CHICAGO/MEXICO CITY FILMMAKER EXCHANGE: NOSTALGIA & MEMORIA: LO QUE DEJAMOS ATRÁS
@ Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Monday, June 12th, at 8PM
The Chicago/Mexico City Filmmaker Exchange is a three-part, cross-cultural program between filmmakers based in Chicago and in Mexico City, exploring the theme of displacement and its relationship to geography and the self. Program: SUNDAY (2014, dir., Pegah Pasalar, 15 min.) During her thirtieth birthday, a young Iranian woman meets different members of her family who have emigrated from the country. TITIXE (pictured, 2018, dir. Tania Hernández Velasco, 62 min.) A mourning tree, dancing sprouts, ghosts, stories, and forgotten seeds—this is a Mexican family’s last attempt to cultivate their land. Funded by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). Directors Pegah Pasalar and Tania Hernández Velasco scheduled to attend.
Film Info
Runtime: 90 min.
Release Year: 2014, 2018
Original Language: Persian and Spanish
Cast/Crew Info
Director: Pegah Pasalar, Tania Hernández Velasco
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