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INSIDE /WelcomeThe Gainesville Latino Film Festival is back again!

2012 SonsorsMeet our 2012 Gainesville Latino Film Festival Sponsors

2012 Event GuideCheck out the schedule for 2012 Panels & Conversations

2012 Film GuideThe 2012 Film Festival kicks off on Sept. 13 @ 6:00 pm

Festival Speaker / Lillian Guerra

Festival Speaker / Madeline San Miguel-De Paz

Festival Speaker / Dr. William T. Vickers

Festival Guest / Fernando Mieles

Festival Guest / Nicole Di Rocco

Festival Speaker / Allan Burns

Getting Arround / Venues

Places To Visit / Gainesville Favorites

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Yes, we are back! The

8th Annual Gainesville

Latino Film Festival is

drawing near as the first

signs of the fall season

begin to peek throughout

North Florida. From

September 13 to October

26, experience the best in

Latin American film. Our

Film Selection Committee

has carefully selected a wide variety of films, each in its

own way a sensory experience serving to represent its

country of origin.

The many highlights of this year’s Festival include

acclaimed Cuban-American designer Nicole Di Rocco

and Ecuadorian filmmaker Fernando Mieles’ new film

Prometeo Deportado. Other guest speakers include Dr.

Allan Burns, Dr. Lillian Guerra, and Ms. Madeline San

Miguel-de Paz.

Please come and join us during our special events in

the Opening Night gala, where we will be featuring the

Caliente Latin Swimwear Interactive Fashion Display by

swimwear designer Nicole Di Rocco.

Additional events include family friendly Latin American

Folk tale series and a Peruvian folk craft exhibition at

the Headquarters Library. For the salseros/as, be ready

to dance to the extraordinary sounds of Gilberto de Paz

and his band TROPIX. In addition, guests will have the

unique opportunity to view the works of local artists

during the Gainesville Art walk.

Participants are also encouraged to attend “Exploring

Ancient American Artists: Naturalism and Abstraction”,

a lecture to be given by Dr. Maya Stanfield-Mazzi,

professor of Latin American Art History, at the

University of Florida.

The exhibition Orishas: Yorubas in America, a series

of paintings and prints by the talented artists Jorge,

Juan and José Ibánez, will be displayed and open to the

public at Emiliano’s Café on 7 Southeast 1st Avenue in

downtown Gainesville.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to this

year’s staff and volunteers for their invaluable support

and arduous effort to insure the success of the

Gainesville Latino Film Festival. We are so grateful for

the tremendous support of the individual donors and

sponsors who made our festival possible.

I hope you enjoy the festival

¡Los espero en el festival!

WELCOME /¡BIENVENIDOS!

Victoria Condor-William, Festival Director

Bringing the Community of Women Together

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ABOUT /8TH GAINESVILLE LATINO FILM FESTIVALThe Gainesville Latina Women’s League annually hosts

the Gainesville Latino Film Festival in celebration

of the Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month. This festival

presents a series of six Latino films and a variety of

events including bilingual story time, gallery talks, book

signings, a craft exhibit and a celebration of the Latino/

Hispanic culture in downtown Gainesville. This event not

only showcases the enormous diversity of Latin America

and promotes a cross-cultural understanding of Latino

cultures and issues, but also draws visitors to Alachua

County and strengthens this community’s cultural

tourism potential.

The film festival has grown over the past seven

years in both the number of events offered and total

participation. The first four festivals averaged around

400 participants while the 2009, 2010 and 2011 festivals

attracted over 2000 participants.

In addition to the films, Gainesville offers a wide variety

of activities, restaurants, art, dancing, and music that

celebrate the Hispanic/Latino culture.


Latina Women’s League is proud to acknowledge the support of the sponsors of the Gainesville Latino Film Festival.

These visionary supporters are committed to building audiences for filmmakers with an original voice. Thank you

for your leadership in helping Latina Women’s League present the 8th Latino Film Festival for the City of Gainesville

and Alachua.

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE / ¡MUCHAS GRACIAS!


