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"Sugar, Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee, follows the story of Miguel Santos (Algenis Perez Soto), a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty.
Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States’ minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life’s ambition."
watch the trailer
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MUST SEE and DVR – alice on HBO Latino
Alice, a13-episode Brazilian drama series starring Andréia Horta in the title role, comes to the U.S. on HBO Latino, Friday, March 6 at 10PM ET. After learning of a family tragedy, 26-year-old Alice Carvalho Zanetti leaves her quiet hometown for the teeming metropolis of São Paulo. Her way of life disrupted by the loss, Alice soon discovers a new world in the seductive city---one that offers her a chance to start over and rediscover herself.
Watch for the killer soundtrack alone, with music by electronic indie groups Instituto and Au Revoir Simone!
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HUECCO
Watch videos:
October 11, 2008 at 8:00pm
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11217
Tickets $20 and $25
www.bam.org
Free post-concert performance by Rosalía in the BAM Café at 10pm
With a hit song that ignited a ringtone craze across his country, Spain's genre-bashing sensation Huecco lands in NYC on October 11 for his East Coast debut
True to the title of his latest album Assalto (Assault), the Madrid-based artist has Rock, flamenco, hip-hop, Cuban son, samba carioca, Mexican ranchera, and French chanson are just some of the genres in the mix
For Assalto, he teamed up with producer Thom Russo (Juanes, Maná, System
of a Down, Audioslave, Alejandro Sanz) to carry out his thoroughly elaborated vision: music bristling with sonic motion that defies the limits of saturation
See you on Saturday…
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Change
for a Twenty?
by Angie Cruz
Reprinted with permission of
the author.
So I had a pile of dirty laundry
accumulated from a week’s
travel in D.R. I had enough quarters
for the wash and a twenty dollar
bill. I stuffed my clothes in the
machines and had just enough time
to run out and break the twenty
dollar bill before some anxious
vecina got to the dryers before
I did.
I bounced over to the corner bodega
in one of the small pockets of Washington
Heights that haven’t been
severely gentrified, yet. I decide
to buy a banana. The bodeguero,
an old fella who reminds me of my
grandfather when he was still alive
and well - when he played Dominoes
and smoked pipes and patrolled the
block with an old fashion-tipped
hat, wearing tight fitting chacabanas,
- said, Mi’ja take the banana.
I’m not going to break a twenty
for that.
Although I needed the quarters I
figured that in a capitalist economy
where businesses rather throw out
food than give it out for free-it
was my lucky day –I’ll
get my quarters somewhere else.
So I headed over to the smoke shop.
I asked the guy behind the plexi-glass,
for gum, showed him the twenty dollars
and he handed the gum over to me
and waved me away. He seemed too
busy to deal. I knew it was strange
leaving the store without paying
for the gum but I was on a mission.
I wasn’t going to get analytical
over the fact that no one wanted
to take my money. I was tired, it
was early morning and I’m
not a morning person. Besides I
had minutes before some vecina would
pull out my clean undies from the
washer -- Mami, if you are reading
this, I know I’m supposed
to wash my panties by hand.
I walked further along Broadway
to another bodega, a bigger one,
that calls itself a supermercado.
I grabbed a mango juice and handed
the guy behind the counter the twenty.
The bodeguero, this time a young
one with a neatly trimmed mustache
told me, --Mira amor, no tengo cambio
ahora. Come pay for it later. --But
I need quarters. So this viejita,
she was eavesdropping, gave me a
quarter, patting me on the arm as
if I was one of her grandchildren.
I feared my panties and bras were
in exhibition in the laundry room.
I had to go and save my clothing
and myself from complete embarrassment.
I held onto the free gum, banana
and mango juice which I still had
to pay for. I arrived to the laundry
room and the machines had stopped.
The room was empty. The only sound
was the dog barking back in the
alley.
I sat down on the washing machine
thinking about what to do next.
A lady who found me sitting on the
machine must’ve seen the frustration
on my face because she asked me
con tanto carino, --Que pasa mi’ja,
necesita algo? I wanted to hug this
strange woman who was settled in
her own body. So I told her in Spanish
that I needed four quarters, I mean
three, because la señora
at the store gave me one. I told
her I had gone to three places and
no one had any change. I told her
about the banana, the gum and the
mango juice. And then she opened
her change purse and gave me three
quarters. I asked for her apartment
number so I could pay her back.
She looked at me as if I had insulted
her. Her eyes holding a longer history
of laundry room days than I could
have ever imagined.
If you missed Angie Cruz’s
reading at her Casa Naranja event
you can find “Let It Rain
Coffee” at Powells.com,
BN.com
or Amazon.com.
