pm: Doors open 2:30 pm: Screening- Salt of the Earth (1954) Panel Discussion & Q&A to immediately follow with Chuy Martinez & Jesus Quinones & Special Guests Free Community Event. At New Mexico’s Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza (Rosaura Revueltas), with a similar unfairness. When an injunction (more…)

Directors’ Talks with Iliana Sosa, Patricia Nazario, & Aracely Chapa

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm On April 15th, participate in Director’s Talks and question and answer sessions with filmmakers Patricia Nazario, Iliana Sosa, and Aracely Chapa from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Salón Ortega. A full schedule of events is available below. This is event is part of the 1st Annual NHCC Film Symposium: The Power of Our Stories. Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Power Of Our Stories: Lupe Under the Sun & Team Meryland

2nd Annual Film Symposium 12:30 pm: Doors open 1:00pm: Screening- Lupe Under the Sun 2:30 pm: Screening- Team Meryland 3:15 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A to immediately follow with Gabriel Gaurano and Rodrigo Reyes moderated by Deborah Blanche as Emma Tenayuca Free Community Event. Lupe Under the Sun is a neorealist film following an aging migrant worker living in California, who longs to return to Mexico before it is too late. Featuring a cast of nonprofessional actors, real farmworkers and authentic locations, Lupe Under the Sun tackles (more…)

Feature Film: What We Leave Behind

1st Annual NHCC Film Symposium: The Power of Our Stories Feature: What We Leave Behind (2022) directed by Iliana Sosa 6:00 pm: Pre-film reception and cash bar  7:00 pm: Film Screening followed by Director’s Q&A What We Leave Behind is a 2022 documentary film. It’s a portrait of director Iliana Sosa’s grandfather, Julián Moreno, as he starts building a house in the Mexican state of Durango. As a younger man, Julián had spent decades living between the United States and Mexico, first working as a bracero and later traveling by bus (more…)

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