Fronteras Showcase
The San Diego Latino Film Festival is committed to assisting emerging filmmakers to find a platform to share their works with the public. It is our honor to screen these cinematic achievements produced by local filmmakers.
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Autobiografia Anonima
Ernesto Gonzalez / Fronteras Showcase / USA / 2014 / Drama / 25 mins
A dad separated from his daughter, and a young graffiti artist meet on a bus on its way to Los Angeles, in a ride that will change their lives forever.
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Busy Every Day
Bryan Myers & Ryan Kuratomi / Fronteras Showcase / USA / 2014 / Documentary / 3 mins
Santos, a native of Oaxaca, began a farmers’ market booth at Kobey’s Swap Meet in the Sports Arena, before he opened his own roadside shop in 2000. Naming the market and nursery after his mother, Margarita, he now sells bouquets of flowers cut fresh from Encinitas.
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The Cactus & the Pansy
Sergio Duarte / Fronteras Showcase / USA / 2014 / 6 mins
After living alone in an office, a potted cactus must share his space and attention when a beautiful pansy flower is introduced.
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Callejero
Ray Gallardo / Fronteras Showcase / 2014 / Drama / 101 mins
Javier ran away from the tiny border town of San Luis Rio Colorado when he was a teenager and raised himself in the streets of Tijuana, as an underground fighter for a cartel. Years later, Javier, now known in the ring as El Callejero, is faced with a dilemma: throw the next fight or face the consequences of a gambling debt owed to the cartel. When things go awry, he’s forced out of the fight game and Tijuana for good. Javier returns home lost and broken. With nowhere else to turn, he tries to build a new life by forging a relationship with his father, his own wayward teenage son, and his son’s mother; all of whom he abandoned a decade earlier.Callejero
AMC Fashion Valley 18
March 16, 2015 6:30 pm Buy Tickets
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Chaldean Voices
Peter Alkatib, Miguel-Angel Soria / Fronteras Showcase / United States / 2014 / Documentary / 82 mins
In light of the conflicts in the Middle East and drastic increase in hostility and persecution over the past 10-15 years, thousands of Chaldeans have fled Iraq and the Middle East seeking refuge in the United States. Over the past 30 years, they’ve arrived impoverished and traumatized; and today, over 40,000 Chaldeans reside in the City of El Cajon. This documentary chronicles the experiences of several Chaldean high school students as they assimilate to life in the United States, and exercise their right to become civically engaged with their community.Chaldean Voices
AMC Fashion Valley 18
March 16, 2015 6:15 pm Buy TicketsChaldean Voices
AMC Fashion Valley 18
March 21, 2015 11:00 am Buy Tickets
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Coronacion
Jesus Guerra Huerta / Fronteras Showcase / Mexico / 2013 / Documentary / 7 mins
Memin is one of the many residents that live at the edge of the “El Bordo” river in Tijuana. Along with the crew of the documentary, Memin will delve into the oppression and mistreatment of the river’s many residents by the authorities.
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Del Zacaz no me sacas
Yadira Gutierrez / Fronteras Showcase / Mexico / 2013 / Documentary / 10 mins
El Zacozonapan bar is a haven of tolerance and diversity that accepts any patron who walks through its doors with open arms. In operation for the past 40 years, it has become one of the most important social and cultural establishments in the Tijuana nightlife. Learn the story of “El Zacaz” through the eyes of Pancho, the owner, bartender and soul of the business.
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Frontera Filmakers
Fronteras Showcase
The San Diego-Tijuana region is abundant with talent and creativity that provides the festival thought-provoking and entertaining films year after year. 2015 is no exception. From a young female boxer in National City to a vagabond struggling to survive along the edge of Tijuana River, these films are sure to reignite your love and appreciation for this region and its people.In This Program: Autobiografia Anonima, Busy Every Day, The Cactus & the Pansy, Coronacion, Del Zacaz no me sacas, Jessica Fights Back, A New Way, Scott, Uk Balaam, Memin: Cronica de un boxeador
Frontera Filmakers
AMC Fashion Valley 18
March 16, 2015 5:40 pm Buy Tickets
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Jessica Fights Back
Adriana Bush / Fronteras Showcase / USA / 2014 / Documentary / 8 mins
A 17-year-old female amateur boxer must fight through challenges inside and outside of the ring.
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Memin: Cronica de un boxeador
Rodrigo Alvarez Flores / Fronteras Showcase / Mexico / 2014 / Documentary / 17 mins
Memin: Portrait of a Boxer explores the past, present, and future of a 23-year-old professional boxer, Carlos Carlson, who believes that the key to victory in a match is having the spirit and mentality of a champion. Once a juvenile delinquent, now a devoted sportsman, Carlos narrates his struggles in the battle ring and life.
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