ONLINE PROGRAM
Latinidad 2
More New Works from Latin Canadian Filmmakers
Available September 28th to September 30th
on aluCinefestival.com
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Note: This program is only available in Ontario.
For those of you who would like a taste of aluCine from the comfort of your sofa, we have four more new films from Latin Canadian artists in this special online-only program! Showcasing a wide range of talent and subject matter, these four films are engaging, sparking new discussions and provoking thought. This program explores history; relationship history, family history, film history… And included in this program are films in which the artist exposes their own feelings and struggles in intimate and courageous explorations of the self.
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Lo Que Sí Necesitas / What You Do Need From Me
Maria Paula Carreño-Martínez
2021 - Canada - 9 mins - Experimental
A short experimental piece inspired in the love story of two Latinx queer women. "Lo Que Sí Necesitas" was shot as a narration aided by a series of moving images. The story focuses on individuality and independence as the foundation for healthy romantic relationships. It touches on topics of inequality, prejudice, and cultural beliefs. Lo Que Sí Necesitas is a tale of love across borders, time, and genders. It is not to highlight the differences in the "types of love" but instead in finding the commonalities of the challenges that romantic relationships face in general.
The Places We Lived
Jean-Pierre Marchant
2021 - Canada - 24 mins - Documentary
The Places We Lived uses a large family archive of Super 8 and digital home movies from the mid-1970s to late 1990s to grapple with the hopes, dreams, and disappointments of two South American immigrants who moved to Montreal in the wake of the excitement and optimism generated by Expo ’67. This story focuses on the father, Jose ("Pepe"), whose life in Canada followed four hardscrabble decades in Chile. A story about childhood and fatherhood, aging, capitalism, and obsolescence, The Places We Lived opens up new questions about class, memory, diasporic narratives, and the complicated histories of migration and exile.
Whose Boards Are These?
Camilo Martin-Florez
2020 - Canada - 7 mins - Experimental
Whose Boards are These? is an audiovisual comic made with found-footage from 1896 and 1920. This is a film that employs the formal principles of a comic book to underline the naïve, joyful and ludic content of the film. Whose Boards are These? tells the story of an idealist film-maker who dreams of a utopic history of cinema, but he ends up trapped, in an eternal beginning, in a vicious cycle, with a belligerent ending.
Mindalaes in Quarantine
Samay Arcentales Cajas
2020 - Canada - 7 mins - Documentary
March 15th, 2020 was the last day Pacha Arts, a family owned, Indigenous storefront had their doors open to the public. Mindalaes in Quarantine documents the survival strategies and coping mechanisms of a Kichwa mindalae family living on Turtle Island, whose livelihoods are suddenly changed due to the worldwide pandemic. This film serves as a time capsule for future generations to come, and a reminder of the strength of indigenous resilience during the most difficult of times.