Join us for August’s FREE Brown CINEMA Café lounge event featuring selections from the America Now! Film Programme which premiered at the Tampere Film Festival (Finland).
America Now! examines questions on the current face of America and the response of citizens, artists, and filmmakers while mobilizing a responsive dialogue through original and innovative works by today’s cutting edge independent media makers.
Films to be Screened:
Borderland
by Valerie Schenkman Sanjines
Joel (26), an up and coming Latino immigration officer, moves to a small Hispanic town to pursue his career. After the first day of training, Joel realizes that his job is in direct conflict with his personal identity. Joel must decide how to serve his country while honoring his culture.
The Lovers
by Johnny Vong
While on vacation in Los Angeles, the lives of a young Canadian couple are torn apart by an unspeakable act of violence.
Postera
An award winning film by Zak Cederholm and The Poet Azeem
With a foundation of raw emotional truth, and visual art, balanced on the thin line between fact and fiction, POSTERA is a poetic mosaic of past, present, and future, crafting a journey into the mystic mind of 'The Misfit King,' The Poet Azeem.
More Info: http://www.intermediaarts.org/brown-cinema-cafe
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