PADRINOS SPONSORS

U N I V E R S I T Y O F F L O R I D AhH A R N M U S E U M O F A R T

Center for Latin American Studies

GOLD SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS


AMIGOS SPONSORS

FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Center for Women Studies & Research

POLLY & PAUL DOUGHTY SALLY & JOSH

DICKINSON CHERYL LAMAY

WILLIAMS - CONDOR

FAMILY

SCREENING SPONSORS

VICTORINA BASAURI

AMALIA ALVAREZ

TERESA BRAÑEZ

MARGARET BOONSTRA

GEORGIA ROLFE


COMMUNITY SPONSORS

EVENTS SPONSORS

OPENING NIGHT SPONSORS

Flaco’s Cuban Bakery & Coffee

MUSIC EVENT SPONSORSUF CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

GILBERTO DE PAZ AND TROPIX

NEIGHBORHOODS UNITED

FOR BETTER ALACHUA



8TH GLFF /OPENING NIGHT GALA

THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 @ 6:00 PMHARN MUSEUM OF ART - PAVILION & PROMENADE

S.W. 34TH STREET AND HULL ROAD GAINESVILLE, FL 32611

Enjoy a night full of Latin culture flavors from local restaurants.

Special appearance by Cuban-American fashion designer, Nicole Di Rocco, who brings to Gainesville for the first time the

Interactive Fashion Display of Nicolita Swimwear.

Followed by screening of “Past-Port: Cuba - The Search for Nicolita” at 7:00PM


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We look forward to seeing you

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Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m.

Closed Mondays and state holidays

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Opening Reception: “PastPort Cuba: The Search for Nicolita” Thursday, September 13, 6 p.m.Enjoy Latin flavors from local restaurants. Director and swimwear designer Nicole Di Rocco will give an introduction to her film which follows her quest to find a model to represent her Cuba-inspired swimwear line.

Gallery Talk with Maya Stanfield-Mazzi Saturday, October 13, 1 p.m.Prior to the film “Paraíso en Venta” join professor of Latin American art history Maya Stanfield-Mazzi in the Verdant Earth and Teeming Seas exhibition. Explore the ways in which ancient American artists used both naturalism and abstraction to represent the world around them.


FILMGUIDE


EXECUTIVE PRODUCER NICOLE DI ROCCOUSA 201054 MINENGLISH/SPANISH W/ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Pastport Cuba follows swimwear

designer Nicole Di Rocco as she

embarks on a journey to reconnect

with her culture in a home left

behind. Watch as this Cuban

American trendsetter gets the

opportunity of a lifetime—to travel

with her parents to Cuba, a country

they left almost 50 years ago. The

Search for Nicolita captures her

quest to find a model to represent

her Cuba-inspired line, but the real

discovery comes from a place she’s

never been. PastPort: Cuba unveils

the mystery behind a country often

misunderstood, and bridges the gap

between family that left and those

that stayed. The events that unfold

are life changing.

SEPT. 13 @ 7:00 PMHarn Museum of Art Chandler AuditoriumSW 34th Street and Hull RoadGainesville, Florida

Introduction by Executive Producer Nicole Di Rocco

Sponsored by:

• UF Institute of Hispanic/Latino Cultures (La Casita)

• UF Center for Latin American Studies

• Nuvo TV• Dr. Lillian Guerra • NICOLITA

Pastport: Cuba unveils the

mystery behind a beautiful

country often misunderstood, and bridges the

gap between a family that left

and those that stayed.

PASTPORT: CUBA /THE SEARCH FOR NICOLITA

Synopsis:



Owner/Designer at Nicolita

FESTIVAL GUEST /NICOLE DI ROCCO

swimsuit lines in the country,” The

Entrepreneurial Spirit Comes in a

Bikini, Latin Star Magazine, July

2007. Di Rocco finished her degree

program at USC’s prestigious

Marshall School of Business

with a degree in Marketing and

Entrepreneurship.

In 2009, Di Rocco was able to fulfill

her personal and professional

dream of traveling to her parent’s

homeland of Cuba for an incredible

on-location photo shoot. In addition

to the photo shoot, SiTv, America’s

leading cable network for Latinos,

filmed the incredible journey of

reuniting her parents with their

homeland and family after 49 years.

NICOLITA’S designer, Nicole Di

Rocco, established NICOLITA

Swimwear in 2003. For the last

seven seasons, Di Rocco’s designs

and creative direction has built her

brand by focusing on conservative

sexy and curve conscious styles.

Drawing inspirations from her

family’s cultural Cuban roots, Nicole

Di Rocco continues to create each

About the Designer

bikini collection that is reminiscent

of Cuba’s alluring 1940’s era. By

blending vintage glamour with

modern day silhouettes, NICOLITA

has set itself apart in the swimwear

industry. NICOLITA’S signature

fit of ‘Cuban-style bottoms’ was

designed for the curvaceous Latina

figure. “’Cuban-style bottoms’ are

designed with more coverage on the

hips, a heart-shaped backside and

‘no-pinch’ fit elastic,” said Di Rocco.

