Proyector

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Proyector

A showcase of contemporary independent Mexican films blending fiction with non-fiction elements. The themes and characters they present fall outside of the clichés of Mexico portrayed by the media. Emphasizing form over content, these films break away from commercial production schemes.

Curated by Sebastian Diaz

 

 

Mosca

Bulmaro Osornio, 2011, 97 min

Mosca is a night shift cab driver, a widower and father of two girls. Between his daily job and the memories of his wife, he tries to figure out his role as a father. Mosca mixes sleep and vigil to put up with her loss. Mosca is the tale of disenchantment of a whole generation; it’s also, and above all, an unusual and powerful love story.

Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG26); Ambulante 2011; Canadian International Documentary Festival 2011; Segunda Semana de Cine Independiente Mexicano, Buenos Aires; 15º Festival de Invierno Montevideo
Discussion with Dir. Bulmaro Osornio and main character Oscar Torres (Mosca) along with Brooklyn gipsy cab driver and playwright Modesto ‘Flako’ Jimenez. Mingle with music, complimentary Mexican food, and mezcal tasting.

 

Upcoming films of Program 1

Wadley – June 4th, 2015, 7:30pm

 

Program 2: Digging Roots of a Denied Civilization (Dates TBD, Fall-Winter 2015)

A series of current visions of indigenous Mexico. Stories and characters with a strong connection to nature, serve as a metaphor to explore global themes like identity, family or aging.

 

Brilliant Soil – TBD Fall 2015, 7:30pm

 

Rehje – TBD Fall 2015, 7:30pm

Sylvestre Pantaleón– TBD Winter 2015, 7:30pm
Cuates de Australia– TBD Winter 2015, 7:30pm

 

 

BPT: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1429345

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/883540615035989/

 

Proyector Presents: Calle Lopez

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(A showcase of contemporary independent Mexican films blending fiction with non-fiction elements.)

Curated by Sebastian Diaz

Lisa Tillinger & Gerardo Barroso Alcalá, 2010, 70 min

 

The small family formed by photographers Gerardo Barroso, Lisa Tillinger and their baby moved to the noisy and full of life López Street, in historic downtown of Mexico City. Everyday-life at the place seemed worthy of a documentary, so they began to follow transients with their camera. The result is a kind of “urban symphony” in black and white, through which street vendors, mendicants and taqueros parade portraying Mexican society as a microcosm.

Margaret Mead Film Festival; Special Jury Prize, Paris International Environmental Film Festival, FIFE.

 

Discussion with Dir. Lisa Tillinger and Gerardo Barroso, along with Mexican migrant street workers in NYC originally from Mexico City.

Mingle with music, complimentary Mexican food, and mezcal tasting.

 

 

Thanks to the event partners:

The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, Remezcla, Cinema Tropical,Panorama Mezcal, Espiritu Lauro mezcal, Mezcal de las Hormigas, Taco Mix, Brooklyn Documentary Club, Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) NYU, Mex and The City, Mu media, Axolote Cine, Ajenjo Cine.

 

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/60083225

BPT: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1387417

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1415851175393954/

 

Upcoming films of Program 1

Mosca – May 7th, 2015, 7:30pm
Wadley – June 4th, 2015, 7:30pm

 

 

Program 2: Digging Roots of a Denied Civilization (Dates TBD, Fall-Winter 2015)

A series of current visions of indigenous Mexico. Stories and characters with a strong connection to nature, serve as a metaphor to explore global themes like identity, family or aging.

 

Brilliant Soil – TBD Fall 2015, 7:30pm

Rehje – TBD Fall 2015, 7:30pm

Sylvestre Pantaleón– TBD Winter 2015, 7:30pm
Cuates de Australia– TBD Winter 2015, 7:30pm

 

Proyector

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Proyector

A showcase of contemporary independent Mexican films blending fiction with non-fiction elements. The themes and characters they present fall outside of the clichés of Mexico portrayed by the media. Emphasizing form over content, these films break away from commercial production schemes.

Curated by Sebastian Diaz

Malaventura

 

Michel Lipkes, 2011, 74 min

A day in the life. An old man walks the streets of the city, daily life goes on. Memories beset the man's guilt leads him, the pain takes shape. The old man goes on his way to the end, as life continues its strange path.

 

International Film Festival Rotterdam; Cine UNAM IFF; Cine Las Palmas de Gran Canaria IFF; Bradford International Film Festival; Cine de Lima Independent FF; New Horizons FF; Special Jury Mention, Morelia IFF; Special Mention FCLM Montreal.

 

Discussion with Director Michel Lipkes and Cinema Tropical director Carlos Gutiérrez to follow the screening. Mingle with music, complimentary Mexican food, and mezcal tasting.

 

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/105919866

BPT: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1331421

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1549953028590340/

 

Thanks to the event partners:

The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, Remezcla, Cinema Tropical, Espiritu Lauro mezcal, Mezcal de las Hormigas, Taco Mix, Brooklyn Documentary Club, Mano a Mano, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) NYU, Consulado General de México en Nueva York, NACLA, Mu media, Axolote Cine, Ajenjo Cine.

 

Program 1: Micro-Symphonies, the Films of Axolote Cine

A series of the work by Axolote Cine film troupe. Merging between real and oneiric landscapes, these minimal stories offer current views of Mexico.

 

Upcoming films of Program 1

Calle Lopez – April 2nd, 7:30pm
Mosca – May 7th, 7:30pm
Wadley – June 4th, 7:30pm

Coming in Fall 2015 - Winter 2016

 

Program 2: Digging Roots of a Denied Civilization

A series of current visions of indigenous Mexico. Stories and characters with a strong connection to nature, serve as a metaphor to explore global themes like identity, family or aging.