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melbourne latin american film festival

Voces Inocentes

With sixteen films from nine countries, discover the best of Latin American cinema at ACMI.

Thu 22 Feb - Mon 26 Feb 2007
Single Session: Full $13 Concession $10
Opening Night Film and Fiesta: Full $25 Concession $20
Five Film Pass (excludes Opening Night) Full $60 Concession $45



Find out more at http://www.melbournefilmoteca.org/

Melbourne Latin American Film Festival is presented by Melbourne Filmoteca: Latin American, Spanish & Portuguese Film Group in association with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Principal Sponsor: Select TV. Major Sponsor: LAN Airlines

All films are unclassified 18+. 

or phone (03) 8663 2583

kordavision KordaVision is the true story of world-renowned Cuban photographer Alberto 'Korda' Diaz, the man behind the most famous photograph in history - 'Guerillero heroico'.

murga y murgueros Mouján's documentary examines the state of murga - an artform that mixes samba, tango, candombe and capoeria-like elements of dance, music and song. Don't miss a special live murga performance by Urucandombe before the film.

fala tu From the makers of The Motorcycle Diaries and City of God, this documentary is an intimate portrait of Brazilian hip-hop as lived by three very different non-professional rappers in Rio de Janeiro.

new shorts by the chiapas media project Founded in 1998, the CMP provides equipment and training to enable marginalised indigenous communities in Southern Mexico to tell their own stories in their own language. Films investigate issues including eco-tourism and women's lives.

maquilapolis Maquilapolis explores the social, political and environmental impact of the maquiladoras (large assembly factories) in Tijuana, Mexico. Screens with the lyrical and dreamlike short Obreras Saliendo de la Fabrica (Women Leaving the Factory).

tango, un giro extraño Guevara's stylish documentary is a journey into the new generation of tango composers, musicians and dancers. It shows that tango is still very much alive - transformed and enriched by young artists with a modern vision.

mi mejor enemigo A wry comedy set during the 'war that never was' between Chile and Argentina in 1978. Stranded and wounded, the Chileans suddenly come across an Argentinean patrol just as lost as they are. The enemies will have to work together to ensure their survival.

mirror dance Mirror Dance tells the story of twin sisters Margarita and Ramona de Saá who grew up in 1950s Havana where they rose to become prominent ballerinas in the National Ballet of Cuba. Screens with Alejandro Rossi's Lima ¡Was!

ruido Set in Montevideo, this wry, surrealist comedy is the story of Basilio (Jorge Visca), a kind-hearted but ineffectual man in his thirties who is hen-pecked by his wife, humiliated by his colleagues and despised even by the man who walks his dog.

ronda nocturna Victor (Gonzalo Heredia), a young gay hustler on a dark journey through the sex-and-death-drenched streets of Buenos Aires, is forced to confront his past and the consequences of his excess.

apaga y vamonos Mayol's powerful documentary looks at the desperate struggle facing indigenous Pehuenche communities living in the resource-rich valleys along the upper Bíobío river in southern Chile.

bialet massé, un siglo despues Moving with remarkable fluidity across space and time, from past to present, Bialet Massé is a masterfully rendered documentary marked by an exquisitely sensitive humanism.

la pluma del arcangel The impossible becomes commonplace in this magical adaptation of a story by the great Venezuelan writer Arturo Uslar Pietri.

a dios momo The charming and magical story of Obdulio, an 11-year-old Afro-Uruguayan boy who supports his grandmother and two younger sisters and dreams of being a soccer star.

travelling with che guevara When Walter Salles directed The Motorcycle Diaries with actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Rodrigo de la Serna in 2002, Italian journalist Gianni Mina collaborated on the script and decided to make a documentary about the making of the film.

voces inocentes Based on the childhood experiences of screenwriter Oscar Torres, Innocent Voices is a deeply moving portrait of the human cost of El Salvador's 1980s civil war.

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