Clemente Pablo Véliz USA, Drama, 2006 84 min., Video, Color Spanish/English with English Subtitles Metropolitan 11 Saturday, April 21, 2 PM All Audiences

Clemente, a loving father and husband, struggles to keep his family united amid poverty and the ever-present oppression they face as immigrants in the United States. Despite his efforts, misfortune arrives when Clemente is deported, breaking up his family and launching him on a journey home that challenges his life and faith.

Pablo Véliz was born in Mexico in 1982 and spent his formative years in San Antonio, Texas, where he currently resides. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2006 with a degree in communications. Véliz is also a painter, chef, mechanic, and musician. At age 22 Véliz wrote, directed, produced, edited and sound recorded his first feature film, La tragedia de Macario, which was selected for the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

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Producer: Pablo Véliz, Alejandro Medina, Arturo

López, Francisco Gómez

Screenwriter: Pablo Véliz

Cinematographer: Brian González

Editing: Pablo Véliz

Music: Pablo Véliz