Viva Cinema: El sueño del Mara’akame
Texas Spirit Theater | NR | 90 min. | Drama, Adventure
October 12, 2018 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Join the Bullock Museum for a screening and conversation about the film El sueño del Mara’akame (Mara’akame’s Dream).
Nieri is a young Huichol Indian whose dream is travelling with his band to play a concert in Mexico City. But his father is a Mara’akame (Huichol Shaman) and has different plans for his son.
Event Details
Despite his wishes to become a musician, Nieri must find the Blue Deer in his dreams in order to become a Mara’akame and follow in this tradition. Nieri travels to Mexico City where he gets lost but finally finds his vision.
Viva Cinema celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films co-presented with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language movie-making. Films in the Viva Cinema Series are presented in Spanish with English subtitles. This evening's program includes a film screening and video chat Q&A with writer and director, Federico Cecchetti along with guest moderator, Cine Las Americas Festival Director, Jean Anne Lauer. Doors will open at 6:30pm.
Please note: Entrance for this screening will be at the IMAX lobby doors.
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Rating: NR
Writer/Director: Federico Cecchetti
Runtime: 90 min.
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Release year: 2016
El Sueño del Mara’akame (Mara’akame’s Dream) was winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 20th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, and won the Silver Ariel Award for Best First Work.
Born in Mexico City, Federico Cecchetti studied film directing at CUEC-UNAM (Mexico), and at the CSC (Rome). He is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus. Writer and director of eight short films he also co-founded the production company Agrupación Caramelo Cinematográfica. El Sueño del Mara’akame (Mara’akame’s Dream) is his first feature film as a director and screenwriter.
Guest Speaker
Born in Mexico City, Federico Cecchetti studied film directing at CUEC-UNAM (Mexico), and at the CSC (Rome). He is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus. Writer and director of eight short films he also co-founded the production company Agrupación Caramelo Cinematográfica. El Sueño del Mara’akame (Mara’akame’s Dream) is his first feature film as a director and screenwriter.
Moderator
Jean Anne Lauer has promoted the development and exhibition of Latinx, Iberoamerican, and Indigenous film and media since 2004. She first discovered her passion for the field when working with the International Pitching Market at the Guanajuato International Film Festival (Guanajuato, Mexico, 2004 through 2013). Since then, Jean has also worked with Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (Austin, TX, 2008 to present), and with Fantastic Fest (Austin, TX, 2013 to present). Currently, she is Festival Director of Cine Las Americas; Program Manager and Shorts Film Programmer at Fantastic Fest; and a Professor, Adjunct, at Austin Community College in Humanities and Radio-Television-Film. Along with building a professional résumé and working with filmmakers in the US and abroad, Jean holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin (Radio-Television-Film) with a focus on the Mexican Film Industry.
Cine Las Americas is a multi-cultural, 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Austin, Texas. Specializing in Latinx and Indigenous film and video, Cine Las Americas promotes cross-cultural understanding and growth by educating, entertaining and challenging diverse audiences through film and media arts. The Cine Las Americas International Film Festival will celebrate its 22nd edition in May of 2019, and the organization also hosts film screenings regularly throughout the year. More info: www.cinelasamericas.org
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