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In September 2003 Un Mundo presented
the second "Cinema Campesino Film Festival" in the village
of El Pital. The festival used a Latin American film and dialogue
to demonstrate the life of the Latin American.
An estimated 300 people attended
the festival under the stars that night. Sales of food and drink
by local villagers were part of the fundraising activities and proceeds
from the festival went to local educational institutions.
The festival provided a forum
for public dialog about local problems and social issues, and two
documentaries were made from the events; one dealing with the monopolistic
grip of the North American film industry in Latin American film
distribution, and another with how conceptions of nature in the
area are culturally constructed.
The movies shown were, a documentary
shot during the first film festival and “La
Cuidad” this last film deals with the difficult live
illegal immigrants could have in the United States. The film is
segmented in 4 twenty minute stories with Latin Americans in a nameless
role. It is clear that it could be anybody. |