by the El Reportero’s staff
Ozomatli (PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN LANTRY)The longest-running film festival on issues surrounding immigration, the San Francisco International Immigrant Film Festival, SFImFF, will offer two free screenings for the student community of the City College of San Francisco (CA), Ocean Campus, on Dec. 6 and 7.
These two movie marathons will be showcasing ten films from different countries trough a non-competitive event and will be possible for the effort of SFImFF and the organization Students Advocating for Equity, S.A.F.E. Donations will be taken at the door and will benefit a SFImFF Scholarship for a CCSF immigrant student.
There are works in Narrative, and Documentary Shorts, as: Migrar o Morir/Paying the Price: Migrant Workers in the Toxic Fields of Sinaloa, 35’, Alex Halkin. Mexico; Ngutu, 4’, Felipe del Olmo & Daniel Valledor, Spain ; The Second Generation Filipino in US, 7’,54”, Charina Nadura, USA; Mexican Cuisine, 5’, Fran Guijarro, Mexico/Spain/USA; Felix: Self-fictions of a smuggler. (Félix: Autoficciones de un traficante), Adriana Trujillo, 1 hr 15’, Mexico; Every time I remember, I forget (Cada vez que me acuerdo, me olvido), 14’, Laura González, Uruguay; Undocumented Lives, 10’, 34”, Connie Nam, USA; Mimoune, 11’,Gonzalo Ballester, Spain; Taught to Hate, 27’, James García Sotomayor, USA/Ecuador; and Three Sad Tigers, 11’, David Muñoz, Spain/United Kingdom.
This is a volunteer-run festival founded three years ago by Romulo Hernandez. It is exclusively focused on issues surrounding immigration. Throughout the year, SFImFF offer free screenings of films/videos at different venues related to immigrant communities to promote a greater understanding of the human condition. If you would like to get involved please check out the website http://www.sfimmigrantfilmfestival.com/ or e-mail at sfimfilmfestival@gmail.com.
Ozomatli in SF for a two-day concert at the FillmoreOver the past seventeen years, celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli have sung about everything from immigration protests and gang violence to Hurricane Katrina. But with their new project, OzoKidz, the band has immersed themselves in a whole new world of storytelling, one with a very different list of priorities: photosynthesis, spelling, balloons, germs, skateboards, and of course, a runaway moose…
Three presentations at the Fillmore in San Francisco: On Dec. 7 and 8 at 9 p.m. And the Ozo Kidz show start at 3 p.m.
Juried exhibition of works by Northern California artists
Southern Exposure announces two concurrent exhibitions, Point of No Return, Southern Exposure’s Entry-Fee Free Juried Exhibition, and Snapshot, a project by Southern Exposure’s Youth Advisory Board. Both exhibitions will be on view at Southern Exposure’s Mission District Space from December 7 – 20, 2012.
On Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, 7 – 9 p.m. Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 12 – 6 p.m. At 1805 Geary Boulevard 94115 San Francisco.
Latin Rock Inc Annual Holiday Party featuring Santana Members Past & Present
Alex Ligertwood, Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Walfredo de los Reyes Jr., Eamonn Flynn, Ken Harrill, & Myron Dove.
On Saturday Dec. 8, 2012, at 8 p.m. At Club Fox, 2209 Broadway Street, Redwood City. Cover $18 adv / $22 Door.
For more info visit http://www.clubfoxrwc.com/event/187007.
($2 off if you bring a can of food, a toy or piece of clothing in support of “Carmen’s Closet” in honor of Carmen Flores serving the Oakland Community).
