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Apr. 12: New Children/New York at the Ninth Annual Havana Film Festival New York, New York, NY

The New Children/New York Film Project is proud to announce that it will showcase new films by its youth and professional filmmakers during the prestigious Immigrant Heritage Week. Immigrant Heritage Week is a citywide celebration that honors the experiences and contributions of immigrants in NYC. Established by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2004 and coordinated by the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, Immigrant Heritage Week is a rich collection of free or low-cost programs that build cross-cultural understanding between diverse New Yorkers.

On SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008, from 1:00-3:00PM at QUAD CINEMAS (34 W. 13th St., Manhattan), the Ninth Annual Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) will include a program devoted to films by New Children/New York filmmakers. Eight of these films have been made by young Latino filmmakers and represent their individual experiences, interests, points of view and concerns. The youth-made films are:

* Desconocido ("Unknown"), by Fausto Chadán, Ecuador, 22 years old (in Spanish w/ subtitles)
* My Movie, by Kelvin Lara, Dominican Republic, 15
* Through My Eyes, by Bryan López, Puerto Rico, 16
* Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game, by Jeremy López, Puerto Rico, 13
* Fitting In, by Joshua Carrero, Aruba/Puerto Rico, 13
* Aerosol, by Desiree Camacho, Dominican Republic, 16
* Wrong Way, Michael Vásquez, Colombia, 17
* The Life of Dasha, by Robert Moore, Puerto Rico, 16, and Sam Rosario, Puerto Rico, 15

The HFFNY's New Children/New York program will conclude with the premiere screening of a special advanced 20-min. cut of the feature documentary, directed by Gisela Sanders Alcántara (Mexico) and produced by Lauren Mucciolo (Italy/Argentina) with Cristina Garza, Ariana Martohardjono and Patricia Torres.

A Q&A with the youth and professional filmmakers will follow the screenings. Tickets to the program are $10.50 or $7.50 for seniors and children. See www.hffny.com for more information.

Starts04/12/2008
Ends04/12/2008
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Posted on March 21, 2008 in Film / Screening by azubkovs