These designs and unique branding

attracts a broad range of fans and

celebrities worldwide.

Di Rocco’s talent and passion has

led to multiple magazine articles

and television appearances,

showcasing her capacity for design

and her business drive. “The Cuban-

American beauty has combined

her business and marketing savvy

with her own Latina sense of style

to launch one of the trendiest

mynicolita.comwww


FESTIVAL GUEST /NICOLE DI ROCCO



DIR. PAMELA YATESUSA/GUATEMALA 2011103 MINENGLISH/SPANISH/QUICHÉ W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLESRATED NR WITH VIOLENT CONTENT)


Introduction by Dr. Allan Burns

Sponsored by: •Latina Women’s League•Skylight Pictures•Visit Gainesville

Granito: How to Nail

a Dictator...’ doesn’t

simply relate history; it is also part of

history.

Sometimes a film makes history; it doesn’t just document it. So it is with

Granito: How to Nail a Dictator”, the astonishing new film by Pamela Yates.

Part political thriller, part memoir, Yates transports us back in time through

a riveting, haunting tale of genocide and returns to the present with a cast

of characters joined by destiny and the quest to bring a malevolent dictator

to justice.

As if a watchful Maya god were weaving back together threads of a story

unraveled by the passage of time, forgotten by most, our characters

become integral to the overarching narrative of wrongs done and justice

sought that they have pieced together, each adding their granito, their tiny

grain of sand, to the epic tale.

GRANITO /HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR

Synopsis:


www.clas.ufl.edu/users/afburns

FESTIVAL SPEAKER /ALLAN BURNS

Dr. Allan Burns, Emeritus Professor

of Anthropology, has focused on

the history and contemporary

lives of Maya people in Mexico and

Guatemala throughout his career.

Among his publications are Maya

in Exile: Guatemalans in Florida, a

book about Maya refugees from the

Guatemalan Civil war who settled

in Florida, An Epoch of Miracles:

Oral Literature of the Yucatec

Maya, two PBS documentaries on

Guatemalan Mayas living in Florida

(Maya in Exile, and Maya Fiesta), and

many other scholarly and popular

publications. Burns speaks Mayan

and Spanish, and as a result of his

knowledge of the language and

culture, he is a federal witness in

civil and criminal cases involving

immigrants from Mexico and

Guatemala. He is also on the US

Board of the Universidad del Valle

in Guatemala, and a member of the

board of the Guatemala Tomorrow

fund. Burns is Professor Emeritus

of Anthropology at the University

of Florida, where he also served as

Department Chair of Anthropology

and Associate Dean in the College of

Liberal Arts and Sciences.

A DIGITAL VIDEO ANTHROPOLOGIST


FESTIVAL SPEAKER /ALLAN BURNS


as time passes and the

possibility of leaving fades, a new way of life

is created in the waiting room.

PROMETEO DEPORTADO / DEPORTING PROMETEO

In a European airport, members of the EU pass through immigration

freely, while the “others” wait in line. A group of Ecuadorians is specifically

targeted, arrested and put into a holding cell before being deported. All

of them have something to hide, including Prometeo, a young Ecuadorian

with some special luggage. As time passes in the waiting room, more and

more Ecuadorians arrive, and conditions soon deteriorate to inhumane

levels. With no exit, a new order and illusion are created, thanks in part to

Prometeo.

Fernando Mieles is an Ecuadorian director, screenwriter and graduate

of the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los

Baños, Cuba (EICTV). Director of numerous shorts and several feature

documentaries, Prometeo Deportado is his first narrative feature.

Synopsis:


