Caption: Hector P. Garcia speaks in a scene from “The Longoria Affair and The Last Conquistador,” one of more than 30 films being screened at the International Film and Video Festival on campus Oct. 30-31. Photo courtesy Hector P. Garcia Archives at Texas A & M University.
Film Festival Focus on Heritage
International Event Features Indigenous Culture, History
Oct. 7, 2011 :: No. 39/mkc
What:“Mirando Desde Nuestra Raiz, Looking From Our Roots” is the theme of the International Indigenous Film and Video Festival hosted Oct. 30-31 by Cal State Fullerton, Inter-Tribal Student Council and MEChA de CSUF. More than 30 juried movies — including the Imagen Awards Top Honor winner, “The Longoria Affair and The Last Conquistador,” produced by John J. Valadez — will be screened. Nine films from the Southern California Indian Center also will premiere at the festival, which is open to the public.
Caption: “La Bestia” will be one of the films screened during the International Indigenous Film and Video Festival.
When:
Sunday, Oct. 30 — 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 31 — 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.
Where: Cal State Fullerton, Titan Student Union
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831
Why: “This is no ordinary film festival,” said Rosalina Camacho, coordinator of the CSUF Women’s Cultural Resource Center and a festival organizer, who noted that the festival's purpose is to establish and promote a sustainable platform of intercultural alliances among peoples with mutual respect and dignity in preserving and celebrating diversity, common values, objectives and harmony in the quality of life through the arts.
Additional: In addition to the film screenings, the festival features workshops with the directors, a display of Dia de Los Muertos altars by MEChA de CSUF, dance and musical entertainment and an art exhibit presented by Cal State Fullerton students. The film festival is presented by Turtle Island Festivals and produced by the International Center for Cinematic Arts and Sciences, based in Mexico, and Nakwach of El Dorado Institute, a nonprofit public benefit corporation in California. Among attendees will be a delegation of elders from Mexico and from California's Native American community.
Cost: $10 for general public, $5 for seniors, free for students. Proceeds will benefit a student scholarship fund.
Parking: Free on Oct. 30. $2 per hour or $8 for a daily permit Oct. 31. Details are available online: http://parking.fullerton.edu/visitors/Parking.aspx
More Information: Rosalina Camacho, 657-278-3238 or rocamacho@fullerton.edu, or visit the event's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=256277601071408
Media Contact:
Mimi Ko Cruz, Public Affairs, 657-278-7586 or mkocruz@fullerton.edu
