Film passes go on sale Monday March, 24th for the 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival.

Individual movie tickets available at theaters during the festival.

 

Please visit http://www.cinelasamericas.org for more information.

 

Join us for the 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival from April 16 - 24. The festival showcases approximately 70 new films from more than 20 countries at different venues around Austin. The festival exhibits the best in Latino and indigenous cinema of the Americas:

 

*New Releases and Premieres
* Documentaries
* Independent Cinema
* Short Films
* Emergencia Youth Film Day, Saturday March 19
* Special guests in attendance
* Presenting the films of Brazilian Master Nelson Pereira dos Santos

 

SEPTEMBERS plays Opening Night at the Paramount, Wednesday, April 16th, 8:00PM with an after-party at Mexic-Arte Museum. Tickets start at $10.00. More information here: http://www.cinelasamericas.org

Friends of the Festival Opening Night Reception and Fundraiser - April 16, 6:00 - 8:00PM at the Paramount Theatre $100. More information here: http://www.cinelasamericas.org

 

"The redemptive power of love and song flows powerfully through "Septembers," an emotionally involving item that's also curiously upbeat, given that it's set in Spanish jails. Catalan helmer Carles Bosch (2002's Oscar-nommed "Balseros") appears to have walked in aiming to mine as much joy as he could from the lives of the embattled inmates, and he's succeeded beautifully. Bosch chooses his subjects with care and lets their stories unfold sans voiceover, but with the kind of compassion and insight, docu suggests, rarely afforded by the justice system." - Jonathan Holland, Variety

 

Septembers (Septiembres)
Carles Bosch
Spain, Documentary, 2007
120 min, 35mm, Color
Spanish with English subtitles.
Filmed in Spain, Argentina, Mexico and Bolivia.

 

For the incarcerated participants of the 2005 Festival of Song, singing love songs is not merely entertainment. It is also a poignant reminder of the people they left behind. What begins as a visit to a friend in a Madrid-area penitentiary soon becomes the inspiration for this documentary, when director Bosch stumbles across a karaoke competition. The competitors are from as far afield as Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia and Lithuania, and each has chosen a love song, singing for family, friends and lovers as though his heart is far outside the prison walls. The winner moves on to a larger, system-wide contest, where many others are waiting to compete, including Gordoquia, a former rock star. Following these remarkable stories over the course of a year, Septiembres journeys both within and outside the prison, traveling from Buenos Aires to Lithuania, and Bolivia to Barcelona in order to track down the people for whom the prisoners sing.  "What is love? Can a documentary be made about love?" asks Bosch. This beguiling film proves that the answer is an unequivocal yes.

 

About the Director:
Carles Bosch directed the Oscar-nominated Balseros, which screened at the Sundance, Miami International and Havana film festivals, among others, and won a number of international awards, including an Emmy and a Peabody. His work as a veteran reporter for Thirty Minutes (TV3, Spain) has taken him to the frontlines of major world events, including the first Gulf war, the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, and the Zapatista revolution.