Introduction by Director Fernando Mieles

Sponsored by: •UF Center for Latin American

Studies •Other Eye Films

DIR. FERNANDO MIELESECUADOR 2009112 MINUTESSPANISH W/ ENGLISH SUB-TITLESRATED NR


PROMETEO DEPORTADO / DEPORTING PROMETEO


After studying literature and theater he won a

scholarship for the school of film and television at

San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba were he graduated in

1992 as a director. Some of his works includes short

films “En Algun Menadro de la Estigia” (video, fiction

17 minutes director and writer) “Opus Nigrum” (16mm

fiction 20 minutes director and screenplay) and “Arbol

de vida” (16mm. fiction 18 minutes screenplay). He was

detained and deported at the Barajas airport after he

travel to Europe. After he returned to Ecuador he made

documentaries in videos and wrote screen plays for

television. Internationally he works as first assistant

director and actor for a feature film “O Toque do

Oboe”(Oboe’s Call) Brazil/Paraguay) and he wrote the

screenplay for “Guayaquil de Mis Amores”(documentary

project for the series Mi Tierra) Since 1998 he has

been part of Universidad Catolica de Guayaquil in the

screenwriting, film and production. In 2001 he produceD

and directed the Guayaquil part of the documentary

“Ecuador vs el resto del mundo”(Ecuador vs the rest of

the world) by Pablo Mogrovejo (digital video 54 minutes).

In 2003 he produced four video documentaries about

the the artist Enrique Tabarra for the museum of

anthropology and contemporary art in Guayaquil; and he

was invited to the screenwriting workshops of Gabriel

Garcia Marquez “Fiction in documentaries” and “How to

tell a story”. In 2004 he premier the documentary “Aqui

soy Jose” (screenplay and direction 68 minutes super 8

and digital) in the third festival of other films.

FOCUSING ON MIGRATION

FESTIVAL GUEST /FERNANDO MIELES

prometeodeportado.com

The only impression you have is that

you’re not a person, but a number in a

passport, and if your passport disappears,

you can disappear too.


Dr. Lillian Guerra, Professor of Cuban and Caribbean

History at the University of Florida. As a teacher,

Professo Guerra strives to forge ties of identification,

knowledge and connection among and between

Latino, Latin American and US peoples through

history. At Bates College (2000-2004) and Yale

University (2004-2010), she taught courses focused

on gender, transnational identities, and the dynamics

of imperialism and political violence in the forging

of Caribbean and Latin American nation-states from

the 18th through 20th Centuries. In addition to these

themes, Professor Guerra teaches courses at the

University of Florida on the comparative history of the

Caribbean, race and the legacies of slavery as well as

the Cuban Revolution, the Latin American Cold War and

the Jewish Diaspora of Latin America.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CUBAN & CARIBBEAN HISTORY

FESTIVAL SPEAKER /LILLIAN GUERRA

plaza.ufl.edu/lillian.guerra/

forging ties of identification,

knowledge and connection among

and between Latino, Latin American and US

peoples



EL BRINDIS /TO LIFE

even though life is

bittersweet, each

moment of it

is a priceless gift

DIR. SHAI AGOSINCHILE/MEXICO 2007100 MINUTESSPANISH W/ ENGLISH SUB-TITLESRATED NR

Synopsis/Summary: “El Brindis,” a 2007 film by Chilean filmmaker Shai

Agosin, tells the story of Emilia, a Mexican woman who travels to Chile to

meet her estranged father who is preparing for his late bar mitzvah. Things

get complicated when Emilia starts a forbidden romance with the local

rabbi.

Synopsis:

OCT. 6 @ 2:00 PMHarn Museum of Art Chandler AuditoriumSW 34th Street and Hull RoadGainesville, Florida

Introduction by Dr. Lillian Guerra

Sponsored by: •UF Center for Jewish Studies•Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile




What price would you pay for

paradise? And who would

you be willing to take

it from?

What price would you pay for

paradise? And who would you be

willing to take it from? The pristine

archipelago of Bocas del Toro,

Panama attracts retirees and

developers from the U.S. with its

crystal-clear waters and its island

culture. In PARAISO FOR SALE,

filmmaker Anayansi Prado returns

to her homeland to document the

effects this fast-growing migration

of Americans is having on the local

community.

This engaging and revealing

documentary tells the personal

stories of the people who call this

area home and would like to keep

it that way. From an American

couple who’ve invested not just in

their home but in their Panamanian

SYNOPSIS:

PARAÍSO EN VENTA / PARAISO FOR SALE

DIR. ANAYANSI PRADOPANAMA/USA 201175 MINUTESENGLISH/SPANISH W/ ENGLISH SUB-TITLESRATED NR

OCT.13 @ 2:00 PMHarn Museum of Art Chandler AuditoriumSW 34th Street and Hull RoadGainesville, Florida

Introduction by Dr. William T. Vickers

Sponsored by :•UF Center for African Studies•UF Center for Latin American

Studies • Impacto Films

community to a local businessman

turned political hopeful and an

indigenous leader fighting for his

land, the characters and stories in

PARAISO FOR SALE speak to the

larger global issue of communities,

new and old, under siege from

faceless corporations. PARAISO

FOR SALE explores issues of

modern day colonialism, residential

tourism, global gentrification and

reverse migration, by revealing that

immigration between Latin America

and the US is not just a one-way

street.

