Two Friday night programs about Latino community pride and storytelling are part of a Latino Film Festival slated for November 10 and November 17 at 7 p.m. at Sonoma State University in Stevenson Hall, Room 1002.
The festival on campus is sponsored by The SSU Anthropology Club and the 4th Annual Marin Latino Film Festival. Dr. Albert Wahrhaftig is the club advisor.
The November 10 program emphasizes "Community Pride" and features contrasting views of two communities seeking to preserve their spirit and their culture within hostile environments. In "Ayvu-Pora: Las Bellas Palabras," an Argentine film team travels to a Guarani Indian community deep in the jungle. In "Black & Gold," The Latin King and Queen Nation, the Latin Kings, a powerful street gang, refashioned themselves as The Latin King and Queen Nation, abandoning criminality for community development and uniting to gain political power.
The November 17 program, called "In Their Own Voices," features people telling their own stories in their own ways. "A Sheepherder's Homecoming" is about a Mexican migrant who found painfully solitary work as a sheepherder and then returns to his home town in Mexico. "I Was Born a Black Woman" is a beautiful and inspirational story of Benedeta de Silva the first black woman Senator in Brazil. "La Sangre Llama" (The Blood Calls) is a treat for the ears as well as the eyes, as a fascinating selection of Puerto Rican musicians perform and speak of their music and its roots in their communities.
Donations for each night's program of $3 for students and $5 for non-students will be accepted at the door. Refreshments will be available and provided by the Anthropology Club.
