Showing posts with label Tribeca Film Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tribeca Film Festival. Show all posts
Monday, April 30, 2012
Daily Headlines: April 30, 2012
* Dominican Republic: Will the May 20th presidential election be decided by the over 220,000 registered Dominican voters living in the U.S.?
* Cuba: "Una Noche" actors Javier Nuñez Florian and Anailin de la Rua de la Torre reappeared publicly on Friday and told the press in Miami that they would seek political asylum in the U.S.
* Venezuela: The state-run oil companies of Venezuela and China are linking in order to build an oil refinery in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
* Argentina: According to Google, Argentina’s main antitrust agency has opened an investigation into “certain business practices” by the tech giant.
Video Source – YouTube via DaniloMedinaPLD (Official campaign ad for presidential candidate and poll frontrunner Danilo Medina.)
Online Sources- Huffington Post, The Latin Americanist, Bloomberg, BBC News, MSNBC
Friday, April 27, 2012
Nuestro Cine: It Happened "Una Noche"
A few days ago we looked at “Searching for Sugar Man” a documentary that will be screened this weekend as part of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. We briefly mentioned how plenty of media attention had been paid to the disappearance and possible defection of two Cuban actors who starred in another film featured at Tribeca: “Una Noche” (“One Night”).
The whereabouts of Javier Nuñez Florian and Anailin de la Rua de la Torre continue to be unknown after they were reportedly last seen at Miami International Airport on April 18th.
Despite the absence of two of the film’s protagonists, “Una Noche” received one of the film festival’s top prizes this week when best actor awards where given to Nuñez Florian and co-star Dariel Arrechada.
Arrechada, who was present at the premiere and the awards ceremony, was seemingly disappointed that he couldn't share the honors with his co-stars:
The whereabouts of Javier Nuñez Florian and Anailin de la Rua de la Torre continue to be unknown after they were reportedly last seen at Miami International Airport on April 18th.
Despite the absence of two of the film’s protagonists, “Una Noche” received one of the film festival’s top prizes this week when best actor awards where given to Nuñez Florian and co-star Dariel Arrechada.
Arrechada, who was present at the premiere and the awards ceremony, was seemingly disappointed that he couldn't share the honors with his co-stars:
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
De Musica Ligera: Sugar Man of Steel
This year’s version of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York started one week ago today and will end this Sunday. One of the most focused upon news stories of the event has been the disappearance (and possible defection) of two Cuban actors who starred in a “One Night,” a film featured in Tribeca about Cuban migrants journeying to the U.S.
Among the films in Tribeca focusing on Latinos and Latin America is “Searching for Sugar Man” a documentary on the Mexican-American folk singer simply known as Rodriguez.
Rodriguez may not be a household name in the country of his birth, yet his soulful and politically-conscious music of the 1970s made an impact in numerous nations thousands of miles away. One of these countries was South Africa where his songs resonated with a younger generation opposed to Apartheid and the government’s authoritarianism.
Though Rodriguez was a superstar in South Africa he was unaware that he gained such a status. Thus, an urban legend grew amongst his fans in that country where it as rumored that he committed suicide by going onstage and either lighting himself on fire or shooting himself in the head.
“Searching for Sugar Man” follows two of his South African fans determined to find out the true fate of their musical hero. This brief clip from the documentary provides a glimpse at how Rodriguez’ music taught thousands of South Africans that it was “okay to protest against society”:
“Searching for Sugar Man” will be screened this Friday night at the Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 7 in New York City.
The film is planned for release in New York and Los Angeles on July 27, with more cities to follow.
(Hat tip: Brooklyn Vegan, which also reveals if the urban legend on Rodriguez’ death is true or not).
Video Source – YouTube via MovieclipsCOMINGSOON
Online Sources – Official websites for the Tribeca Film Festival and “Searching for Sugar Man”, Brooklyn Vegan
Among the films in Tribeca focusing on Latinos and Latin America is “Searching for Sugar Man” a documentary on the Mexican-American folk singer simply known as Rodriguez.
Rodriguez may not be a household name in the country of his birth, yet his soulful and politically-conscious music of the 1970s made an impact in numerous nations thousands of miles away. One of these countries was South Africa where his songs resonated with a younger generation opposed to Apartheid and the government’s authoritarianism.
Though Rodriguez was a superstar in South Africa he was unaware that he gained such a status. Thus, an urban legend grew amongst his fans in that country where it as rumored that he committed suicide by going onstage and either lighting himself on fire or shooting himself in the head.
“Searching for Sugar Man” follows two of his South African fans determined to find out the true fate of their musical hero. This brief clip from the documentary provides a glimpse at how Rodriguez’ music taught thousands of South Africans that it was “okay to protest against society”:
“Searching for Sugar Man” will be screened this Friday night at the Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 7 in New York City.
The film is planned for release in New York and Los Angeles on July 27, with more cities to follow.
(Hat tip: Brooklyn Vegan, which also reveals if the urban legend on Rodriguez’ death is true or not).
Video Source – YouTube via MovieclipsCOMINGSOON
Online Sources – Official websites for the Tribeca Film Festival and “Searching for Sugar Man”, Brooklyn Vegan
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