Anayansi Prado – Director/Producer

– is an award-winning documentary

filmmaker who has taught and

showcased her work throughout the

U.S., Latin America, Asia & Africa.

Anayansi was born in Panama and

moved to the United States as a

teenager. Her debut documentary

Maid in America about Latina

domestic workers in Los Angeles,

CA screened nationally on PBS

series.



PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT FIU

FESTIVAL SPEAKER /WILLIAM T. VICKERS

William T. Vickers is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Florida International University in Miami. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Florida in 1976. He first became interested in anthropology while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador in 1964-65, where he worked on rural community development projects in Cotopaxi

and Tungurahua Provinces. In 1972 he initiated a program of field research among the Siona and Secoya peoples of northeastern Ecuador and his relationship with these communities continues to the present. Dr. Vickers’ research focuses on the human ecology of native communities, land and civil rights, and frontier development. He is particularly interested in studying the relationships between people, nature, and culture and how these evolve through time. The research issues he has addressed include the use of forest and aquatic resources in Amazonia, ethnobotany, shifting cultivation, and the sustainability of hunting. He has also written extensively on frontier expansion and how it affects indigenous societies, including their social and political responses to national and regional development. In the 1980s Dr. Vickers served as a consultant to Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture on the demarcation of lands for Siona, Secoya, and Cofán communities in Sucumbíos Province. In 1995 the Catholic University of Quito invited him to serve as an international observer in Shuar border communities in

Morona-Santiago Province that were impacted by the Cenepa War between Ecuador and Peru.

Professor Vickers’ books include Los Sionas y Secoyas: Su Adaptación al Ambiente Amazónico, Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians (co-authored with Timothy Plowman) and Adaptive Responses of Native Amazonians (coedited with Raymond B. Hames). His articles have appeared in such journals as Science, American Ethnologist, Human Nature, Human Ecology, Interciencia, Law and Anthropology, Cultural Survival Quarterly, Studies in Third World Societies, Latin American Research Review, Latin American Anthropology Review, and Reviews in Anthropology. Professor Vickers has been a Fulbright Fellow in Ecuador, a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a Doherty Foundation Fellow. He has also been Visiting Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica, Quito, Ecuador. The State University System of Florida has presented Dr. Vickers with awards for excellence in teaching and excellence in research.


ARTIST & CERTIFIED SPANISH & ART TEACHER

FESTIVAL SPEAKER /MADELINE SAN MIGUEL-DE PAZ

Madeline San Miguel-de Paz is a native of Puerto Rico. She moved to Gainesville in 1980 to pursue her studies at the University of Florida. She holds a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in Printmaking and a minor in Art History. As an artist, she has participated in various art exhibitions and her works have been displayed in a variety of venues. Among these exhibitions are “The Impression of Sensibility” at Art at the Airport (November 26, 2001 - January 20, 2002), the “Alagarto Print Show” at the University of Florida (September 23- October 23, 2003), and the solo exhibit “Pensamientos” at the University of Florida Focus Gallery (June 4th 2003). In addition, Madeline took part in the international traveling show “Collaboration/ Kolaboracja/Sammarbeid” (February 24-March 5, 2004), where her works were displayed in Poland, Denmark and the US. Madeline is also a certified Spanish and Art teacher, and has worked in both capacities at the University of Florida, Millhopper Montessori School and Santa Fe High School.



A wonderful film with a

lot of heart.

ATLÉTICO SAN PANCHO /NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DREAM

A ragtag soccer team from a small Mexican village goes for the gold in this

uplifting family comedy. Grizzled janitor-turned-coach Don Pepe (Hector

Suarez) knows his team has what it takes to make it to the championships in

Mexico City and bring fame to San Francisco del Monte, but he faces an uphill

battle as he tries to mold the young rookies into supreme soccer players.

