Borderland Film Festival, Day 2

DAY 2 . Friday, Dec. 3rd

FILM FESTIVAL
http://www.borderland.missionartist.net/home.html



Silence and Voice Film Night:

Coyote/Hyena Studios
2390 Mission St. 3rd Floor, San Francisco

Door: 7pm Event: 7:30-10pm
$3 suggested donation



Features:

Animaquiladora: Animation shorts
Director: Alex Rivera Year: 1997
Time: 4min



Music: Francisco Herrera y el Coro Obrero (25min)



The Silent Cross
Director: Joaquin Alvarado
(director will be present) Year: 2004
Time: 90min

In this first feature film by local director Joauin Alvarado a chicano filmmaker learns first hand the perils migrants face crossing the U.S. Mexico border when he goes on assignment to invistige a recent rash of killings in the desert along the border. When he and his cinematographer join a group crossing the desert illegally, they must survive the harsh terrain and vigilante violence to document the truth. Director will be available to talk about the film.