
Matria (+ 2 Shorts! Filmmakers In-Person!)
Director: Fernando Llanos Run Time: 62 min. Rating: Unrated Release Year: 2014 Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Starring: Fernando Llanos, Lila Downs
Join us for a special screening at the Digital Gym Cinema: a trio of films featuring in-person talent joining us for a Q&A!
From Fernando Llanos, director of Matria: My grandfather was from Tabasco, he fought along with Pancho Villa, became a Master Mason, was deputy 3 times for Oaxaca, and president of the National Association of Charros. In 1942 he formed The Legion of Mexican fighters, a group of 100,000 charros that were training to repel a possible Nazi invasion in Mexico. The Story of success that was told had harbored a secret that affected my family and was discovered while I was making this documentary.
Our screening of MATRIA will be preceded by screening of two short films, PIXEL + DINAMITA and VOCES EN LA LÍNEA.
A post-screening discussion will feature:
Jessica Herreman, Director of VOCES EN LA LÍNEA, editor and musical composer of MATRIA; musical composer and screenwriter of PIXEL + DINAMITA.
Alex Borbolla, Associate Producer of PIXEL + DINAMITA
Fernando Llanos, Director of MATRIA and PIXEL + DINAMITA, editor and producer of VOCES EN LA LÍNEA
Tau Llanos and Veranina Llanos, Actors and Voices of PIXEL + DINAMITA
Critic Quotes: “The best documentary of Morelia 2014.” – Cine Vértigo
“Fernando Llanos’s debut is a historical documentary with a high dose of family drama.” – Cine Premiere
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Ticket Prices: $12 Regular / $10 Students & Seniors / $9 Members
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/60526996
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