Hispanicize 2012

 Auditorium 16 - Magic City(Blu) + The Cable(DVD) + Knight to D7(Blu) + Most Wanted (Blu) = 92 minutesStart 7:00pm Q&A1 7:55 Shorts: 8:15pm End: 8:52pm

Magic City presented by Starz

Miami Beach, New Year’s Eve, 1959. Castro’s rebels seize Havana, while the Kennedys, the mob and the CIA all hold court at the luxurious Miramar Playa Hotel. This is Ike Evans’ place, and he used mob boss Ben “The Butcher” Diamond to finance it. With diving clowns by day, and escorts at night, nothing’s what it seems in the STARZ Original Series Magic City. Cast: Jeffery Dean Morgan, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Yul Vazquez.

The Cable

Directed by Jesse Quiñones, Producer: Ann Marie Goodwin

A gripping documentary about two children in Colombia who must use a cable, which is connected to two mountains, as their only means of travelling to and from the outside world.

Knight to D7:

Director: Nathan Scoggins, Executive Producer: Hugo Perez

From the award-winning creators of GRANDE DRIP comes a compelling short film about friendship, sacrifice, and the importance of significance over existence.

Most Wanted

Producer/Director: Dallas King

Set in the future, an FBI agent must ”jump” across space to capture the creator of a controversial drug that’s taking over the world.

Cast: Michael King, Venus Leone, Yoshua Sudarso, Cris D’Annunzio

Auditorium 18 - Hollywood Whores (Blu) + Lilia (Blu) = 122 minutes Start Short: 6:45pm Start Feature: 7:03pm Q&A 8:47pm End 9:17pm

Hollywood Whores
Writer-Director:  Adam Schlachter, Producers:  Adam Schlachter, Van Kassabian
Struggling artists in Los Angeles, from studio executive to homeless actor, compromise their identities, integrities, and souls in search of their dreams, ideals, and passions….  Funny, realistic, and heartfelt.  Cast:  Henrik Larsson, Yeniffer Behrens, Anup Sugunan, Carla Tassara, Michael Gavino, Viviana Vigil, and Joey Medina.

Lilia

Director: Sam Lerma

‘Lilia’ is a story about a man’s struggle to keep his family together, after losing his job. Cast: Alfredo Lomeli , Aisa Palomares, Lauren Montemayor (Lilia)

 Auditorium 14 - Miracle of Spanish Harlem(HD) + History of Spaceflight(HD)  = 106 minutesStart Short: 7:10pm Start Feature: 7:27pm Q&A: 8:56pm End 9:07pm

Miracle of Spanish Harlem 

Directed by Derek Velez Partridge Screenplay by Carlos Bermudez
Kate Del Castillo (Eva) gives (Tito) Luis Antonio Ramos a second chance at love but he must first overcome a lie and find redemption. This is an emotional drama about a man that tries to make his own miracle, only to find a real one.(Florida Premiere)   Cast: Tony Plana, Andre Royo, Fatima Ptacek, Adrian Martinez, Priscilla Lopez, Geraldo Rivera

History of Spaceflight

Director: Chris Caraballo, Producer: Chris Caraballo, Lea Dizon, Douglas Jessup

When their parents leave them home alone for the afternoon, the Beasley children devise a scheme to sneak up into the attic to uncover their Christmas presents early.   It’s one small step for them, but one giant leap for children everywhere. Cast: Christian Kramme, Cole Jensen, Rachel & Amanda Pace

Auditorium 15 - Girl in Progress (DCP) = 110 minutesStart Feature 6:55pm End Q&A/Discussion 8:45pm End 9:15pm

Director: Patricia Riggen

As single mom Grace juggles work, bills, and her affair with a married doctor, her daughter, Ansiedad, plots a shortcut to adulthood after finding inspiration in the coming-of-age stories she’s reading for school. Cast: Eva Mendes, Cierra Rodriguez, Patricia Arquette, Matthew Modine  (Advance Sneak Peek Screening of 2nd episode)