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NYILFF SHOWCASEMETEORO (Meteor)PUERTO RICO: A REBIRTH IN CINEMA Over the course of the past two years, Puerto Rico has emerged as a powerful force in international cinema. By providing attractive tax incentives and a strong film commission, Puerto Rico has demonstrated its dedication to supporting quality filmmaking. It should come as no surprise, then, that there's a new wave of filmmakers from P.R. ready to show the world what it’s got. This year, we're proud to present three New York Premieres from La Isla de Boriquen: Puerto Rico.
SCHEDULE
Friday, July 27 | 5:00 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis In 1960’s Brazil a construction crew is hard at work building a highway deep in the heart of the desert. A military coup in the capitol leaves the men abandoned, literally in the middle of nowhere. But with a good stock of provisions and frequent visits from the local prostitutes, the men are fine. Soon Juliao, an indigenous Indian arrives. He teaches them his culture’s worship of the meteorites. The workers come to believe that fate has abandoned them in a deeply spiritual place and thus the community of Meteoro is born, a place of good humor, gentle anarchy and free love. Before long, they no longer wish to be governed and forget of returning home. Until one day, the government reappears and ascribes dark political motives to the men’s makeshift paradise. Additional Screening: Thursday, July 26 METEORO (Meteor)PUERTO RICO: A REBIRTH IN CINEMA Over the course of the past two years, Puerto Rico has emerged as a powerful force in international cinema. By providing attractive tax incentives and a strong film commission, Puerto Rico has demonstrated its dedication to supporting quality filmmaking. It should come as no surprise, then, that there's a new wave of filmmakers from P.R. ready to show the world what it’s got. This year, we're proud to present three New York Premieres from La Isla de Boriquen: Puerto Rico.
SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 26 | 8:15 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis In 1960’s Brazil a construction crew is hard at work building a highway deep in the heart of the desert. A military coup in the capitol leaves the men abandoned, literally in the middle of nowhere. But with a good stock of provisions and frequent visits from the local prostitutes, the men are fine. Soon Juliao, an indigenous Indian arrives. He teaches them his culture’s worship of the meteorites. The workers come to believe that fate has abandoned them in a deeply spiritual place and thus the community of Meteoro is born, a place of good humor, gentle anarchy and free love. Before long, they no longer wish to be governed and forget of returning home. Until one day, the government reappears and ascribes dark political motives to the men’s makeshift paradise. Additional Screening: Friday, July 27 ENTREMEDIO (A Place Within)PUERTO RICO: A REBIRTH IN CINEMA Over the course of the past two years, Puerto Rico has emerged as a powerful force in international cinema. By providing attractive tax incentives and a strong film commission, Puerto Rico has demonstrated its dedication to supporting quality filmmaking. It should come as no surprise, then, that there's a new wave of filmmakers from P.R. ready to show the world what it’s got. This year, we're proud to present three New York Premieres from La Isla de Boriquen: Puerto Rico.
SCHEDULE
Sunday, July 29 | 6:00 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis Noah, an investigative reporter for his town’s newspaper, realizes that he has fallen in love with Yin, a young woman he has known for years. Ready at last to declare his love for her, he arranges a romantic dinner. But events separate them. The next day, Noah discovers that Yin has vanished. Her telephone is disconnected, strangers occupy her house, and there is no record of her ever having worked at her job. Investigating her disappearance, an even greater mystery arises: does Yin even exist? EL CLOWNPUERTO RICO: A REBIRTH IN CINEMA Over the course of the past two years, Puerto Rico has emerged as a powerful force in international cinema. By providing attractive tax incentives and a strong film commission, Puerto Rico has demonstrated its dedication to supporting quality filmmaking. It should come as no surprise, then, that there's a new wave of filmmakers from P.R. ready to show the world what it’s got. This year, we're proud to present three New York Premieres from La Isla de Boriquen: Puerto Rico.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 28 | 1:00 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis Xavier del Monte is a small-town circus clown whose talent and ambition take him to the big city. There, an ad agency selects him as the Hot Dog Clown, the media character of a fast-food campaign that appeals to children and mothers. Success changes his life. He moves into an uptown apartment, buys a new car, enjoys shopping and falls in love. But his employers forbid him from exposing his real self to the public. At the top of his success, Xavier feels empty and, indeed, becomes the clown laughing on the outside and crying on the inside. Now he will have to opt between affluence and happiness. ADDITIONAL SCREENING: Friday, July 27 EL CLOWNPUERTO RICO: A REBIRTH IN CINEMA Over the course of the past two years, Puerto Rico has emerged as a powerful force in international cinema. By providing attractive tax incentives and a strong film commission, Puerto Rico has demonstrated its dedication to supporting quality filmmaking. It should come as no surprise, then, that there's a new wave of filmmakers from P.R. ready to show the world what it’s got. This year, we're proud to present three New York Premieres from La Isla de Boriquen: Puerto Rico.
SCHEDULE
Friday, July 27 | 12:00 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
SynopsisXavier del Monte is a small-town circus clown whose talent and ambition take him to the big city. There, an ad agency selects him as the Hot Dog Clown, the media character of a fast-food campaign that appeals to children and mothers. Success changes his life. He moves into an uptown apartment, buys a new car, enjoys shopping and falls in love. But his employers forbid him from exposing his real self to the public. At the top of his success, Xavier feels empty and, indeed, becomes the clown laughing on the outside and crying on the inside. Now he will have to opt between affluence and happiness. ADDITIONAL SCREENING: Saturday, July 28  |
