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Tickets: (812) 855-1103
44 Latino Film Festival/Conference
Tickets: (812) 855-1103
Numbering more than 53 million, U.S. Latinos are transforming communities in which they settle, work, and
raise families. While their national backgrounds and personal histories vary widely, their lives are deeply inter-
connected by attachments that span the Americas. Latino lives are at once quintessentially "American" and yet
increasingly transnational--linked to Latin America by history and memory, money and politics, migration, and
the shared dream of a better life. This second Latino Film Festival and Conference showcases the "Transna-
tional Lives" that define Latina/o experiences in the United States mainland and beyond. Multiple scholars and
filmmakers will be present, including Edward James Olmos and Chon Noriega (UCLA). All films are in English
and/or Spanish languages with English subtitles.
Event sponsors include Latino Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences' Ostrom Grants Program, Col-
lege Arts & Humanities Institute, La Casa IU Latino Cultural Center, Department of Spanish & Portuguese,
Department of American Studies, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Black Film Center/Archive,
Department of Communication & Culture, Department of History and Vice President for Diversity, Equity and
Multicultural Affairs, and IU Cinema. All screenings are free, but ticketed.
Mosquita y Mari
(2012) Directed by Aurora Guerrero
April 3 - Thursday - 7:00 p.m.
Set in a predominately Mexican, immigrant neighborhood in Los Angeles, Mosquita y Mari tells the story of
two 15-year-old Chicanas growing up. As a sheltered, only-child to her older, immigrant parents, Yolanda's sole
concern is securing her college-bound future. In contrast, street-wise Mari hustles to help her undocumented
family stay above water. Though much different, they are soon brought together when Mari is threatened with
expulsion after saving Yolanda from an incident at school. The two forge a friendship that soon proves more
complex when a moment between them reveals a sexual undercurrent. (HD Cam. 85 Min. Not Rated.)
La Lucha de Ana
(2012)
Directed by Bladimir Abud
April 3 - Thursday - 9:30 p.m.
A flower-seller named Ana must fight to obtain justice
for the murder of her only son who was "acciden-
tally" assassinated by the son of a diplomat. Living
in a poor neighborhood of Santo Domingo, Ana faces
police corruption and threats from all sides. Thanks
to the support of her friends and neighborhood, a cell
phone video capturing her son's murder allows justice
to prevail. This award-winning film paints a realistic
picture of the contrasts between rich and poor in the
Dominican Republic. (Digital. 90 min. Not Rated.)