DIR. GUSTAVO LOZAMEXICO/200163 MINUTESSPANISH W/ ENGLISH SUB-TITLESRATED NR

OCT.7 @ 2:00 PMThe Local Chameleon14520 Main Street, Alachua, Florida 32615 (across from the Alachua’s Woman’s Club)

Introduction by Madeline San Miguel-de Paz

Sponsored by :•Altavista Films•Neighborhoods United for a

Better Alachua •Latina Women’s League

SYNOPSIS:


EVENTGUIDE


31 Alachua County Library Headquarters

401 E University Ave / Gainesville, FL 32601

Info: www.aclib.us / (352) 334.3941 / latinawomensleague.org

SEPT. 08 - OCT. 31

1EXHIBITION OF PERUVIAN FOLK ART



Alachua County - Library Headquarters

401 E University Ave / Gainesville, FL 32601Info: www.aclib.us / (352) 334-3941 or latinawomensleague.org / (352) 378-9787

WED, SEPT. 19 @ 10:30AMTHE DANCING TURTLE

A Folktale from Brazil by Pleasant De Spain

Presentation by LWL Members

WED, SEPT. 26 @ 10:30AMLA VACA SIN MANCHAS / THE COW WITHOUT SPOTS

by Breanna Dede, Alicia Frazer, Ashley Reedy and Sierra Nesbit

LA MARIPOSA / THE BUTTERFLY

by Emma Nolan, Ahmand Guenoun, Yuxin Zhang and Lulu Cao

Presentation by Ms. Maria Eugenia Zelaya and Eastside High School students

WED, OCT. 3 @ 10:30AMLAS DOS PRINCESAS / THE TWO PRINCESS

by Apara Agarwal, Christine Pu and Lucinda Peng

ERASE UNA VEZ DE BABOSA / ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A LITTLE SLUG

by Aubrey Hiebert, Joy Kuykendall and Madison Burger

Presentation by Ms. Maria Eugenia Zelaya and Eastside High School, students

WED, OCT. 10 @ 10:30AMBORREGUITA AND THE COYOTE

A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico. Retold by Verna Aardema.

Presentation by Ms. Liz Alza and Loften High School Professional Academies Magnet students

CUENTOS LATINO AMERICANOS / LATIN AMERICAN FOLK TALE SERIES


A NIGHT IN EL BARRIO

Bo Diddley Community Plaza

E University Ave & SE 1st St / Gainesville, FL 32601

FREE SALSA CONCERT

The Latino Film Festival partnership with the City of Gainesville Free Fridays Concert series to

bring to the Gainesville community an incredible Latin night with “el Maestro de la salsa” Gilberto

de Paz and TROPIX.

Info: http://www.gvlculturalaffairs.org/website/programs_events/plaza_series/plaza.html or

www.latinawomensleague.org

FRI, SEPT. 28 @ 7PM-10PM


MUSICAL PERFORMANCE / GILBERTO DE PAZ AND TROPIX

Tropix is a tropical fusion band based in Gainesville, Florida specializing in bringing latin flavor

to any event. Tropix has its roots in the Carribean island of Puerto Rico and performs music from

all over Latin America and Spain along with American standards and classics. Latin-music band

performing salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, boleros and more! Tropix is a tropical fusion band

based in Gainesville, Florida specializing in bringing latin flavor to any event. Tropix has its roots

in the Carribean island of Puerto Rico and performs music from all over Latin America and Spain

along with American standards and classics.

tropixonline.com


Downtown Gainesville

Over a dozen galleries in downtown will open their doors to art lovers to showcase their

latest exhibits and artist. Don’t miss this unique opportunity of highlight the visual arts of our

Gainesville artists’ artwork.

Info: [email protected]

ART WALK GAINESVILLE

FRI, SEPT 28 @ 7PM-10PM4


SEPT. 13 - OCT. 13

FESTIVAL POSTERS EXHIBITION

Harn Museum of Art - AuditoriumSW 34th Street and Hull Road / Gainesville, FL 32611

Finalist posters created by Graphic Design students from Santa Fe College.

Info: www.harn.ufl.edu or laitnawomensleague.org

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6CELEBRATION OF THE

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

The Gainesville Latino Film Festival is partnership with UF Hispanic Heritage Month Committee to bring cultural events to the community in Celebration of the Hispanic at the University of Florida.

The UF Hispanic Heritage Month.

Committee is organizing the following events:

OPENING CARNIVALSEPT. 17 @ 10AM - 1PM

University of Florida / Reitz Union - North Lawn

OPENING CEREMONY SEPT. 17 @ 6:30PM - 9:30PM

University of Florida / Reitz Union - Grand Ballroom

Info: [email protected]


71st Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at City of Alachua

The Gainesville Latino Film Festival is partnership with the Neighborhoods United for a Better

Alachua, Inc, in celebration of the Latino/ Hispanic Month. The Neighborhoods United for a

Better Alachua is organizing the 1st Annual Hispanic Heritage Month at City of Alachua

Info: 352.672.2122

GAINESVILLE LATINO FILM FESTIVAL GOES THE CITY OF ALACHUA



SEPT. 1 - OCT. 15

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Emiliano’s Café,

7 Southeast 1st Avenue

Gainesville, FL 32601

The exhibition is a multimedia show combining acrylic paints and silkscreen prints by talented

artists Jorge, Juan and José Ibañez.