Angie Cruz is the author of Soledad
and Let It Rain Coffee (Simon
& Schuster)
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Havana
Film Festival
Date(s): Apr 22 to Apr 27
Go directly to the website
to see entire program schedule in
addition to schedule of Panels and
Special Events.
SUNDAY APRIL 23
KING JUAN CARLOS I OF SPAIN CENTER,
NYU (Free and Open to the Public)
4:00 pm
Founded by Gabriel García
Marquez, Fernando Birri and Julio
García Espinosa,the most
influential film school in Latin
America celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Homage to Escuela Internacional
de Cine y Televisión (EICTV),
San Antonio de los Baños,
Cuba. Influencing filmmakers around
the world for the past 20 years.
A selection of the most important
short films by recent students and
graduates. (90 min).
The homage will start with a presentation
of award winning short films by
recent EICTV students and graduates
(90 min).
Al otro lado del mar by Patricia
Ortega (Venezuela, 2005, 12 min)
Ernesto,mi amigo by Jakov Dakovic
(Tugoslavia, 1998, 15 min)
Gente que llora by Hatem Khraiche
Ruiz-Zorrilla (Spain, 2001, 16 min)
Kung Fu by Onaje Lataillade (US,
2003, 15 min)
> Havana
Film Festival
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Kykuit,
The Rockefeller Estate
Hudson Valley, NY
Each year, as foliage season approaches,
I promise myself to make weekend
trips to New England. But why abandon
the Empire State at this time of
year; we have wonderful foliage
in our very own backyard. The first
stop on everyone's New York State
foliage tour ought to be Kykuit,
the Rockefeller Estate located in
nearby in the lower-Hudson Valley.
It is truly a spectacular feast
of the eyes, the gardens, the architecture,
and the artwork are all magnificent.
I would highly recommend you make
this trip via boat soon (www.nywaterway.com)
before they close for the season
on November 6th. We also had the
opportunity to visit The Union Church
of Pocantico Hills, where the Matisse
and Chagall stained-glass windows
alone are worth the trip up river.
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Lágrimas
Negras featuring Bebo Valdez &
Cigala
"It was early in the morning,
the sky was still a deep midnight
blue…I rubbed my eyes wearily,
annoyed that I wasn't still asleep,
enjoying the decadent 400 thread-ct
sheets of The Pierre Hotel in NY.
I quickly realized what had stirred
me out of my much-needed sleep.
I heard a haunting melody evoking
passion and longing, a rhythm resonating
deep within me. The music was a
quiet, sultry, seductive conversation
between Cuban boleros and flamenco.
It was sorrow transformed into art,
a melodic expression of suffering
for love." Following that description
from our co-creator Brenda, I knew
that this must be a remarkable piece
of artistry for her to spew such
poetry at 5am! I decided to buy
the CD and put it to the test (hey
- can you blame for being a little
skeptical and thinking she must
have been delirious?). My friend,
this album is truly an arresting,
emotional experience and a MUST
for your collection! Contact Brenda
directly if you would like further
details on who serenaded her, it
was apparently quite an interesting
wake up call.
> Buy
CD at Barnes & Noble
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The
Middle of the World by Vicente Amorim
(Brazil, 2003, 85 min. In Portuguese
with English subtitles)
Someone I consider an authority
on Latin films (he is the founder
of www.cinematropical.com)
recently recommended this flick,
I must admit, with this choice,
he outdid himself.
This charming and engaging film
follows a family of seven as they
bicycle 2,000 miles from Paraíba
in the poverty-stricken Northeast
of Brazil to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit
of a better life. Based on the true
story of an unemployed truck driver
who takes his wife and five children
on this road trip by bike, the film
is an honest portrayal of an unusual
story. With soulful performances
by an outstanding cast, Amorim depicts
a family bonded by their love as
they face strenuous circumstances.
Locations are magically and imaginatively
explored in this odyssey where the
characters experience solidarity
and indifference, aggressiveness
and cordiality in their quest for
a decent life. An unforgettable
story of dreams and hope. A Film
Movement Release.
Cinema Village
22 East 12th street / (212) 924-3363
Monday, July 4, 7:30pm
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Avenue (Huntington, NY)
/ (631) 423-7611
Monday, July 11, 7:30pm
Museum of the Moving Image
presented as part of the "World
Cinema Fridays" series.
35th Ave. at 36th St. (Astoria,
Queens) / (718) 784-0077
Friday, July 15, 7:30pm
BAMcinematek@ the Brooklyn Academy
of Music (BAM)
30 Lafayette Avenue (Brooklyn) /
(718) 636-4100
Wednesday, July 20, 4:30pm, 6:50pm
and 9:15pm
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road, Pleasantville,
NY 10570 / (914-747-5555)
Tuesday, July 26, 7:45pm
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