“Bones of Contention” by Andrea Weiss sets out to search for the lost bones of Federico García Lorca and uncovers the buried and deliberately repressed history of Spain.
Spain is today one of the most progressive countries when it comes to homosexuality, and yet the nation still refuses to account comprehensively for its dark past before a court of law.
There are 120,000 victims of Franco’s regime buried in the unmarked mass graves that line the country roads of Spain, masked by miles and miles of pine trees. One of these victims is the world-renowned Spanish author Federico García Lorca, who was shot and killed by the fascists during the early days of the Spanish Civil War. The mystery that surrounds the exact location of his remains has made him a symbol for both the historical memory and Lgbtiq movements. For those seeking to remember and disclose the hidden stories...
Spain is today one of the most progressive countries when it comes to homosexuality, and yet the nation still refuses to account comprehensively for its dark past before a court of law.
There are 120,000 victims of Franco’s regime buried in the unmarked mass graves that line the country roads of Spain, masked by miles and miles of pine trees. One of these victims is the world-renowned Spanish author Federico García Lorca, who was shot and killed by the fascists during the early days of the Spanish Civil War. The mystery that surrounds the exact location of his remains has made him a symbol for both the historical memory and Lgbtiq movements. For those seeking to remember and disclose the hidden stories...
- 3/30/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Synopsis:
“In 1944 post-Civil War in Spain, rebels still fight in the mountains against the fascist troops. The young and imaginative Ofelia travels with her pregnant and sick mother Carmen Vidal to the country to meet and live with her stepfather, the sadistic and cruel Captain Vidal, in an old mill. During the night, Ofelia meets a fairy and together they go to a pit in the center of a maze where they meet … Continue reading →...
“In 1944 post-Civil War in Spain, rebels still fight in the mountains against the fascist troops. The young and imaginative Ofelia travels with her pregnant and sick mother Carmen Vidal to the country to meet and live with her stepfather, the sadistic and cruel Captain Vidal, in an old mill. During the night, Ofelia meets a fairy and together they go to a pit in the center of a maze where they meet … Continue reading →...
- 2/21/2013
- by Nigel Honeybone
- Horror News
The annual New Directors / New Films showcase organized by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center has selected as one of this year’s films Amer, the feature film debut by Montreal transgressive filmmaking duo Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani. The film will screen twice during the program:
April 2
9:15 p.m.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
April 3
2:00 p.m.
Museum of Modern Art
So far, 2010 is looking to be a huge year for Cattet and Forzani. Prior to Nd/Nf in April, Amer will screen in March at both the Boston Underground Film Festival and at SXSW. This is already after having a very successful 2009, where the film played at the Lausanne Underground Film Festival and has won awards at the Lund Fantastisk Film Festival, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Festival Nouveau Cinema de Montreal and more.
Amer is a tribute to the...
April 2
9:15 p.m.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
April 3
2:00 p.m.
Museum of Modern Art
So far, 2010 is looking to be a huge year for Cattet and Forzani. Prior to Nd/Nf in April, Amer will screen in March at both the Boston Underground Film Festival and at SXSW. This is already after having a very successful 2009, where the film played at the Lausanne Underground Film Festival and has won awards at the Lund Fantastisk Film Festival, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Festival Nouveau Cinema de Montreal and more.
Amer is a tribute to the...
- 2/28/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Thirteen students from nine colleges and universities were honored as winners in the 33rd annual Student Academy Awards competition. In Saturday's alternative category, Travis Hatfield and Samuel Day from Ball State University took the gold medal for Perspective. The silver medal was awarded to 6 A.M. by Carmen Vidal Balanzat of City College of New York. Other categories in the competition sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences included gold, silver and bronze medals.
- 6/13/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thirteen students from nine different colleges and universities have been named winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 33rd annual Student Academy Awards competition. The winners in the alternative category are City College of New York's Carmen Vidal Balanzat with 6 a.m. and Ball State University Indiana's Travis Hatfield and Samuel Day with Perspective. In the animation group are Ringling School of Art and Design's Meng Vue with The Dancing Thief, California Institute of the Arts' Chris Choy for The Possum and Brigham Young University's Thomas Leavitt for Turtles. The three honorees in the documentary category include University of California at Berkeley students Carrie Lozano for Reporter Zero and Xiaoli Zhou for The Women's Kingdom. The third honoree is Purdue University's Mak Hossain for Three Beauties.
- 5/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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