LOGLINE
A traditional Indigenous healer grapples with the imminent departure of her grandson to Mexico City.
FILM SYNOPSIS
Soledad is a traditional healer and lives in an Indigenous village with her seven year old grandson Jose. Her daughter Adela left the village many years ago to work in Mexico City. One day, Soledad receives a phone call. Adela unexpectedly announces she is getting married and wants to take Jose with her to the city. Soledad tries to accept the unavoidable as
she continues her daily routine, tending to the villagers who require her care. However, Soledad wonders if Adela is really ready to take care of the boy. Although Soledad and Jose don’t know what future awaits him in the city, they both understand what he could be losing.
Run Time: 89 mins | Mexico & Switzerland | Conversation Series to follow screening.
IN PERSON: Prof. Dr. Gaspar Rivera Salgado (UCLA)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/294689206
Cast:
Ángeles Cruz
Nu Kahnu
Alejandra Herrera
Harold Torres
Myriam Bravo
Noé Hernández
Director: Itandehui Jansen
Writer: Armando Bautista Garcia
Producers: Mauro Mueller, David Figueroa García Armando Bautista, Laura Pino
*WHAT: * Film Program
*WHERE:* Laemmle Music Hall | 9036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
*WHEN:* Sunday, November 11, 2018
6:00pm – Media Check-In
6:30pm – Red Carpet Arrivals; Interviews
7:30pm to 10:00– Screening & Q & A
November 11, 2018 | Laemmle Music Hall | 7:30pm – 10:00pm | Q & A
WORLD PREMIERE AFI PRESENTATION
LOGLINE
A young, Lakota woman who must battle the trauma from her beloved sister’s suicide and the burden of her father’s ambitions to pursue competitive running on her own terms.
SYNOPSIS
A young Lakota woman dreams of running competitively outside the Reservation, but with broken shoes and no real track to practice on, her chances seem slim. Even with the best shoes, she’s haunted by the guilt that she couldn’t run fast enough to save her sister from suicide. Those traumatic memories stop her from running fast enough on any track. When her coach father surprises her with a chance to compete off the Rez, her fears become unbearable. Only by revisiting her trauma and standing up to her father can she find the strength to run on her own terms.
Running Time: 13 mis 56 sec.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/285013983
Cast
Sivan Alyra Rose
Shayna Jackson
David Midthunder
Director: Carlos Rafael Betancourt
Producer: Joyce Liu-Countryman
*Composer *Brent Michael Davids
Cinematographer:Brian Nguyen
Editor:Marc Sedaka
*WHAT: * Film Program
*WHERE:* Laemmle Music Hall |9036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
*WHEN:* Sunday, November 11, 2018
6:00pm – Media Check-In
6:30pm – Red Carpet Arrivals; Interviews
7:30pm to 10:00– Screening & Q & A
