2008 Hispanic Film Festival Begins September 19th

In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the 2008 Hispanic Film Festival will be presented on four consecutive Friday evenings beginning September 19th. 

The films will be shown at the Hanover Community Health & Education (Wellness) Center, 400 York Street.  Doors open at 7 p.m., and the movie begins at 7:30 p.m.

Child care for younger children will be available, and movies for children will be provided.  Admission is free, and is available on a “first come – first served” basis, as seating allows.   Light refreshments will also be provided.

“Under the Same Moon”
Sept. 19
Rating:  PG-13 
In this tale illuminating the plight of undocumented immigrants, the film is about a woman working illegally in the United States to provide a better life for her son, who remains at home in Mexico.  Longing for his mother, the son stows away on a van which is headed for the border.  An already treacherous journey becomes even moreso when the son is separated from his smugglers.

“Like Water for Chocolate”
Sept. 26
Rating:  R

This magical romance from director Alfonso Arau was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and a Golden Globe. The passionate Tita is in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him.  When Pedro instead marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking – and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares.                                                                     

“The Waiting List”
Oct. 3
Not Rated
This charming Cuban comedy from director Juan Carlos Tabio follows an eccentric group waiting for a bus at a run-down, isolated terminal.  When the bus they’re expecting fails to show, leaving the travelers completely stranded, tempers flare at first.  Rallying together to help the terminal manager repair the only available bus, the group decides to settle in for the night and ends up transforming the decrepit terminal into a truly magical place.
                                                                                                                       

“LaSierra”
October 12
Not Rated
Colombia-based journalists Scott Dalton and Margarita Martinez introduce us to a nation at civil war by hitting the streets of Medellin, a dangerous city ruled by a fierce paramilitary gang.  By focusing on three vastly different personalities – a gang leader, a widowed teenage mother, and a drug-using thug – the filmmakers draw us into their world and capture startling moments of truth and sorrow.

For more information, or for volunteer opportunities at the Hispanic Film Festival, please contact Carol Vidal, at:  717-646-6828, or vidalca@hanoverhospital.org.