new visions / works in progress

saturday april 21, 11:00 am, hideout upstairs cabaret

A new program section at the festival, New Visions/ Works in Progress showcases films that are looking for production or completion funds, as well as case studies that represent examples of Latino or indigenous filmmaking in Texas. These projects are brought to the consideration of investors, producers, distributors, and artists with the goal of fomenting industry participation and the creation of a film market at the festival.

August Evening Chris Eska USA, Drama, 2007 120 min, HDCam, Color

August Evening follows an aging undocumented worker. Jaime, and his young widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two try to stick together...but change is inevitable.

Filmed on location in rural south Texas, August Evening is inspired by naturalistic 1950’s world cinema and is set in a world of humming cicadas, chicken farms, ethereal music, gentle glances, and rustling leaves.

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Writer: Chris Eska, Producers: Jason Wehling, Connie Hill;
Cinematographer: Yasu Tanisa
Editor: Chris Eska
Principal Cast: Pedro Castaneda, Veronica Loren
Production Company: Doki-Doki LLC

El Soldado Pérez | Private Pérez Beto Gómez México, Drama/Comedy/Adventure

A Mexican crime lord is forced by his mother to plan a suicidal rescue mission to find his lost brother in the most unexpected place on Earth... A mother’s desire, a few brave Mexicans who represent the dreams and hope of so many fellow countrymen, and the call of blood, accompany Los cinco Culiches on their odyssey to bring Private Pérez home.

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Written by Beto Gómez and Francisco Payó
González; Producers: Mauricio De Aguinaco, Beto
Gómez, Mariano Menendez, Walter Von Borstel;
Production Companies: Kulichi Producciones

Squeezebox David García USA,

Set against the vibrant conjunto music scene in San Antonio, Texas, Squeezebox shoots out of the gates when a famous conjunto singer decides to race his injured horse for a shot at $500,000 despite the veterinarian’s orders to pull the horse out of the race. As the big-stakes race draws near, Squeezebox builds to a boiling point where morality, greed, and pride all have a hand in the final outcome.

Writer: David Ventura García; Executive Producers:
Diego Cantú, Ken Ashe; Producer: David Rice;
Production Company: Fenix Films

Fenix Films launches operations at the 10th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival

Soon, Latinos in America will look at the Silver Screen with a big smile on their English and Spanish Speaking Faces. Soon, Latinos all over this great nation of ours will scream in unison: "It's about time!!!" They will scream this in Spanish as well: "Hasta que por fin!!!"

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