The word Yoruba describes both a language and a tribe living across Nigeria and the Popular

Republic of Benin, in an area of forest and savannah. Their origins can be traced back to the end

of the first millennium like the civilization of Ife.

An Orisha (also spelled Orisa or Orixa) is a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of

Olodumare (God, also known as Olorun) in the Yoruba spiritual or religious system. This religion

has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in practices as varied asCandomble,

Lucumi/Santeria, and other practices throughout the Caribbean. Orisha communities and

lineages can be found in parts of Europe and Asia aswell. While estimates may vary, some

scholars believe that there could be more than 100 million adherents of this spiritual tradition

worldwide.

The Yoruba, imported as slaves into all the colonies of the Caribbean, brought with them their

traditions, music, art, foods and believes. The Orishas are today ambassadors, like last standing

Caribbean Yorubas, guardians of the rich African heritage that is a central part of the Caribbean

culture.

Info: www.emilianoscafe.com

ART EXHIBIT: ORISHAS: YORUBAS IN AMERICA


OCT. 13 @ 1:00 PM

GALLERY TALK

Harn Museum of ArtSW 34th Street and Hull Road

Gainesville, Florida

Join professor of Latin American art history Dr. Maya Stanfield-Mazzi in exploring the ways in which ancient American artists used both naturalism and abstraction to represent the world

around them.

Dr. Maya Stanfield-Mazzi attended Smith College for her B.A. and received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her fellowships include a National Resource

Fellowship to study Quechua and a Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship for study in Peru. She was a visiting professor at Tulane University before coming to the University

of Florida.

Dr. Stanfield-Mazzi specializes in art of the Pre-Columbian and colonial Andes, especially that of colonial Peru. She has published articles in Current Anthropology, Hispanic Research

Journal, Colonial Latin American Review, and Religion and the Arts. She is currently finishing a book on envisioning the Christian divine in the colonial Andes.

She co-curated with Susan Cooksey the exhibition currently at the Harn Museum of Art, entitled “Verdant Earth and Teeming Seas: The Natural World in Ancient American Art.”

Info: www.harn.ufl.edu/exhibitions

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The Gainesville Latino Film Festival is expanding its Teen Producers Project to bring guest film

directors directly to the classrooms.

Info: www.latinawomensleague.org

GLFF GOES TO THE

LOCAL CLASSROOMS!


VENUE ACCESSIBILITYGainesville Latino Film Festival works to make each of its venues physically accessible for all Festivalgoers. All

Festival venues are wheelchair accessible, it is important to request accessible seating for a particular screening at

least one day before the screening. As there are a limited number of available seats, waiting until walk-up or the day

of the screening does not guarantee an accessible seat will be available. These requests can be made by calling at

352.378.9787 or email us at [email protected]

SAMUEL P. HARN MUSEUM OF ARTSW 34th Street and Hull Road


(352) 392-9826

DRIVING DIRECTIONSFrom Interstate 75, take exit 384 and travel 1 mile east on State Road 24 (Archer Road). Turn north (left) on State

Road 121 (SW 34th Street). Travel 3/4 mile to the third traffic signal. Turn east (right) on Hull Road. The entrance to

the University of Florida Cultural Plaza is on the south (right) side of Hull Road.

From U.S. 441, travel 2 miles west on State Road 24 (Archer Road). Turn north (right) on State Road 121 (SW 34th

Street). Travel 3/4 mile to the third traffic signal. Turn east (right) on Hull Road. The entrance to the University of

Florida Cultural Plaza is on the south (right) side of Hull Road.

BUS ROUTESOff Campus: Use Regional Transit System (RTS) Routes 20, 21 or 34. See the RTS web site for detailed routes and

schedules.

UF Campus: During the Fall and Spring semesters, use the “Harn Park & Ride #1” (Lakeside) route. See the RTS

web site for detailed routes and schedules.

