by the El Reportero’s staff
Pachamam, a film about the Quecha people in Peru.
Marco Literario Dariano’s Todos por Nicaragua invites you to a book presentation of Nicaragua and its churches, authored by Luis Humberto Flores. It will present poetry declamation and folkloric dance from Nicaragua. The event will be held on June 27, 2009, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the San Francisco Public Library Main, at the Koret Auditorium, 30 Grove Street, San Francisco, California. No cover charge. FREE!
The movie the media does not want you to see
“We the People are taking the media back.”
Broadcast Blues blows the whistle on today’s media madness, from the rise of Rush Limbaugh to the court ruling that news does not have to be true. This documentary is everything TV and Radio owners do not want you to know, so Common Cause and the Media Alliance are making sure you get a chance to see it, and find out what you can do about it.
Public Interest Pictures’ Broadcast Blues features Danny Glover, Naomi Judd, Phil Donahue, Helen Thomas, Amy Goodman and many others. But it’s stories of real people who have been damaged and even killed by reckless broadcasters that steal the show. Directed by Emmy winner Sue Wilson.
This special screening of Broadcast Blues will be held 4 PM Sunday, June 28, at San Francisco’s Victoria Theater, 2961 16th Street, at the 16th St BART station. Tickets are $12 at the box office, or $10 in advance at www.commoncause.org/broadcastblues.
Pachamama, a film about the Quecha people in Bolivia
On Bolivia’s inland salt sea (the Salar de Uyuni), 13-year-old Kunturi and 1his family cut bricks of salt by hand, which they use to barter for goods. The Quecha people have lived and worked close to the land for centuries (the term Pachamama means Mother Earth).
It’s not an easy life, but still rich with friends and family. When Kunturi’s grandmother falls ill, his father decides to take his son on the almost four-month journey along the salt trail (the Ruta de la Sal).
Their first stop is the Potosi mine to find a friend’s long-absent father. As tragedy and joy commingle, Kunturi is forced to confront the complexities of adult life, including death, suffering and, most sweetly and powerfully of all, first love.
Their first stop is the Potosi mine to find a friend’s long-absent father. As tragedy and joy commingle, Kunturi is forced to confront the complexities of adult life, including death, suffering and, most sweetly and powerfully of all, first.
The Tiburon Film Society will present this film at the Bay Model located at 2100 Bridgeway in Sausalito on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 @ 6 PM. For info call (415) 332.3871.
