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NYILFF REWINDCROSSOVER DREAMS
Join us as we present a classic film on big screen and afterwards meet the creative’s behind it all.
SCHEDULE
Friday, July 27 | 3:00 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
SynopsisRUDY VELOZ, played by Ruben Blades, the real-life Panamanian-born salsa star, is a handsome, talented ''NuYorican'' musician and singer, a star on New York City's ill- paying Latino circuit. Rudy is in his mid-30's and has just signed a recording contract that promises to take him out of Spanish Harlem and make his fortune in the English-speaking, American music market. He can hardly contain his excitement, while his longtime girlfriend, Liz (Elizabeth Peña), is worried about what fame might do their relationship. FOLLOWING THE FILM:/strong> Q & A with Producer: Manuel Arce and Special Guests. CARLITO’S WAY
Join us as we present a classic film on big screen and afterwards meet the creative’s behind it all.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 28 | 1:00 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis A Puerto Rican ex-con pledges to stay away from his former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections and the naive machinations of his lawyer and best friend. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) takes on the job of running a nightclub, renews an affair with a dancer but old associates and old instincts suck him back into a world of violence and mistrust. FOLLOWING THE FILM: Q & A with Writer Edwin Torres and Special Guests |
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