PROGRAM 2016
SEP 14, 15 I VILLAGE EAST CINEMA I 181 2nd Ave., New York, NY
SEP 16-18 I SYNDICATED BAR THEATER KITCHEN I 40 Bogart St., Brooklyn, NY
SEPTEMBER 14 | VILLAGE EAST CINEMA 5:00 PM (Cocktail) 8:00 PM (Movie) Ticket Price: $20 Single Ticket (Includes opening cocktail film starts 7:00 PM) Nar. | 120 min. | 2015 Directed by: Diego Risquez Cast: Jesús "Chino" Miranda, Samantha Castillo, Carlos Cruz, Héctor Manrique, Greisy Mena, Vicente Peña, Sheila Monterola Felipe Pirela, known as The Americas´ most romantic “bolero” singer, reviews his life and career... In competition | En competencia
SEPTEMBER 15 | VILLAGE EAST CINEMA 5:00 PM Ticket Price: $10 Single Ticket Doc. | 50 min. | 2016 Directed by: Irene Sosa Vertical Slum, a 50-minute video documentary, explores how architecture reflects ideology. It uses the Confinanzas Tower, also known as the Torre David, in Caracas, Venezuela as a case study of the huge social, economic and political changes of the past three decades of Venezuelan history... In competition | En competencia
SEPTEMBER 15 | VILLAGE EAST CINEMA 6:45 PM Ticket Price: $10 Single Ticket Doc. | 92 min. | 2016 Directed by: William Padrón Cast: Héctor Castillo, Sebastián Araujo Two decades ago, Venezuela's power trio Dermis Tatú released their only album, "La violó, la mató y la picó" ("Raped her, killed her and cut her")... In competition | En competencia
SEPTEMBER 15 | VILLAGE EAST CINEMA 9:00 PM Ticket Price: $10 Single Ticket Nar. | 95 min. | 2016 Directed by: Francisco Javier Mujica Cast: Ernesto Ceballos, Martha Tarazona, Thomas Piedra y Carlos Antonio León. In the Caracas of the mid 80’s, in a society on its way to decomposition, the criminal gang called “The 8-6” emerges. Their search for easy money turns them into a delinquent structure that dominated the area of Cotiza and its surroundings. In competition | En competencia
SEPTEMBER 16 | SYNDICATED BAR THEATER KITCHEN 5:00 PM Ticket Price: $10 Single Ticket NEW VENEZUELAN PERSPECTIVES 1 Nar. | 17 min. | 2015 Directed by: Vadim Lasca Cast: Nina Rancel, Slavko Sorman Fabricio, a Chavista young man, is stuck at home during the rioting occurred in Venezuela on 2014. Alejandra, his former girlfriend who sides with the opposition and participates in the riots, is pursued by the National Guard, and arrives, unknowingly, to Fabricio’s house...
SEPTEMBER 16 | SYNDICATED BAR THEATER KITCHEN 5:00 PM Ticket Price: $10 Single Ticket NEW VENEZUELAN PERSPECTIVES 1 Nar. | 14 min. | 2014 Directed by: Javier Melero De Luca Cast: Arturo Leu, Alexander Hung, Carla Müller Chinese Silence tells the story of a young Chinese man with a pathological inability to communicate, to whom fate will place in an extreme situation: speaking or losing his life.
SEPTEMBER 16 | SYNDICATED BAR THEATER KITCHEN 5:00 PM Ticket Price: $10 Single Ticket NEW VENEZUELAN PERSPECTIVES 1 Nar. | 12 min. | 2016 Directed by: Bhima Gándica & Inti Torres Cast: Raúl José Navarro, Luis Rada, Samantha Castillo, Gonzalo Cubero Pablo and Luis found a body buried in the beach while they were escaping from school. Their mother, Rosa, resolves to go with the town's only authority, Prefect Ledezma...
SEPTEMBER 16 | SYNDICATED BAR THEATER KITCHEN 5:00 PM Ticket Price: $10 Single Ticket NEW VENEZUELAN PERSPECTIVES 1 Nar. | 11 min. | 2015 Directed by: Mario Paccini Cast: Diógenes Matute A ninety-year-old man returns to his home with all the ingredients to bake a quesillo (traditional Venezuelan custard dessert), for this he uses his wife’s recipe. She passed away a few years ago. Alone, he stays home. Reminiscing in every room as if she were still alive.