PARKINGReserved parking for museum visitors - excluding University holidays - is $4 per day (cash only), 8:45 a.m. - 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday. The reserved parking area is immediately east and north of the Harn Museum of

Art in the UF Cultural Plaza. Please see attendant in gated booth. Parking is free on weekends and state holidays.

Designated parking spaces are available for visitors with disabilities.

GETTING ARROUND /VENUES


BUS PARKINGBus parking available nearby the Cultural Plaza. Visit the parking kiosk for more information upon arrival.

31 ALACHUA COUNTY LIBRARY HEADQUARTERS401 East University Avenue


(352) 334-3900DRIVING DIRECTIONSFrom Interstate 75, take exit 384 and travel 3 miles east on State Road 24 (Archer Road). Turn left onto SW 13th St.

Turn right onto W University Ave. Destination will be on the right.

From U.S. 441, head southeast on 441. Turn right. Turn right toward US-441 S. Turn left onto US-441 S. Turn left onto

W University Ave. Destination will be on the right.

THE LOCAL CHAMELEON14520 Main Street

Alachua, FL 32615

(386) 266-9470

DRIVING DIRECTIONSFrom U.S. 441/University Ave., head north on US-441 N/NW 13th around 15 miles. Turn left onto NW 140th St/County

Rd 241 S (0.3 mi). Turn right onto NW 146 Ave (459 ft). Take the 1st left onto Bob Hitchcock’s Main St/Main St.

BO DIDDLEY COMMUNITY PLAZAThe beautiful Bo Diddley Community Plaza is located at 111 E. University Avenue on the corner of SE 1st Street and

E. University Avenue in the heart of Historic Gainesville. It is available for concerts, festivals, church gatherings and

more throughout the year; offering a covered stage as well as a picnic and park area. It was renamed in 2008, after the

death of a local treasure - legendary rock & roll singer, guitarist and songwriter, Bo Diddley.

DRIVING DIRECTIONSFrom Interstate 75, take exit 384 and travel 3 miles east on State Road 24 (Archer Road). Turn left onto SW 13th St.

Turn right onto W University Ave and travel around 1 mile. Destination will be on the right.


MATHESON MUSEUM513 E. University Avenue


Phone: (352) 378-2280

Email: [email protected]

www.mathesonmuseum.org/

DEVIL MILLHOPPER GEOLOGICAL STATE PARK4732 Millhoppper Road

Gainesville, Florida 32653

(352) 955-2008

www.floridastateparks.org/devilsmillhopper/

LAKE ALICE Lake Alice is a signature feature of the University of Florida campus. It is a proven sanctuary to alligators as well as

many birds. At dusk, a colony of bats that roost in a nearby bathouse emerges to cleanse the sky of much of the insect

life that the lake nourishes. A dusk outing to view the impressive cloud of bats leaving the house for their nocturnal

sorties is a popular local pastime.

virtualtour.ufl.edu/campus_sites/alice.htm

THE UF BAT-HOUSEThe UF Bat Barn and Bat House are located on the north side of Museum Road between Village Drive and Radio Road

across from Lake Alice. Parking is available in a lot just south of the bat houses near Radio Road. A sidewalk leads

from the parking lot to the observation area. A UF parking decal is required Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m.

Parking is free after 4:30 p.m. weekdays and all day on weekends.

www.flmnh.ufl.edu/bats/

PLACES TO VISIT /GAINESVILLE FAVORITES


THOMAS CENTER 302 Northeast 6th Avenue


(352) 334-5067

http://www.gvlculturalaffairs.org/website/facilities/thomas_center.html

PAYNES PRAIRIE PRESERVE STATE PARK100 Savannah Boulevard

Micanopy, Florida 32667

(352) 466-3397

http://www.floridastateparks.org/paynesprairie/

GAINESVILLE - HAWTHORNE TRAIL STATE PARK3400 SE 15 Street

Gainesville, Florida 32641

(352) 466-3397

http://www.floridastateparks.org/gainesville-hawthorne/

LA CHUA TRAILThe LaChua Trail is three miles round-trip from the North Rim of the Prairie to the observation tower. This trail

provides scenic views of wet-prairie and marsh habitat including Alachua Sink and Alachua Lake. Main access is 4801

Camp Ranch Road. LaChua Trail opens at 8:00 a.m. and is open 7 days a week. For safety and wildlife disturbance

reasons, the trail closes 1 hour before sunset. Alternate access is from Boulware Springs at 3500 SE 15th Street.

(Boulware Springs is also the starting point of the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State park). Foot traffic only! Pets are

not allowed on this trail.


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