Schedule:

1 Pm: Shorts Program #1: Atrapado
Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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3:30pm: El Signo Vacio (The Empty Sign)

Mixing A Hundred Years Of Found Footage – Tourism, Agricultural And Propaganda Films – With Contemporary Portraits Of Artists And Activists This Film Is A Journey Through The Complex Layers Of The United States’ Occupation Of Puerto Rico. Using An Experimental And Ethnographic Approach The Film Reveals How Carefully Crafted American Fictions Of “Democracy” And “Debt” Obscure A Capitalist And Military Domination.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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5:30 Pm: El Eco

In The Remote Mexican Village Of El Eco, Life Is Rich In Privation, Work And Children. Here, Granddaughters Movingly Take Care Of Grandmothers Until They Die.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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8 Pm: La Sombra Del Sol (The Shadow Of The Sun)

Leo (Carlos Manuel Gonzalez) Is A Blue Collar Worker With A Musical Past Living In The Remote City Of Acarigua, Nestled In The Venezuelan Inland Empire. Haunted By Financial Debt And Problems At Home, He Does Anything To Stay Afloat. One Day, His Younger Brother Alex (Anyelo Lopez) Who Has Been Deaf Since Birth, Offers Him A Solution: To Participate In A Musical Contest In The Capital, Caracas, Performing A Song That He Has Written Himself Because The First Prize May Solve All His Economic Problems. Forced By Circumstance, Leo Must Take A Leap Of Faith, Unearth His Dormant Musical Talent And Do The Impossible To Change His And His Brother's Future By Joining Their Voices In An Unforgettable Journey.

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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12 Pm: Shorts Program #2: El Sueño Americano

Location: Museum Of Fine Arts

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12:30 Pm: Shorts Program #3: En Busca De Mi Identidad

Location: Emerson Paramount Theatre

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